What does an improved safety culture have to do with making hiring easier and faster? A lot, it turns out, if you work at NIST. In the spring of 2014, Paul OβNeill, former CEO of Alcoa and U.S. Treasury Secretary from 2001-2002, spoke to the NIST community about the βtheoretical limitβ for safety. He explained […]
NestlΓ© companies in the U.S. affirmed their commitment to employeesβ health and wellness today, including the opportunity to work in an environment where everyone feels empowered, appreciated and respected. Announced at the 4th annual Women Rule Summit, NestlΓ© and more than 40 private sector businesses took the White House Equal Pay Pledge to close the […]
WASHINGTON β U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the October 2016 Employment Situation report released today: βThe American economy continued its solid recovery from the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes in October, with the addition of 161,000 jobs. All told, American businesses have added 15.5 million jobs since […]
Good afternoon. Thank you, John Micklethwait, for your kind introduction. I am pleased to be at the Inclusive Capitalism Conference once againβand in such illustrious company. Henry Ford once said: βComing together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.β Likewise, the efforts of Lady Lynn de Rothschild and the coalitionβin coming […]
On 28 October 2016, the Council adopted by written procedure a package of decisions on the comprehensive economic and trade agreement with Canada (CETA), including: a decision on signature of the agreement a decision on the provisional application of the agreement a decision to request the consent of the European Parliament for theconclusion of the […]
San Francisco, β The World Economic Forum today announces the opening of its new Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in San Francisco. The Center will serve as a platform for interaction, insight and impact on the scientific and technological changes that are changing the way we live, work and relate to one another. It […]
World trade will grow more slowly than expected in 2016, expanding by just 1.7%, well below the April forecast of 2.8%, according to the latest WTO estimates. The forecast for 2017 has also been revised, with trade now expected to grow between 1.8% and 3.1%, down from 3.6% previously. With expected global GDP growth of […]
COLOMBO, β In keeping pace with global trends, the World Bank unveiled today a new Procurement Framework to help its partner countries in South Asia that procure goods and services under Bank-financed projects make the best use of their public spending, strengthen their national procurement policies, and improve their development objectives. The new Framework was […]
Brussels, 22 August 2016 – The EU today requested the establishment of a WTO panel to rule on a dispute concerning Colombia’s discriminatory treatment of imported spirits. The EU and Colombia held consultations earlier in the year (8-9 March 2016), however consultations failed to reach a solution to the dispute. While the EU recognizes Colombia’s […]
WASHINGTON β U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the July 2016 Employment Situation report released today: βWith the addition of 255,000 jobs in July, American businesses have created a total of 15 million jobs since February 2010. This monthβs report confirms that the Great Recession is indeed in the […]