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Waking up to a world water crisis
Oped, Quentin Grafton, Joyeeta Gupta & Aromar Revi, Published on 28/03/2023
» The world is becoming accustomed to the drip-drip of catastrophic headlines following each new climate-driven disaster. Increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves are causing wildfires in California and widespread coral die-offs in Australia. Unprecedented floods have wreaked havoc in Pakistan, Germany, China, and New Zealand. Drought in the Horn of Africa is causing famine for millions. And this list could go on.
Covid-19 threatens women's jobs
Oped, Michele Barry & Geeta Rao Gupta, Published on 02/07/2021
» One in four. That's the proportion of American women who are considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce due to the impact of Covid-19. In just one year, the pandemic has driven more than two million women in the United States out of the workplace, resulting in the largest male-female unemployment gap in two decades.
CEOs Ignore Social Issues at Their Own Peril
Business, Abhinav Gupta, Published on 29/06/2021
» CEOs of major U.S. companies have reason to be worried about growing shareholder unrest on a range of social issues.
Crisis gives businesses chance to shine
Oped, Curtis S Chin & Abhinav Seetharaman, Published on 15/07/2020
» As Thailand's travel and hospitality businesses continue to face unprecedented challenges, there remains a chance for business leaders to shine. Many of the largest companies in the tourism sector have long touted their commitment to a wide range of stakeholders that have supported them, including local communities that provided staff, service and products.
No winner in ICC-Duterte tussle
News, Nehginpao Kipgen & Sahima Gupta, Published on 29/06/2018
» The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced in February the start of a preliminary investigation into a complaint by a Filipino lawyer and two lawmakers which accuse President Rodrigo Duterte and his government of crimes against humanity.