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LGBT diversity: why business is far from a level playing field
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Business and society: defining the 'social licence'
From BP in the Gulf of Mexico to Shell in the Niger Delta, business, NGOs and politicians increasingly talk about social licence to operate. But what does it really mean?
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Carillion: building Birmingham's flagship library
£188m landmark project praised for creating a best practice and sustainability legacy that will last long after the doors open
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Pharmaceuticals group says ViiV Healthcare could be worth more than Marks & Spencer or Sainsbury’s if allowed to stand alone
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Devolving tax and immigration decisions to metropolitan areas and fuller powers for Scotland could lift economy ‘by 5%’
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Letters: Labour should recognise that, whatever the problems besetting the UK, shortage of money is not one of them. What is needed is the clear political will to tax unearned wealth fairly
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Robert Skidelsky: While the creditor-debtor conflict has always been the stuff of politics, that relationship embodies no iron law of morality
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Businesses are trying to retain staff with ever more radical perks and benefits but are companies falsely assuming their employees’ needs and goals?
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As tobacco companies expand into new African markets, the health, social and economic ramifications could be unprecedented
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Quiz
While tobacco consumption globally is decreasing, Africa is experiencing a huge rise in cigarette sales. Test your knowledge on the tobacco industry with our quiz
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SC Johnson becomes the first large company to disclose all fragrance ingredients in products. Could this be the end of trade-secret protection for the fragrance industry?
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Adobe’s sustainability strategist talks to the Guardian about how he tries to live more sustainability
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A struggle is brewing over the meaning of fair trade – and whether the group should be doing more to support workers
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Erik Assadourian explores a new strategy to combat both homelessness and bad driving in cities across the US
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