Silicon Valley seems to have more than its share of companies behaving badly. Among up-and-comers in the tech world, privacy abuses and executive gaffes have become viral sensations. But is all that bad behaviour actually bad for business? Last week, Uber sparked...
Lorenzo Soto, the attorney who led the case against Barrick Gold Corp., before it mothballed its $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project over Andean glacier impact concerns, recently cemented one of the mining industry's greatest fears: He has more work than he can handle....
From ethics to etiquette, fashions to values, cultural norms vary vastly from place to place – and companies that ignore the differences do so at their own peril. But what if a company is caught between two communities – and two sets of community values? For companies...
In an interview that airs Monday night, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling apologizes for his racist remarks and asks for forgiveness, saying he made a “terrible mistake.” “I’m a good member who made a mistake, and I’m apologizing and I’m asking for...
As the world commemorates the one-year anniversary of the deadly Rana Plaza factory building collapse in Bangladesh, an overriding question remains: What can be done to prevent such industrial accidents in the future, especially in emerging economies and business...
Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of one of the worst industrial accidents in the international apparel industry. On April 24, 2013, the eight-story Rana Plaza building, outside of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, collapsed during work hours. More than 1,100 people,...
The Colorado Supreme Court spent $3,200 to show its support for the Denver Broncos, leading at least one legal expert to raise questions about a potential conflict of interest. The court spent the money on four blue and orange “Go Broncos” banners that are displayed...
They say justice is blind, but, like the rest of Colorado, the state's high court can't help but see in blue and orange. Colorado's Supreme Court justices join the rest of the state in the excitement over the Denver Broncos' run to the Super Bowl against the Seattle...
The smell of hot coffee and fresh-cut business cards greeted CCIM Live! attendees as they made their way into the Denver Sheraton’s South Convention Lobby on the first morning of CCIM’s 2013 annual conference. The first of two networking breakfasts was in full swing,...
