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SSE and Equinor to proceed with $4 billion Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm

SSE and Equinor to proceed with $4 billion Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm

OSLO (Reuters) – British utility SSE and Norwegian energy company Equinor have secured financing to proceed with the constructio..

A hybrid future for small businesses

A hybrid future for small businesses

By: Phil Perry, Head of UK & Ireland at Zoom With the pressures of the pandemic, small businesses sought new ways to stay connecte..

Being promoted may actually cause you to experience ‘managerial blues’

Being promoted may actually cause you to experience ‘managerial blues’

For some, being promoted can actually lead to ‘managerial blues’, finds new research from NEOMA Business School. The research was con..

A glimpse into 2022: How can contact centres plan ahead?

A glimpse into 2022: How can contact centres plan ahead?

The year 2021 was one of adjustment. New challenges emerged and contact centres learned many lessons. Dave Hoekstra at Calabrio reflec..

Analysis-Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

Analysis-Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

By David Henry and Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s latest spat with Visa shows big retailers, armed wi..

Why systems and processes will help take your business from start-up to scale-up

Why systems and processes will help take your business from start-up to scale-up

By: Rob Stone – Founder & Director, Instaloft Getting a new business off the ground is an intensive and time-consuming endea..

The Data Centre Dilemma – Data Centre Power & Sustainability: A new report from Data Centre Pricing looks at the challenge of becoming carbon neutral

The Data Centre Dilemma – Data Centre Power & Sustainability: A new report from Data Centre Pricing looks at the challenge of becoming carbon neutral

Datacentrepricing (DCP), the providers of Data Centre research worldwide, has published a new report highlighting the implications of ..

European countries embrace HR and payroll outsourcing but UK playing catch up

European countries embrace HR and payroll outsourcing but UK playing catch up

Manchester, UK – HR and payroll outsourcing is on the rise across Europe according to research conducted by SD Worx, a leading Europea..

The importance of mental well-being when working from home

The importance of mental well-being when working from home

Kim Mooney, CBT therapist and personal coach at MYNDUP Many people have been required to work from home due to the widespread emergenc..

Britain’s Tesco increases dominance with 12-week sales rise – NielsenIQ

Britain’s Tesco increases dominance with 12-week sales rise – NielsenIQ

LONDON (Reuters) – Tesco, Britain’s largest retailer, was the only one of the country’s big four grocers to grow sal..

360WORK – The new recruitment platform fit for the new world of work • Leveraging machine learning and human intelligence for the best outcome

360WORK – The new recruitment platform fit for the new world of work • Leveraging machine learning and human intelligence for the best outcome

360WORK, today announces its all-in-one global hiring platform, established to connect and match high quality professionals with inter..

Volvo Car considers opening third plant in Europe

Volvo Car considers opening third plant in Europe

BERLIN (Reuters) -Volvo Cars is considering building a third plant in Europe in order to boost its production capacity beyond 1.2 mill..

Trump reaches $375M deal to sell DC hotel – WSJ

Trump reaches $375M deal to sell DC hotel – WSJ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump’s family hotel company has reached a deal to sell the rights to its W..

Oil prices slide amid fears of supply boost, weaker demand

Oil prices slide amid fears of supply boost, weaker demand

By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Crude oil prices skidded on Monday, under pressure from expectations of higher supplies ..

Utilising Cloud to Level Up Your Security

Utilising Cloud to Level Up Your Security

By: Robert Belgrave, CEO of Pax8 UK The past 18 months have presented businesses with a number of significant challenges. ..

Siemens CEO watching the share price of Siemens Energy – CEO

Siemens CEO watching the share price of Siemens Energy – CEO

ZURICH (Reuters) – Siemens continues to monitor the stock price of Siemens Energy, the power generation business it spun off las..

Generali’s 9-month profit beats expectations, has 1 billion euros left for potential M&A

Generali’s 9-month profit beats expectations, has 1 billion euros left for potential M&A

MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s top insurer Generali beat market expectations with its nine-month results on Thursday as its life and a..

EV maker Rivian prices IPO above range to raise over $11.9 billion

EV maker Rivian prices IPO above range to raise over $11.9 billion

By Echo Wang and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Amazon-backed electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian sold shares in its initial public of..

