Afleveringen
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We speak to one of Japan's very few female CEOs.
Makiko Ono leads Suntory Beverage and Food, part of the Suntory coagulometer that makes soft drinks including Orangina, Lucozade and Ribena.
She shares her 40-plus years journey at the company; including how she led company's first acquisition to opening doors for the next generation of women in business.
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: [email protected]
Presenter: Sam Fenwick Producer: Amber Mehmood
(Image: Makiko Ono, chief executive officer of Suntory Beverage and Food Ltd, at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on 23 March 2023. Credit Getty Images)
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Ed Butler travels to Kantamanto market in Accra, Ghana.
15 million used garments arrive in Ghana every week from all over the world - most ends up at Kantamanto but a lot can't be sold because it's in poor condition. That ends up as landfill.
Just weeks after Ed’s visit, a disastrous fire raised it to the ground, so he’s been back in touch with some of the vendors he spoke to as they try and get the market, and their livelihoods, up and running again.
Produced and presented by Ed Butler
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After Justin Trudeau resigned as prime minister last month, what does the in-tray look like for Canada’s next leader?
The country is facing a major challenge from new US president Donald Trump who introduced 25% tariffs on Canadian exports - now postponed for 30 days - and is even questioning the country's identity.
But Canada also has a list of problems to address from within, such as rising property costs and new rules on immigration.
We find out how people are feeling – and what happens next.
Produced by Megan Lawton
Presented by Sam Gruet
(Image: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation during a news conference in Ottowa, Canada on 6 January 2025. Credit: Getty Images)
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The country’s sick leave policy is one of the most generous in the world.
Employees get full pay for the first six weeks they’re off, after that their health insurance policy will pay them a large portion of their salary for a further 18 months.
This means the culture around taking sick leave is different to other countries, and the average worker takes 20 days off sick each year.
We find out why, and look at the impact on business and the German economy.
Produced and presented by Hannah Mullane
(Image: German commuters on bikes at a junction. Credit: Getty Images)
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Thousands of homes burned to the ground in the recent wildfires in Los Angeles which will likely become the most expensive natural disaster in US history.
Many victims did not have insurance, because they couldn’t afford California’s increasingly expensive policies or because they were dropped by their insurer.
Lexy O’Connor meets some of those affected and finds out what’s fuelling California’s insurance crisis.
Presented and produced by Lexy O'Connor
(Image: Two people survey the damage during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California on 8 January 2025. Credit: Getty Images)
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Whether its for medical expenses, college funds, charity campaigns, chances are you've been asked to donate to a fundraiser online.
GoFundMe is one of the biggest of the crowdfunding platforms, generating an estimated $30bn in funds since it launched in 2010.
CEO Tim Cadogan tells us about joining as CEO in 2020, and the challenges of running a profit making company in a charity space.
Presenter: Chris VallanceProducer: Imran Rahman-Jones
(Image: Tim Cadogan. Credit: Getty Images)
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Advances in technology mean more people have devices which offer incentives and rewards for achieving fitness goals.
From hi tech gyms to interactive home works outs, we explore why some companies are embracing this approach.
It’s boosting user engagement and transforming workouts, but are trackers and leader boards a positive step? And is this what the future holds for fitness?
Produced and presented by Sean Allsop
(Image: A fitness class. Credit: Getty Images)
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Ed Butler travels to northern Ghana in search of one of the country’s growing exports.
Cashew nuts have become a feature of crop production, but there are problems.
How does Ghana best add value to cashews in a way that benefits the country and doesn’t just see it exploited overseas?
And could solving the cashew issue help Ghana's economy in other ways?
Produced and presented by Ed Butler
(Image: A worker at a cashew processing company sorting nuts in Ghana)
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In November 2024, FC St Pauli became the first major football club to stop posting on X (formerly Twitter). In a statement, the leftwing Bundesliga club cited concerns over racism and conspiracy theories on the platform.
It has moved to alternative social media site Bluesky instead.
So is this part of a wider trend? We hear from companies who are finding alternatives to X, or staying on but reducing advertising spend.
Plus we hear from those who say with hundreds of millions users, X still has an important role to play particularly in areas like customer service.
Produced and presented by Daniel Rosney
(Image: Fans of St.Pauli wave a skull and crossbones rainbow flag during the match between FC St. Pauli and 1. FC Magdeburg at Millerntor Stadium in Hamburg, Germany, 14 August 2022. Credit: Getty Images)
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Squatting has a long history in Spain, often fuelled by high rates of homelessness.
And the country’s ongoing housing crisis means that despite being low in numbers, squatting is now a highly politicised topic.
We hear from private companies set up to evict people, from businesses making products to prevent squatters moving in, and from squatters themselves about their experiences.
Produced and presented by Stefania Gozzer
(Image: A worker takes a mattress off the balcony during the eviction of 62 families from four apartments in June 2023 in Madrid, Spain. Credit: Getty Images)
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We hear how his British accent and 'scouse cockiness' led him from physical education teacher in the UK, to a sportswear executive in the US.
And how a career change in his 40s led Peter Moore to a job offer he couldn't refuse, as CEO of the football club he'd supported since childhood, Liverpool FC.
