Ethical business
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Environmental groups say bosses should ‘hang their heads in shame’ as firm bows to pressure from shareholders to cut costs
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4 out of 5 stars.Repairable electronics pioneer shows noise-cancelling Bluetooth earbuds do not have to be disposable
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The man who started making fish pies on his kitchen table served up healthy sales of £133m last year, despite staff and cost issues … and the problem of being outside the EU
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Aurelius, the German restructuring specialist, has broken up two other UK retailers
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Brief lettersA piercing flashback to The Body ShopBrief letters: Anita Roddick’s Aladdin’s cave | Selling the nation | Trigger happy | Michael Jayston | Without merit
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More than 2,200 jobs at risk less than three months after cosmetics chain was bought by German firm Aurelius
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With a former Vogue editor running jumble sales, and fashionistas vowing to buy fewer clothes, attitudes to style are changing fast
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From realising your personal style differs to the one prescribed by Instagram to discovering the joys of a wool de-piller – here are five people who made that pledge a year ago, on what they bought and what it taught them
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Adapting business laws to include benefits other than profit in decision-making could add £149bn to UK economy, says Demos thinktank
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Brisbane-based firm oversees UK’s floating barges that are to accomodate asylum seekers and which have drawn protests and raised concerns
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A quick touch test can give you a sense of a knit’s quality. But dig deeper into its fibre and yarn and you can ensure your jumper lasts years
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Majority of shareholders reject proposal to spin off Asian operations, after hour of disruption from campaigners
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White House says it will invest $140m in AI advances that are ‘ethical, trustworthy, responsible and serve the public good’
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BlackRock and L&G among asset managers using funds with ESG label to invest in coal, oil and gas
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Recently B Corp certified, Naturalmat is the first bed and mattress firm to achieve the ethical status in the UK. We visited to see how it minimises the impact of production and supports local people
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Big companies are turning to young people to avoid falling foul of Gen Z’s values. One even has its own ‘ZEO’. But is it driven by principles – or profit?