Smartphone maker Xiaomi switches China playbook with eye toward EV showrooms

Smartphone maker Xiaomi switches China playbook with eye toward EV showrooms

By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp is revamping its playbook in its home country by openi..

Volkswagen plans farewell to legendary Santana model in China

Volkswagen plans farewell to legendary Santana model in China

BEIJING (Reuters) – Volkswagen plans to stop making Santana cars in China, bidding farewell after over three decades to its firs..

TSMC, Sony to invest $7 billion for new Japanese chip plant

TSMC, Sony to invest $7 billion for new Japanese chip plant

TOKYO (Reuters) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said on Tuesday it would build a $7 billion chip plant in Japan w..

SMEs: The Key to Global Sustainability and Climate Change Ambitions

SMEs: The Key to Global Sustainability and Climate Change Ambitions

Global efforts to reduce human impacts on the natural environmental must do more to consider the vast ecological footprint that small ..

Greenpeace Germany sues Volkswagen over carbon emissions targets

Greenpeace Germany sues Volkswagen over carbon emissions targets

BERLIN (Reuters) -Environmental activist Clara Mayer and the heads of Greenpeace Germany have sued Volkswagen in a German court, the N..

NORTH WEST BRAND AGENCY GOES CARBON NEUTRAL

NORTH WEST BRAND AGENCY GOES CARBON NEUTRAL

Chester-based brand agency, Tactical Solutions, has announced that it has become a Carbon Neutral business. The leading field marketin..

Major logistics companies safeguarding in preparation for the Christmas rush

Major logistics companies safeguarding in preparation for the Christmas rush

UK, November 2021: It has been reported that the UK is set to experience a shortage of popular Christmas gifts, food, and decorations ..

Henkel trims earnings outlook on raw material price spike

Henkel trims earnings outlook on raw material price spike

BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer goods group Henkel trimmed its full-year earnings outlook on Monday, saying it could not full..

Ant Group starts to differentiate consumer loan business Jiebei from bank loans

Ant Group starts to differentiate consumer loan business Jiebei from bank loans

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Ant Group said on Monday that it is making efforts to “differentiate” part of its ..

Nintendo says chip shortage hitting hardware development

Nintendo says chip shortage hitting hardware development

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd said on Friday that a global chip shortage which forced the firm to scale back e..

ESSEC Business School launches new MSc in Sustainability Transformation

ESSEC Business School launches new MSc in Sustainability Transformation

ESSEC Business School will launch a new MSc in Sustainability Transformation in 2022. The MSc is designed to equip future managers wit..

AirAsia interested in potential Airbus A321neo freighter

AirAsia interested in potential Airbus A321neo freighter

By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s AirAsia Group Bhd is in talks with Airbus SE about its interest in the manu..

Online fashion retailer Zalando’s profit falls as in-store sales rebound

Online fashion retailer Zalando’s profit falls as in-store sales rebound

BERLIN (Reuters) -German online fashion retailer Zalando reported a slump in quarterly profit on Wednesday as it offered discounts to ..

Corporate Social Responsibility practices do not always improve sustainability

Corporate Social Responsibility practices do not always improve sustainability

2 November 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility practices do not always have a positive effect on sustainability, according to new res..

5 benefits of hybrid working for companies

5 benefits of hybrid working for companies

2 November 2021 After working remotely for so long, many organisations are wondering how to reincorporate office working. Should we go..

Overcoming the challenges of the pandemic and retaining clients in a remote world

Overcoming the challenges of the pandemic and retaining clients in a remote world

Linda Facchinetti, CEO, Jump Into Reality The last two years have been challenging for businesses across all industries in every coun..

Meta denies Kazakh claim of exclusive access to Facebook’s content reporting system

Meta denies Kazakh claim of exclusive access to Facebook’s content reporting system

ALMATY (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta Platforms on Tuesday denied a claim by the Kazakh government that it had been granted exc..

Maersk triples quarterly profit despite lower container volumes

Maersk triples quarterly profit despite lower container volumes

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk on Tuesday said record-high freight rates boosted quarterly earnings de..

WeWork rival IWG quarterly revenue dips on prolonged pandemic impact

WeWork rival IWG quarterly revenue dips on prolonged pandemic impact

(Reuters) – Office rental firm IWG Plc reported a slight fall in third-quarter revenue on Tuesday as a resurgence in global COVI..