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Doing good can give a business competitive edge
Oped, Peter Singer, Published on 13/02/2024
» It seems counterintuitive, but in a capitalist economy, doing the most good can provide a competitive edge. I am not referring to businesses that donate a tiny percentage of their profits to charities or tell you that they are reducing greenhouse gas emissions. I am talking about businesses that donate 100% of their profits -- or close to it -- to effective charities that do a lot of good.
Stampede kills 37 during Congo army recruitment drive
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» BRAZZAVILLE - Thirty-seven people were trampled to death in a stadium in the Republic of Congo's capital Brazzaville, officials said Tuesday, in one of the deeply poor country's worst tragedies in years.
Billionaire Patagonia founder gives away company
Published on 15/09/2022
» A half-century after founding the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, the eccentric rock climber who became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given the company away.
Restorative Justice, the alternative tool of justice to erase retributive mindset for harmonious society
Published on 29/07/2022
» Thailand’s prison overcrowding is one of the most severe problems deteriorating its justice system and prisoners’ wellbeing. Meanwhile, the emergence of Covid-19 in Thailand and worldwide reverberates the concerns and sparks the need for the country’s justice system that should be less dependent on detention and imprisonment and must seek a sustainable and optional solution.
US retailer calls out climate deniers with blunt message on label
AFP, Published on 22/09/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Outdoor retailer Patagonia, known for championing environmental causes, has put it bluntly to voters in a label on a limited-edition pair of shorts that says "VOTE THE ASSHOLES OUT".
Last redoubt: Pygmies return to forest to isolate against coronavirus
AFP, Published on 05/06/2020
» BAYANGA, Central African Republic: Dzanga-Sangha, a wildlife sanctuary in southwest Central African Republic, is a remote place, linked to the rest of the world by a narrow trail that becomes impassable in heavy rain.
Mediterranean sorrow as virus upends greeting rituals
AFP, Published on 29/05/2020
» MARSEILLE - To greet friends and acquaintances by kissing, hugging and shaking hands is considered part of the essence of Mediterranean identity.
Facebook researchers use maths for better translations
AFP, Published on 13/10/2019
» PARIS: Designers of machine translation tools still mostly rely on dictionaries to make a foreign language understandable. But now there is a new way: numbers.