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Written by Gabriel HerveyFebruary 3, 2021
Green accounting starts to add up
Accounting Article
When Britain’s regulators recently looked at whether the four largest audit firms help companies factor in the risk of climate change on financial outlooks, they found none did so. It was another example of contemporary economic thinking not accounting for nature. Now a report commissioned by the U.K. Treasury hopes to change that approach to
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
China starts to report asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
News Business Article
BEIJING: Chinese health authorities began on Wednesday (Apr 1)Â reporting on asymptomatic cases of the coronavirus as part of an effort to allay public fears that people could be spreading the virus without knowing they are infected with it. China, where the coronavirus emerged late last year, has managed to bring its outbreak under control and
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Australia starts lockdown measures as coronavirus cases jump
News Business Article
SYDNEY: Australia started shutting down pubs, clubs, gyms and houses of worship on Monday (Mar 23) after a jump in coronavirus cases and after thousands disregarded social distancing advice and crowded beaches, bars and restaurants. After an initial slow rate of infection, the number of COVID-19 cases in Australia has now surpassed 1,100 with the
