Business
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Ikea will make all home deliveries emission-free in these five cities
It seems every few months we see a new environmental pledge from IKEA as it attempts to create a greener image. After announcing it will switch to 100 percent renewable energy by 2020 last year, the Swedish furniture giant pledged this past June to remove all single-use plastics from its stores Read More...
What employers must do to make sure employees can afford a home
Having a job no longer provides the economic security it used to. Whereas a salary used to be enough to be able to own a home, nowadays a job isn’t even enough for some people to afford renting a home. With income not keeping pace with housing costs, it’s time for employers step up and do Read More...
Here’s a first: Rotterdam is creating a floating dairy farm
Having to transport food from farms to cities creates emissions. On top of that, food is less fresh when it’s being delivered from distant farms. A company in the Netherlands is taking a completely innovative approach to solving this problem by creating a floating dairy farm on the river that Read More...
Lego wants to stop making their toys out of petroleum-based plastics by 2030
Lego wants to design blocks that click together yet separate easily, retain bright colors, and survive the rigors of being put through a laundry load, or the weight of an unknowing parent’s foot. In essence, the company wants to continue making the exact same product, but without using the Read More...
Why open hiring is good for people and business
When people have a criminal record, it’s nearly impossible to find a job. A New York-based bakery finds that ridiculous, which is why they use a practice called open hiring. This means they fill positions on a first-come, first-served basis, no questions asked. Open hiring worked brilliantly for Read More...
How to stop Google from constantly tracking you
A feature on your smartphone called location history is just one of the systems that Google uses to track your location for personalized services, local search and other purposes such as advertising. Turning this feature off will stop Google from automatically recording your location in apps such Read More...
Why Kenya is bringing blockchain technology to its business practices
Kenya is working with global technology from IBM to roll out blockchain technology in order to bring transparency to the country’s businesses operations. Blockchain offers transparency and openness because each party involved in a transaction keeps a record of every change made to the digital Read More...
A few alternatives to escape the rigidity of the 9-to-5 workday
While most Americans report being satisfied by their jobs, complaints about the nine to five, afternoon slump, or Monday blues are all too common in the modern workplace. The traditional work week was devised by American labor unions in the 1800s and solidified by FDR's Fair Labor Standards Act in Read More...
Monsanto found guilty in Roundup weedkiller cancer trial
Once it was scientifically-proven that glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup, causes cancer, a school groundskeeper from California took Monsanto to court. Lee Johnson was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, following years of mixing and using the weedkiller at his job site Read More...
Youtube is now adding ‘fact checks’ to any video questioning climate change
In attempt to combat misinformation about climate change online, Youtube is adding fact-confirming text below videos about climate change. The text is directly taken from Encyclopedia Britannica and Wikipedia. The fact-checking text makes the videos quite awkward considering a fake-scientist could Read More...