The pitfalls of woke capitalism
From 'woke washing' to attempts at fostering true change, companies are desperately trying to get on the ethical consumption wagon, or 'woke capitalism'.
ESG
Can the West break China’s stranglehold on rare earth supply chains?
Rare earth elements are essential to the clean and technology revolutions taking place around the world, but China dominates their mining. Will the West intervene?
Is corruption a barrier to FDI? It’s complicated…
High corruption levels can put an investor off a potential destination, but if that destination offers other competitive advantages then transparency issues can be overlooked.
Opinion: Scrap harmful fishing subsidies for the workers, the fish and the planet
Harmful fishing subsidies threaten already dwindling fish stocks, contribute to poor working conditions and harm the planet. They must be scrapped as a matter of urgency.
What’s so ‘harmful’ about fishing subsidies anyway?
Putting an end to fishing subsidies is being discussed by the WTO, after 20 years of talks, but why are they deemed 'harmful'?
Will child labour concerns deny the DRC its cobalt riches?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo could become the Saudi Arabia of the electric vehicle age, thanks to its vast reserves of cobalt. However, the use of child labour in its mining industry is causing consternation in the West.
White Papers
SDG focus: Production, consumption and FDI’s role of responsibility
FDI can play a key role in ensuring responsible consumption and production, which is the UN’s 12th Sustainable Development Goal.
SDG focus: Cities must think smart to bounce back from Covid setback
Investments in green buildings, smart transportation and smart city technology can make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, which is the UN’s 11th Sustainable Development Goal.
Forget Biden and Big Tech – investment wonks are the real climate change heroes
Governments have failed. So has Big Tech. So what can business do in the face of a looming climate change crisis?
Partner content
Opinion: The implementation of a global tax deal could take a decade
A global tax reform deal is taking shape, but the implementation of this lofty goal faces huge political and structural barriers.
Want more women in leadership roles? Start by fixing the leaky talent pipeline
Both the public and private sector need to take urgent action to bolster the pipeline of female talent, says Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen of Aon Holdings and the Netherlands representative for the G20 Empower Alliance.
Is the ‘resource curse’ inevitable or avoidable?
If a country is awash with natural resources, it follows that it should have a thriving economy and a prosperous population. Why, then, does the opposite happen so often in developing countries?
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