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27 April 2017

  • Justine Greening arriving in Downing Street

    How can companies cut the UK's class pay gap?

    Professionals from poorer families earn almost £7,000 less per year than those from wealthier backgrounds, despite businesses claiming to act on social mobility

23 July 2016

  • Hospital robot

    Why your NHS surgeon could be a robot in the future

    Day-to-day interactions between humans and machines may well become commonplace in hospitals within a decade

7 July 2016

  • Man napping on a bed in the office

    Nerf guns, beds and beanbag areas: what makes a productive office?

    The design of offices might help us cope with the stresses of work, as technology blurs the lines between our personal and professional lives

6 July 2016

  • A farmer harvests tobacco plants

    Meet the US farmers turning their tobacco into airplane fuel

    As the demand for tobacco declines in the US, farmers in Virginia are experimenting with turning the crop into viable biofuel

5 July 2016

  • The health impacts of air pollution

    How air pollution affects your health - infographic

    Exposure to air pollutants has been linked to suppressed lung growth, asthma, heart disease, foetal brain growth damage and the onset of diabetes

20 June 2016

  • Moy Wind Farm in Inverness, Scotland

    Mars' 100% renewables pledge: a cause for celebrations?

    The switch to renewables by Mars and other companies is welcome, but building clean power facilities on-site should be the ultimate goal

4 June 2016

  • Ben Fogle

    Ben Fogle: send bosses into the wild with a tent

    The adventurer is convinced that managers can transform their businesses by spending time camping out in the wilderness

25 May 2016

  • A man working in office.

    Atrocious toilets and too few bins: why we're not eco-friendly at work

    Guardian readers and Tom Levitt
    Most of us ignore our environmental responsibilities in the workplace, research suggests. We asked you to share your experiences – and this is what you told us

20 May 2016

  • Crumpled paper cup

    'I just can't be bothered': why people are greener at home than in the office

    Most of us ignore our environmental responsibilities at work, largely because of a lack of control, responsibility or financial interest

15 May 2016

  • Michele Hanson

    No toilets, self-service machines and noise: shopping is hell for us older people

    Michele Hanson
    A quarter of the UK population will be over 65 by 2050; it’s time our shops, town centres and leisure facilities started preparing for that

10 May 2016

  • Lush store display

    How badger bombs and politics brought Lush sales of £500m

    Cosmetics company Lush has managed to combine record sales with controversial campaigns. Don’t expect others to copy

27 April 2016

  • Three four-pint cartons of milk

    What one milk carton says about sustainability messaging around the world

    Marianne Haahr
    To be truly sustainable, companies must reconcile the different marketing messages they use around the world

15 April 2016

  • The logo of Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca is seen at the entrance of its Hong Kong office on April 14, 2016. The so-called Panama Papers, released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists this month, have exposed a key role played by Hong Kong and Singapore in funnelling wealth into tax havens. Mossack Fonseca's Hong Kong offices were their busiest in the world, the ICIJ analysis showed, setting up thousands of shell companies including some linked to China's top political brass, the city's richest man, Li Ka-shing, and movie star Jackie Chan. / AFP PHOTO / AARON TAM / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Caroline HENSHAWAARON TAM/AFP/Getty Images

    Don't demonise those who help others avoid tax legally

    Joris Luyendijk
    In the wake of the Panama Papers leaks, tax avoidance should be made illegal and then CEOs and companies can be legitimately prosecuted

5 April 2016

  • A worker looks after chickens as lights are dimmed.

    'I don't see a problem': Tyson Foods CEO on factory farming and antibiotic resistance

    While promising to reduce use of human antibiotics, Donnie Smith says there is no evidence that intensive farming is to blame for spread of resistant bacteria

31 March 2016

  • older woman stacking shelves

    'You're treated like a dinosaur because you don't tweet': what it's like being an older worker

    Guardian readers and Tom Levitt
    As part of our focus on the role of business in employing older people, we asked readers to share their experiences - here’s what they said

15 March 2016

  • Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro in the film 'The Intern'.

    What is your experience of getting older and working? Share your stories

  • Michele Hanson

    I can't afford to retire, but will companies keep employing me?

    Michele Hanson

16 February 2016

  • A migrant worker

    Abuse of migrant workers is now a top risk for businesses

    Majority of companies are unaware of how parts of their supply chain could be vulnerable to serious human rights abuse, says report

10 February 2016

  • Zendai Himalayas Center

    Does a pretty office make a productive workforce?

    Offices with scenic views, as well as high-quality indoor environments, could help employees become more productive, research suggests

13 January 2016

  • Child with laptop

    Babies at work: will onsite childcare become standard in offices?

    From Goldman Sachs and Addison Lee to gNappies companies are offering innovative childcare options to employees
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