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Farmers’ fair-weather friend?
Campaigners have cried foul over Sainsbury’s decision to stop working with the Fairtrade Foundation on tea, but is it really the ‘regressive step’ critics claim? By David Burrows. Sainsbury’s was…
Tax firms face fines
Accountants, tax planners and advisors could face tough penalties if they are found to have helped companies avoid tax. Currently tax avoiders face significant financial costs if HMRC defeats them…
Tax avoiders have hell to pay
Campaign groups, newspapers, MPs and even the European Commission are on the warpath. Can companies afford to keep dodging the Revenue? In December, Starbucks declared its largest ever UK profit…
The fat keeps flowing
CAMPAIGNERS SAY that politicians’ fear of the big food companies is clogging up efforts to curb obesity. Is it time for a more radical approach? …
FootprintFeature: Salt, Sugar, Sweat
WITH MASSIVE sponsorship from fast food companies and a veil of secrecy covering alternative catering, London 2012 was quickly titled the junk food Olympics. But was that an accurate moniker,…
OLYMPIC SPONSORS NEED TO PULL WEIGHT
The Olympic Games in London 2012 may not meet its sustainability goals unless sponsors start taking on some of the burden. According to reports in the Financial Times, the head…