From Stagnation to Inspiration: How can companies better drive innovation?
Now more than ever, boards of directors are essential to innovation, writes Rod McNaughton. Picture above by Headway on Unsplash The pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote work and the use of technology to deliver goods and services. And although...
How shall we reform our hump-shaped tax system?
We should be unapologetic about getting upper-income New Zealanders to pay their fair share of tax, writes Tim Hazledine. “Only the little people pay taxes!” That was the view of Leona Helmsley, the billionaire New York City hotelier, who was charged with tax...
Are tobacco companies’ warnings about a black market misleading?
Photo by Andres Siimon on Unsplash Janet Hoek, University of Otago and Anna DeMello, University of Otago Tobacco companies claim to be transforming their business by “reducing the health impact” of their products. Yet they often oppose the very policies that could...
Can NZ step up and address Earth system decline?
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash The Government of Aotearoa New Zealand has a unique opportunity to demonstrate leadership and action by changing its laws to conform with the laws of nature, writes Klaus Bosselmann. Rather than relying on International Panel...
Why do social ties matter to climate politics?
“Traffic Jam. New Zealand style.” by Bernard Spragg is marked with CC0 1.0 Last month, New Zealand was recognised internationally for being the first country planning to charge farmers for agricultural emissions. Meanwhile New Zealand’s farmers...
Is Russia’s invasion the end point for Putin’s kleptocracy?
By Mary Kaldor Putin is the product of a corrupt economic system that we must now reform, writes Mary Kaldor. In all the commentary on the war in Ukraine and the debates about whether the West bears any responsibility, very few people have referred to the social and...
What has happened to supply-chains?
By Stefano Riela As Covid-19 cases decline, capacity constraints and shortages should ease, spending on travel and entertainment should pick up, slowing demand for goods and taking some of the pressure off supply chains and delivery times. In recent months it has been...
Who controls the global economy in this COVID world?
By Nicolas Hérault Low interest rates and COVID-19 mean governments, not central banks, now control the world’s key economic levers. The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a huge shock to the global economy just as we are witnessing a major shift in who calls the shots...
Pandora Papers: how do people avoid paying tax?
By George Turner The Pandora Papers show how the tax industry uses ‘special purpose vehicles’ to avoid stamp duty – despite repeated legislation to prevent this. The Pandora Papers shed light on a UK property market that operates under two parallel structures. The...Subscribe by Email
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