In just a few short years, the circular economy has gone from a movement to a market. How are large and legacy companies are approaching the transition? What is Nike doing to reuse materials? How is Google, whose products are by-in-large digital, getting involved in the circular economy? Kate Brandt, Cyrus Wadia and Ellen MacArthur sat down at VERGE 16 to discuss.
Green 2.0 ‘s executive director explains why diverse green leadership is key, and how to ensure everyone has a “seat at the table.”
Bloomberg |
Rolls to Pay $807 Million to End U.K., U.S. Bribery Probes
Bloomberg Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc agreed to pay about 670 million pounds ($807 million) to resolve long-running U.S. and U.K. investigations into allegations its representatives bribed foreign officials to win business. Europe's largest maker of commercial jet … Rolls-Royce To Pay $800M to U.S., U.K., Brazil in Bribery SettlementsTheStreet.com Rolls-Royce pays to settle bribery casePress Herald Rolls-Royce Reaches $809 Million Settlement Over Bribery ProbesFortune New York Times –BBC News –PR Newswire (press release) –BT.com all 58 news articles » |
USA TODAY |
Study: 8 people have same wealth as world's poorest half
USA TODAY Income inequality is so now lopsided that eight men now own the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the world. A top corporate CEO earns as much in a year as 10,000 garment factory workers in Bangladesh. And the world's 10 biggest corporations … Who are the 8 richest people? All men, mostly AmericansWashington Post Simple Redistribution From The Wealthiest Won't Fix Income InequalityForbes Report: Eight Men Own as Much Wealth as Half the World's PopulationVoice of America Salon –Fortune –New York Daily News –MarketWatch all 218 news articles » |
Reuters |
Davos elites struggle for answers as Trump era dawns
Reuters FILE PHOTO: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Suma Chakrabarti speaks during an interview in Kiev, Ukraine, July 2, 2015. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo. By Noah Barkin. DAVOS, Switzerland – The global … Chinese leader meets Davos elite as voters revoltYahoo News Political upheaval casts cloud over view from DavosFinancial Times Robotics, Trump and Brexit turn up the heat amid the snow of DavosThe Guardian UPI.com –Nasdaq –Business Standard –New York Times all 193 news articles » |
WHIO |
Gadget mountain rising in Asia threatens health, environment
WHIO In this Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, photo, a worker arranges used electronic equipment at a repair shop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and appliances has increased by two-thirds in East Asia over five years, posing a … E-waste in East and Southeast Asia jumps 63 percent in 5 yearsEurekAlert (press release) E-waste rising dangerously in Asia: UN studyYahoo News Gadget boom sees e-waste in Asia spike 63 per cent in 5 yearsNew Scientist |
Business Insider |
Emission probes could widen beyond Renault in France: Minister
Business Insider PARIS (Reuters) – A judicial investigation into diesel emissions testing in France could widen beyond Renault after tests showed other carmakers had exceeded the authorized levels, the French environment minister said on Sunday, without elaborating. |
Idaho Statesman |
Amazon plans to hire 100000 over the next 18 months
Idaho Statesman FILE – In this Wednesday Dec. 21, 2016, file photo, Miracle Stewart, right, an employee of Amazon PrimeNow, prepares bags to fill with orders from customers making purchases, at a distribution hub in New York. Amazon said Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, that … Amazon Adding 100000 New, Full Time Jobsseattlepi.com (blog) Something else Amazon deliversCrain’s Chicago Business Amazon says it will create 100000 jobs across the U.S.wnep.com Longview News-Journal –KHOU.com –BuzzFeed News –Tech Times all 53 news articles » |
Sacramento Bee |
Profits at big banks surged last year as 'Trump rally' boosts bottom line
Tribune-Review NEW YORK — Profits at JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America surged last year, the banks said Friday as the industry receives a boost from a stock market rally that accelerated after the presidential election. The industry is entering what analysts say … JPMorgan Profit Beats as Loan Quality, Bond Trading ImproveBloomberg JP Morgan Chase beats earnings forecastsNew Jersey Herald JPMorgan: Juggernaut Bank, Juggernaut QuarterSeeking Alpha MarketWatch –Salon –CNBC –TheStreet.com all 170 news articles » |
Motley Fool |
7 Reasons to Use a Roth IRA to Save for Retirement
Motley Fool The best features of Roth IRAs could help take your retirement planning to the next level. Matthew Frankel. (TMFMathGuy). Jan 14, 2017 at 6:47PM. The Roth IRA is one of the best, but least understood, ways for Americans to save and invest for their … Want to be a millionaire? Focus on savingAlbuquerque Journal 5 Smart IRA Moves You Can Make in 2017Fox Business KELLY FOX: Opportunities knocking? 10 to consider in '17The Sun Chronicle CNNMoney –Nasdaq –Bloomington Pantagraph –InvestmentNews all 44 news articles » |