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...Jared Lou, portfolio manager at William Blair, said Brazilian local assets were still attractive. “Lula we view as a pragmatic leftist leader....
...NGOs provide services including food aid, health and education in the impoverished region....
...“After that, with increasing concerns over environmental and social issues specific to fashion itself — slave labour, pesticide use in cotton, the increased global power imbalance — many campaigners, NGOs...
...But ABF and its peers can expect charities to remain on their case, winkling out and highlighting issues....
...Don’t hold your breath for much in the way of speaking truth to power....
...But what this saga reminds us is the startling difference that individuals can make astride giant companies. In 28 years as a banker, I’ve seen this narrative repeatedly....
...“It isn’t like … the big swinging dicks [of Wall Street investment banks]. People who get bigger than the Firm don’t last.” Ex-partner James Kondo agrees....
...“We want fair trade, fair rules, but at the same time we’re saying we don’t want it under the WTO,” she added, describing the organisation as untransparent and undemocratic....
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