Well, we always said they were organized. Not only did German carmakers deceive regulators by installing cheat software on car engines during emissions tests, they colluded with each other to block the adoption of clean emissions technology, according to a new EU lawsuit reported by Reuters. Among other details: The plots were hatched at a […]
Italy’s introduction of gender quotas for corporate boards produced the expected increase in female representation on boards, but not the hoped-for “spillover” effect in terms of women’s representation of the top ranks of executives at these companies, according to a discussion paper from the IZA, a German trade union-backed think tank. In short, it appears […]
By Dr. Erika von Schneidemesser, courtesy of IASS The current death toll from Covid-19 is just over 800,000 people worldwide. This is likely to be a conservative estimate. To provide some perspective, in 2017, around 56 million people died, with the largest cause of death being cardiovascular diseases, which accounted for about 32% of deaths. 4.2 million people […]
