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The SEZ Foundation hosted its annual Charitable Business Seminar at the Ndalo Lodge in Mbombela on Saturday March 2. The main aim of the annual seminar was to raise funds on behalf of the foundation to tackle its challenges with funds.
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2 years ago Read more at The Citizen

Greenpeace Luxembourg has filed a complaint with the OECD National Contact Point in Luxembourg against Fonds de Compensation (FDC) The NGO’s complaint alleges that FDC’s investment company’s investments are in breach of the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct with respect to their recommendations on disclosure, environment, human rights, and consumer interests. In a statement, a spokesman for FDC said that it is a public institution.
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2 years ago Read more at IPE.com

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) closed out 2023 with a rock-solid performance. SMC’s EBITDA jumped 23% to P205.3 billion, while consolidated operating income grew 34% to P144.5 billion in 2023. Positive consumer demand, favorable inflationary environment, and strong brand presence are expected to sustain the growth trajectory of the food and beverage segment.
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2 years ago Read more at Bilyonaryo Business News

UN independent expert on human rights and the environment David Boyd warns that humanity is exceeding planetary boundaries. The report calls for “an urgent rethinking of the business and economic paradigms that have pushed civilization to the brink of disaster” The Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment (HRC/55/43)
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2 years ago Read more at IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub

Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) will provide localized support to small- and mid-sized food and farm businesses owned by individuals from historically marginalized communities and in priority places. In July 2023, CRFS received $20 million from the USDA to launch and sustain this Center over the next five years. Through this initiative, the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center aims to increase the sustainable success of food and farming businesses.
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2 years ago Read more at Michigan State University

Exports rose by 44.43 per cent to 226,456 twenty equivalent units in 2023. NPA attributed the leap in export to the licensing of 10 export processing terminals. The move was geared towards eliminating bureaucracy and attendant delays.
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2 years ago Read more at TechEconomy.ng

Chief Adeniyi Akintola said lawmakers have no business with constituency projects, but to make laws that will enhance good governance. The legal luminary stressed the need for political education of the electorate. He said Nigerians should hold their lawmakers accountable and ensure they see to the implementation of budgets as stipulated.
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2 years ago Read more at Realnews Magazine

Olufemi Oguntamu is the only skitmaker who has gone on to win the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards, twice. In 2015, Penzaarville Africa became a marginal success with its keen focus on influencer marketing. After a pilot managing Mc Lively in 2018, a chance meeting officially brought about a work relationship with Broda Shaggi.
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2 years ago Read more at Business Insider Africa

Taxi is billed as the first to give all small businesses a quick and easy way to tap the same perk. Taxi charges a 0.15 per cent per month “facility fee” on the sum of a client’s tax credits (deposits you’ve made to the tax pooling account), with a minimum $30 per month. You have to give Taxi access to your MyIR account so it has a view of whether you’re keeping up with your provisional tax payments
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2 years ago Read more at New Zealand Herald

In perplexing instances such as this, it can be more useful to play devil’s advocate and explore why more companies aren’t deploying S&OP, or at least not successfully. This article delves into the reasons behind the hesitancy, and offers insights to help organizations overcome these obstacles. Lack of Top Management Support: Introducing the process often necessitates changes in processes, responsibilities, and even company culture.
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2 years ago Read more at Demand-planning.com