McCain and Obama on corporate responsibility
Jul 07, 2008 EP examines the policy plans on corporate responsibility that have been revealed by the two US presidential contenders in the early days of their race to the White House Barring the possibility of a huge business scandal breaking in the run-up to the November elections for US president, corporate responsibility is likely to play a minor role in the campaigning of Democrat hopeful Barack Obama and his Republican opponent John McCain. But that s not to say the matter will be ignored altogether. Already both candidates have come up with policy proposals likely to alter business behaviour in a number of areas, among them climate change, executive pay and corporate lobbying. Of these, climate change has so far taken centre stage. Interest in the subject might be expected from Obama, who shares a party with Al Gore, but McCain has also been vocal on climate change. Both candidates support a cap-and-trade system to reduce gree
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INTRODUCTION
Historically, investors whose investments were expropriated or
nationalised by the Host State had few rights of redress. The
options were limited to seeking to enforce their rights in the
national courts of the Host State or appeal to their own Home State
to place commercial, diplomatic, or military pressure on the Host
State depending on the nature of the said investment.
However, the international community has taken a conscious step
to promote investment into developing nations by creating avenues
for foreign investors to protect their rights over the last 50
What s New: La Cuna opening on Calder Avenue
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The La Cuna Tequila Bar will open on Calder Avenue on Dec. 26.Courtesy of La Cuna Tequila
After months of work and planning, La Cuna Tequila Bar will make its debut on Calder Avenue this weekend.
The new establishment that is taking a loving and traditional approach to tequila has set an opening date for Saturday.
Staff will welcome guests for crafted drinks and food from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. on the day after Christmas.
La Cuna is roughly a 36-seat bar but will have less seating available because of COVID-19 restrictions.
The current and near-future global risk landscape is particularly challenging to assess and navigate. It is volatile and multi-faceted, with many of the risks intersectional and in continual flux. In times such as these, considerations of agility, resilience and risk mitigation – in particular, disputes risk mitigation – must feature high on every corporate agenda.
Volatility as new normal
Looking back on 2020, it is clearly the point at which volatility became the new normal globally. Significant events have affected almost every major financial market and sector worldwide, including:
the COVID-19 pandemic;
geopolitical instability;
a downturn in major economies.
The unstoppable march of automation and digitalisation has continued at pace; indeed, it has been propelled forward in 2020, leading to a fundamental reshaping of many workforces and industries, including the mining sector. However, there are few indicators that the end of 2020 will bring a reprieve. The impact o