Produced and presented by Matt Lines
(Image: Peter Moore and Virgil van Dijk with the FIFA Club World Cup in Doha, Qatar on 21 December 2019. Credit: Getty Images)
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A 2020 Academy of Social Sciences report found that sociologists, economists and philosophers help companies improve productivity, enhance problem-solving and heighten social impact.
So it makes sense that businesses would want social scientists involved in strategy and decision making.
But how does it work in practice? Are there conflicts between hard commercial realities and ‘softer’ social issues, and how do companies resolve these?
We speak to Dr Melissa Cefkin, an anthropologist and former chief scientist at the Nissan Research Centre in Silicon Valley, about how she combined social science and the corporate world.
And we find out if the trend is a uniquely western, or even Californian, phenomenon.
Producer: Izzy GreenfieldPresenter: Gareth Mitchell
(Image: A group of women in a boardroom. Credit: Getty Images)
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For decades, two multi-national giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi, have been competing for one of the world’s biggest consumer markets. Now they face tough competition from Asia’s richest man. Mukesh Ambani’s company, Reliance Retail, has launched its own cola brand - Campa Cola.
With its vast retail network and aggressive pricing strategy, we find out how this has intensified the so called 'cola wars' in the country.
Producer/presenter: Devina Gupta
(Image: A group of young people drinking soft drinks at a bowling alley. Credit: Getty Images)
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Today we’re in Jeddah, looking at how Saudi Arabia went from a Kingdom where cinemas were banned to a rising star in the film industry.
We hear from Saudis revelling in new-found freedoms and foreign filmmakers lured in by cash incentives.
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: [email protected]
Presented and produced by Emily Wither
(Picture: US actor Johnny Depp poses for a picture with a fan on the red carpet of the awards ceremony of the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, December 2024. Credit: Getty Images)
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We are in the Central American country of Guatemala to hear how temporary work permits to the United States are changing some Guatemalan’s lives. We find out how this circular migration is benefiting both businesses in the US, and the economy back home in Guatemala.
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: [email protected]
Presenter/producer: Jane Chambers
(Photo: Sandra Noemi Bucu Saz in her plot of land that she rents with her family in Guatemala. Credit: Jane Chambers)
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The French businessman was Director-General of the WTO from 2005–2013, and European commissioner for trade for five years from 1999 – 2004.
Ed Butler speaks to Pascal Lamy about the trading relationships between the US and China, and the US and the EU, what a second Trump presidency might mean for world trade.
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: [email protected]
Producer: Amber Mehmood
(Picture: Pascal Lamy, photo taken in Paris, November 2022. Credit: Getty Images)
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We look at what a second Donald Trump presidency could mean for Africa, hearing from economists and business owners.
We explore some of the existing trade pacts between the US and Africa, and consider the significance of remittances - the money sent back home by African migrants living overseas.
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: [email protected]
Presented and produced by Michael Kaloki
(Picture: Then President Donald Trump walks with the former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on the White House colonnade as they make their way to the Oval Office, on February 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Credit: Getty Images)
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Donald Trump has said he will impose new tariffs on goods entering the US from Canada on his first day in office. Tariffs are a central part of the President-elect's economic vision - he sees them as a way of growing the US economy, protecting jobs and raising tax revenue.
But some warn they could inflate consumer prices.
We look at how Canada is preparing, hearing from those in key sectors like farming and car manufacturing, and explore how the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could affect things.
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: [email protected]
Presenter: Sam GruetProducer: Megan Lawton
(Picture: Ben Loewith, a third-generation dairy farmer, who runs summit dairy in Hamilton, Ontario, pictured in the dairy. Credit: Sam Gruet/Megan Lawton/BBC)
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Even before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose huge trade tariffs on Mexico, deport millions of undocumented Latino migrants out of the United States and crack down on the flow of drugs like fentanyl from Latin America into the US. And he's threatened to take control of the Panama Canal and re-name the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”.
He has criticised the BRICS group of developing nations – which includes Brazil – for floating the idea of a new currency to challenge the dominance of the US dollar in international trade. And he has praised Argentina’s maverick right-wing president Javier Milei for cutting state expenditure.
So what will Trump’s second presidency mean for Latin America – a region that used to be known as “America’s back yard”?
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: [email protected]
Presented and produced by Gideon LongAdditional reporting by Vianey Alderete in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
(Picture: The border wall on the US-Mexico border, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico October 23, 2024. Credit: Reuters)
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As US president-elect Donald Trump prepares to re-enter the White House, global trade has become a contentious issue.
Mr Trump has threatened to impose tariffs – that is taxes at the border – on all goods imported from a host of nations, including neighbours Canada and Mexico as well as economic rival China. That risks igniting another trade war, with companies and consumers around the world affected.
Has global commerce always been so contentious? Rob Young looks at some of the key developments in international trade throughout history to work out how we got to the system and practices we have today.
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: [email protected]
(Picture: Hands of woman showing seeds in a souk. Seeds are believed to be one of the earliest items to be traded in the world. Credit: Getty Images)
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