Recycling efforts insufficient to solve the plastic crisis: CEO
Jul 16, 2021 23:43 pm UTC| Economy Nature
The world is unable to recycle its way out of the plastic crisis, with only about 9 percent of what is placed in recycling bins being recycled, said Grove Collaborative Co-Founder and CEO Stu Landesberg. Unrecycled...
Plunge in energy demand almost twice than predicted by BP
Jul 16, 2021 23:43 pm UTC| Economy Business
The global 4.5percent drop in energy demand was close to twice the size of the 2.5 percent that BP predicted, says the companys executive vice president of strategy and sustainability, Giulia Chierchia. The BP executive...
China's bitcoin mining slumped even before crackdown: research
Jul 16, 2021 23:33 pm UTC| Economy Digital Currency
Chinas share of global bitcoin production has dropped sharply even before its authorities cryptocurrency mining crackdown in late May, a University of Cambridge research revealed. With cryptocurrency mining being an...
Dollar General is planning to recruit 50,000 workers by Labor Day
Jul 16, 2021 10:10 am UTC| Business Economy
Dollar General announced its intention to hire 50,000 new workers by Labor Day in the United States, which is on Sept. 6. This American chain of variety stores latest push to recruit so it can fill out the job vacancies in...
Jul 16, 2021 09:47 am UTC| Business Economy
McCormick has introduced a new job position, and it is called the Director of Taco Relations. This is the first time that this kind of work was added to the company, so whoever will be hired will be its very first employee...
Starbucks, Fila collaborate to launch limited edition products in the Asia Pacific
Jul 16, 2021 09:26 am UTC| Business Economy
Starbucks and Fila team up to release items that their customers would surely like. The companies have designed and launched some bags, drinkware, apparel and more limited edition items. Through Starbucks and Filas...
Beyond Meat is now on JD.com despite China's low interest in plant-based meat alternatives
Jul 16, 2021 09:10 am UTC| Business Economy
Beyond Meat is now on Chinas leading e-commerce platform, JD.com. The American producer of plant-based meat has opened its store on the said site despite the fact that the Chinese are said to be not very interested in meat...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects