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...Exclusion is complicated in emerging markets because “sin” sectors such as tobacco, coal and gambling account for a large share of the total market and suitable replacements are limited....
...But a proposal seen by the Financial Times does make some limited exceptions. Warsaw referendum Poland. Constitutional reform. A referendum including questions about the EU....
...At the moment, it tends to fall under CSR. We see it as a charity thing, a nice thing to do....
...The acronyms have changed, from CSR (corporate social responsibility) to ESG (environmental, social and governance), but the desire to convince the world that business cares about more than the bottom line...
...Advocates of the deal argue market share statistics are of limited use because they often turn on big, infrequent tenders for multiyear projects....
...Chinese consumers have a limited appetite for cold meat and fish, although sushi and sashimi appear to be an exception....
...Mr Bingham said Canyon Bridge’s Chinese investors were merely “limited partners”, with no active role in how the fund is run....
...Singapore-based Wilmar has requested a meeting with Queensland Sugar Limited, which is controlled by growers and other sugar millers, to negotiate supply contracts for the 2017 season....
...Even though most African countries face similar health and developmental challenges, researchers work in silos, wasting limited human resources and infrastructure....
...This year, China’s two major railway equipment manufacturers, Hong Kong and mainland-listed CSR Corp and China CNR, merged to become CRRC. The impact of these steps has so far been limited....
...Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, the preferred measure of Ocado’s profitability and a key metric to management’s incentive plan, was of limited use, said analyst James Tracey...
...Chipmaker CSR, up 29.9 per cent to 855.5p, was immune to the sell-off after agreeing what looked like a knockout 900p per share cash bid from Qualcomm....
...UK based CSR jumped 31 per cent to $54.74 in New York after Qualcomm agreed to buy the chipmaker for $2.5bn in cash....
...Stephen Urquhart, Omega’s president, believes brands benefit from CSR because projects often reflect the mood of consumers. Omega’s latest CSR project is with the GoodPlanet Foundation....
...The LUC Tourbillon QF Fairmined from Chopard – limited to 25 pieces – and Zeitwinkel’s 273º are the first watches to be made with “Fairmined” gold, a certification that aims to guarantee the metal was mined...
...railways company, said on Monday that 1,064 electronic and diesel locomotives would be built by a combination of Bombardier, the aircraft and train manufacturer that has headquarters in Montreal, China’s CSR...
...Sterling’s strength and a weaker outlook for mobile device growth were offsetting robust licensing demand, meaning upside looked limited over the next 12 months, it said....
...The ability of companies to measure accurately what their support achieves is also limited, he says....
...Corporate HQs want to harmonise CSR and diversity programmes, but “local flavours” are still coming through, says Mr Plink....
...partners in the venture insist the submission “is not a requirement under Philippine law, nor has it been required for exploration approvals in the past,” according to a statement issued by Otto Energy Limited...
...“Chief executives’ time is limited, so they need ‘foot soldiers’ on the ground to take the message out around the organisation, acting as internal change agents,” says Mr Gitsham....
...“People in Nantes wanted me to forge new strategic paths and alliances, and to be imaginative with the limited resources available,” he says....
...CSR and Autonomy are based 100 metres apart in Cambridge Business Park. Despite the proximity, any spillover from Autonomy will be limited, says Mr van Beurden. “Enron was based in Houston....
...the US relies on a Qualcomm audio chip, while Wolfson’s technology is in the version shipped to the rest of the world, so in the unlikely event that Apple succeeds in blocking the S3, Wolfson would see limited...
...Samsung Electronics has led the pack, acquiring CSR’s handset operations in the UK for $310m last July; buying a 3 per cent stake in ASML, a Dutch semiconductor maker, for $629m last August; and taking over...
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