Is Africa a good place to start a business?

Africa is experiencing a technology boom: the rapid penetration of Internet and mobile technologies make this region more and more interesting for IT entrepreneurs, despite the specificity and heterogeneity of the market. IT in Africa The African continent is a large market, as well as a source of direct accessContinue Reading

Nature as a place to heal ourselves and the planet | Environment

Being in nature can heal us and our fragmented relationships with each other and even begin to contribute to the healing of the planet, according to author and filmmaker Priyanka Kumar. In Kumar’s new book, “Conversations with Birds,” she explores some of the experiences she’s had with birds and howContinue Reading

The Children’s Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) Q3 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

The Children’s Place, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) Q3 2022 Earnings Call Transcript November 17, 2022 The Children’s Place, Inc. misses on earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $3.33 EPS, expectations were $3.73. Operator: Good morning, and welcome to The Children’s Place Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call. On the call today are JaneContinue Reading

AEV: no place for plastic

As Scotland outlaws single use plastics, AEV projects manager Alden Arnold says the wider UK industry should not wait for a blanket ban, but lead the way with innovative alternatives. There’s no evidence that it was exploited, but the final loophole in the Scottish ban on single-use plastics was finallyContinue Reading

UCI takes first place in EPA Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students | UCI News

Irvine, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 — A cross-disciplinary team of engineering, biological sciences, public health and anthropology graduate students from the University of California, Irvine took first place in Phase 1 of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students for their “Unearthing Lead: The Power of HistoricalContinue Reading

Kahikatea award. Robin Taua-Gordon with winner John Staniland. Credit: Eco Matters

Volunteers, businesses and schools working to help preserve the unique environment of the Waitākere Ranges have been recognised in the 2022 Love Your Place Awards. More than 100 guests helped celebrate the mahi of these special people at an awards ceremony held at the Titirangi War MemorialContinue Reading