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Biden will wield expert US foreign policy team

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UNITED STATES

If confirmed by the Senate, Austin will be the first African-American in that post. His selection is strongly supported by minority rights groups, partly because his military…

Cyber threat intelligence is useful but has pitfalls

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INTERNATIONAL

Multiple actors seek to do harm online for a variety of reasons -- from financial to political motivations. This is creating a new industry: cyber threat intelligence (CTI).

Biden’s US team will differ in focus from Obama’s

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UNITED STATES

If confirmed, Buttigieg would become the first openly LGBTQ US cabinet official. In assembling his team, Biden is emphasising experience and diversity, drawing heavily on past…

ESG push will help improve diversity in US companies

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UNITED STATES

Policy, disclosure requirements and stakeholder pressures, particularly from investors, push them in that direction. The exception is diversity and inclusion, which form part of…

More US states to contest corporate diversity efforts

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UNITED STATES

Some 15 Republican states have passed or are considering legislation to ban or limit DEI programmes at institutions receiving state funding, including universities and colleges…

International forest revival methods will improve

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INTERNATIONAL

Soil health can rebound to 90% of its original values in less than a decade, while plant functioning (assessed by wood density, leaf area and percentage of nitrogen-fixing trees…

US corporate diversity to rise slowly, absent new laws

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UNITED STATES

Companies face pressure to provide career opportunities, and better pay and conditions for low-wage workers, many of whom are on the COVID-19 pandemic front line. For many, making…

Latin America's management gender parity will be slow

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LATIN AMERICA

Women's representation in management and company boards.

Investors will step up corporate governance monitoring

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate governance.

AI use will become central to corporate recruitment

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INT

Using AIs can expand the candidate pool and increase diversity, automate the screening of applicants, making hiring quicker and thus cheaper, and provide companies with more…