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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Rising equity markets boost US corporate pension plans
According to the BNY Mellon Investment Strategies & Solutions Group (ISSG), for the month of December, the funded status for the typical plan increased 1.9% to 76.3%. The BNY Mellon Pension Summary Report for December 2012 noted that, for the year…
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Greater confidence will boost business spending
Corporate investment is forecast to rise by 3.1 per cent this year, according to a report, as concerns regarding overseas markets begin to recede.
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Benetton signs pledge to detox supply chain
The retailer is the latest company to commit to a Greenpeace initiative to eradicate harmful chemicals from its supply chain by 2020.
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F1 teams cut carbon emissions by 7 per cent
Improved fuel efficiency reduced emissions by 24 per cent, but more business travel resulted in an overall fall of 7 per cent over the past two years.
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Buyers will want recompense from Boeing, says consultant
Airlines that have purchased Dreamliner aircraft from Boeing will be keen to “claw back” expenses as a result of the fleet being grounded, an aviation consultant has told SM.
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Production boom puts US auto-suppliers under pressure
According to reports on Bloomberg, the likes of Ford and GM plan to introduce up to 61 new models this year, a 50% increase on any year since 2006. With suppliers having cut back production capacity during the economic downturn they are now find thems…
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Nokia outsources IT to India
Nokia told reporters it would outsource some of its IT operations to two Indian IT suppliers, HCL Technologies and Tata Consultancy Services, India’s largest software exporter.
The news comes just a week after the Finnish handset maker made som…
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Big four dominate CSR consulting
A global survey of 250 heads of sustainability conducted by independent analyst firm Verdantix finds that, in 2012, Ernst & Young leads in sustainability consulting with a brand preference score of 39%, relative to 37% for KPMG, 33% for Deloitte a…
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Big four accountants dominate global sustainability consultancy
A global survey of 250 heads of sustainability conducted by independent analyst firm Verdantix finds that, in 2012, Ernst & Young leads in sustainability consulting with a brand preference score of 39%, relative to 37% for KPMG, 33% for Deloitte a…
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Saudi Arabia boosts mobile telephony competition
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) said it has prepared a draft Request for Application (RFA) for Licensing of Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for public consultation.
A Mobi…
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