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...Recorded in the shadow of both the pandemic and George Floyd’s murder, Valentine’s seductive high tenor, honed by decades as a top LA session singer, makes each lyric count....
...George Floyd Square, in March....
...He’d managed Pink Floyd, The Clash, and was at a point in his life where he was looking for someone to cause trouble....
...For the rest of the cast, the open stage (a feature of the same production team’s Billy Budd) sets an acoustic problem....
...Chart of the day Following last year’s murder of George Floyd, companies scrambled to demonstrate a commitment to diversity....
...(Billy Nauman) Tips from Tamami Nikkei’s Tamami Shimizuishi helps you stay up to date on stories you may have missed from the eastern hemisphere....
....— Billy Nauman Catching up on Biden’s climate summit Is the (green) glass half-full — or half-empty?...
...(Billy Nauman) A call for business to aim higher on racial equity US companies’ newfound commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) continues to generate headlines....
...Almost a year after business leaders responded to George Floyd’s death by resolving to do more to tackle racial inequities, Just Capital is trying to answer that question....
...The furore over the killing of George Floyd is unsettling the US labour movement as some workers’ advocates turn up the heat on police unions to address racism in their ranks....
...But their optimism was punctured on Good Friday, when a man rammed his car into barricades on the north side of the Capitol, killing police officer William “Billy” Evans and injuring another....
...Grit in the oyster Since last year’s upheaval after the police killing of George Floyd, companies have been bending over backwards to show their commitment to diversity....
...Indeed, the city council in Minneapolis — where Floyd was killed — has vowed to shut its police department....
...Diverse executives are in high demand as the US reckons with questions of racial inequality, in particular after the killing of George Floyd in May, said Bradlee Benn, a co-leader of the diversity and inclusion...
...(Billy Nauman) Brussels puts short-termism on short leash In a stinging rebuke of shareholder primacy, the European Commission recently chided EU companies for prioritising short-term financial goals over...
...After George Floyd’s death prompted chief executives to pledge to do more to tackle racial injustice, he notes: “Almost every CEO is doing a listening tour. But . . ....
...(Billy Nauman) Chart of the day Investors are craving sustainable food businesses....
...The police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May provoked weeks of protests about racial injustice around the world and electrified the political landscape in the US....
...Donations of personal protective equipment, financial commitments to civil rights groups after George Floyd’s death, pledges to avoid lay-offs and lobbying on behalf of small business suppliers were all...
...Companies have faced intensified scrutiny on diversity at every level since the killing of George Floyd sparked protests over racial inequality....
...(Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson and Billy Nauman) Is that green bond as green as it looks?...
...(Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Billy Nauman and Kristen Talman) Can Davos ‘nudges’ reset capitalism?...
...(Billy Nauman) The FT is offering a free 30-day trial to Moral Money, which includes access to FT.com....
...(Billy Nauman) A record year for E&S shareholder proposals, but are they wins?...
...The Portland US attorney, Billy Williams, had previously called for an investigation into the use of unmarked cars to arrest protesters....
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