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EU draft law would require firms to check suppliers for human rights, environmental ethics

By Simon Jessop and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will unveil on Wed...

22nd February, 2022

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Barclays lines up Anna Cross as first female finance chief – Sky News

(Reuters) -Barclays Plc is preparing to name Anna Cross as group chief financial officer in the comi...

22nd February, 2022

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More women take top UK Plc roles, but there’s room for improvement – report

(Reuters) – Women now make up nearly 40% of the boards of Britain’s biggest 100 companies, compared...

22nd February, 2022

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Icahn nominates two members to McDonald’s board to challenge pig policy

(Reuters) -McDonald’s Corp on Sunday said Carl Icahn has nominated two members to its board of direc...

21st February, 2022

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Exclusive-Ericsson informed U.S. DoJ in 2019 about Iraq probe – sources

By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Ericsson informed the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) ab...

18th February, 2022

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Orange sees return to core profit growth in 2022

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -Orange, France’s biggest telecoms operator, expects a return to...

18th February, 2022

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Commerzbank sees strong 2022 as quarterly profit trounces estimate

By Tom Sims and Frank Siebelt FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Commerzbank swung to better than expected fourth...

18th February, 2022

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The real ESG talk – A challenging path from pure profit to wide benefit

By Anna Alex, Co- founder, Planetly When talking about ESG, there is a tendency to minimize the “E”...

16th February, 2022

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Activist Generali investors call for “open dialogue”

MILAN (Reuters) -Two activist investors in Generali on Tuesday urged Italy’s leading insurer to enga...

16th February, 2022

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Australia’s Crown Resorts backs $6.3 billion Blackstone bid, ending Packer era

By Byron Kaye and Shashwat Awasthi SYDNEY (Reuters) – Crown Resorts Ltd backed a $6.3 billion buyout...

15th February, 2022

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Top investor urges Siemens Energy to take full control of wind turbine business

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Siemens Energy should buy the rest of struggling wind turbine division Siemens...

15th February, 2022

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Prudential bosses to operate from Asia as CEO Wells retires

(Reuters) -Insurer Prudential announced a management shake-up on Thursday, setting up a new base for...

11th February, 2022