As governments around the world deliver huge bailout packages to support crumbling economies amid the COVID-19 crisis, PMs from Denmark and Poland announced a withdrawal of further financial aid to…

MYBank, part of the Alibaba Group Holdings affiliate Ant Financial, has responded to the COVID-19 outbreak by announcing RNB 20 billion (USD 2.8 bn) in loans to Chinese companies, of which…

South African health officials pause rollout of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after a study showed it offered reduced protection from the Covid-19 variant identified there. So what? Possibility of waves of…

In May 2020, China announced it would not be setting a 2020 goal for growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for the first time in decades. The  reason for…

Bill Michael also advised staff in online meeting not to ‘play the victim card’ amid lockdowns

While COVID-19 is creating an advantage for some businesses, most are experiencing significant challenges and disruption. With this sense of ‘everyone being in the same boat’, the gap between businesses…

Businesses are switching production to assist in the Covid-19 response effort – perfume house LVMH has switched to hand sanitiser production, Diageo is donating alcohol stocks, fashion brands like Hedley…

“The right to life refers not only to the right of life of the data subject, but also to the right to life of others in society. This right is…

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has just granted permission for Waymo to operate its self-driving cars on public roads.  The company, owned by Google parent company Alphabet, will begin operating…

A major issue most logistics companies will face in the next few years is land scarcity. Is this the concern behind Amazon’s recently filed patent for underwater depots? The plan would see…

Starbucks’ five year plan for China boldly includes targets like tripling revenue and opening stores every 15 hours through 2022.  The strategy, explained Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, will help the…

The world’s largest meat processor, Tyson Foods, is investing in the rising market for alternatives. Known for marketing chicken, beef and pork, Tyson has recently taken a 5% stake in…

Beijing-based OneSpace attempted – and failed – to send a solid propellant rocket, made to carry satellites up to 100kg (220Ibs), up into orbit. The failure to launch adds to a…

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As part of the UK’s existing transportation strategy, £5bn was already committed pre-COVID by the UK government towards biking, cycling, and bus infrastructure through 2025.  However, In order to maintain…

South-East Asian countries are cracking down on waste imports after facing increased dumping of waste from industrialised nations, predominantly Britain, Germany, Australia and the United States. After China stopped importing…

Royal Dutch Shell will link long term executive pay to its “energy transition” plan.  The Dutch-Anglo firm will be setting specific three and five-year carbon reduction targets every year, to…

Carol Brighton on Twitter FutureofFood: @Campbells to join @GrowPlantBased food trade group. #SignalofChange https://t.co/szPOypGmb1 via @b_frederick_46

COVID-19 has illuminated the life or death importance hygiene and sanitation around the world. While people have been dying due to lack of hygiene and sanitation since the beginning of…

The Swedish car company Volvo has introduced an in-car order delivery to Volvo owners in the town of Gothenburg. The company has joined forces with PostNord, Sweden and Denmark’s logistics…

Stella McCartney calls for overhaul of ‘incredibly wasteful’ fashion industry Clothes must be designed differently, worn for longer and recycled as much as possible to stop the global fashion industry…