Amazon has launched an investigation into the conduct of its legal representatives in India following a complaint from a whistleblower who alleged that one or more of the company’s reps had bribed government officials, Indian news and analysis outlet t…
A billionaire wants to build a utopia in the US desert. Seems like this could go wrong | Jessa Crispin
The architects of the proposed 150,000-acre project are scouting the American south-west. They’re already predicting the first residents can move in by 2030Welcome to Telosa, a $400bn “city of the future,” according to its founder, the billionaire Marc…
Shares in China’s Evergrande plunge again as fears of contagion grow
Hong Kong stock fell up to 17% amid default fears that are beginning to have a knock-on effect on other marketsShares in the embattled Chinese property company Evergrande have plunged again as investors weigh up whether the group’s massive debt problem…
CO2 crisis could hit UK food stocks well before Christmas, says Iceland boss
Shortage of carbon dioxide – used in meat industry and for fizzy drinks – is result of record energy pricesUK food supplies will be under threat long before Christmas, and could start affecting stocks within days, if carbon dioxide shortages continue, …
We tried to transition to green jobs, but the bosses are closing our car factory down | Frank Duffy
Though we don’t want to go on strike, we can’t stand by and watch the British car industry fall victim to offshoring Frank Duffy is the Unite the Union plant convener at GKN Automotive, BirminghamMore than 500 workers, myself included, at the GKN Autom…
BP’s joint solar venture Lightsource BP to more than double expansion by 2025
Deal worth £1.3bn means operation will develop enough solar farms to power equivalent of 8.4m homes‘The potential for solar is huge’: future looks bright for Lightsource BPBP’s joint solar venture, Lightsource BP, will more than double its global expan…
‘The potential for solar is huge’: future looks bright for Lightsource BP
Founder Nick Boyle explains how Lightsource will help power one of the biggest corporate transformations ever attemptedBP’s joint solar venture Lightsource BP to more than double expansion by 2025Nick Boyle, the founder and chief executive of solar pow…
Britain’s public sector is paying the price for the government’s consultancy habit | Rosie Collington and Mariana Mazzucato
The pandemic has shown relying on these private companies to deliver core services simply doesn’t workWhen he was leader of the opposition, David Cameron did not mince his criticism of the Labour government’s dependency on consultancy companies. Speaki…
Gone missing: the groom’s wedding suit
No sign of the Moss Bros suit weeks before the wedding and TNT goes backwards on delivery datesI am getting married at the end of this month. In the middle of August, my best man and I visited the Moss Bros store on Oxford Street to hire our wedding su…
Fresh calls for windfall tax on companies that prospered during Covid
Research highlights six firms that increased their profits by a total of £16bnCampaigners have issued fresh calls for a windfall tax on companies that prospered during the pandemic, after research highlighted six firms that increased their profits by a…