A list of the top 100 LGBT business executives, including Burberry's Christopher Bailey, shows encouraging progress, but companies have a long way to go
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?
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
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
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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