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Companies may find it more profitable to misbehave and suffer penalties rather than follow the rules.This post was originally published on this site

Every weekend, thousands of New Zealand children pull on team jerseys, play on well-kept fields, and benefit from the quiet dedication of volunteers. Few stop to think about where the money comes from for uniforms, […]

Home-based working in the UK has been declining since the peak of the COVID pandemic—from 49% of the working population at its height to around 14% now.This post was originally published on this site

In mid-April 2025, a wave of videos swept through TikTok claiming that some brands of luxury leather goods, especially French ones, actually make their products in China. The content creators presented themselves as official manufacturers, […]

Governments around the world are grappling with the challenges of environmental degradation and economic inequality. But until now, there has been no comprehensive analysis of how these two problems are interrelated, and how policies to […]

If you didn’t know much about someone, would you lend them a whole lot of money? Probably not—and banks are the same way. That’s why people with no credit history often have trouble getting loans. […]

Many top-performing companies say they are committed to supporting women in the workplace, and there’s reason to believe most men want to be better allies to women as well. They just don’t know how.This post […]

For generations, weddings have been synonymous with grand ballrooms, hundreds of guests and elaborate receptions. But in recent years, more couples are choosing a different path: the micro wedding.This post was originally published on this […]

Doom spending, quiet quitting, soft saving—these trendy terms attempt to describe how Generation Z approaches work and money. But how accurate are they? Zosia Cooper, a Sociology doctoral student in UC San Diego’s School of […]