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Dr Matt Burke receives Financial Times award for the impact of his academic research

Dr Matt Burke, alongside colleagues, is working to integrate climate science into real world financial indicators. This is essential for communicating the risk that climate change poses to the economy.
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Strengthening worker voice in Bangladesh's garment industry

A new book chapter, written by Dr Sharmin Shabnam Rahman, alongside Jette Steen Knudsen and Jeremy Moon, shares insights from their latest research on Bangladesh's Ready-Made Garment sector.
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New report critiques supply-side urban development

The new report, written by Richard Goulding, Adam Leaver and Jonathan Silver, critically examines the supply-side, property-led urban development model, using Manchester as a case study.
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Dr Mirna Jabbour publishes new book about implementing Enterprise Risk Management

Dr Mirna Jabbour’s first book, Enterprise Risk Management: Technical, Cognitive, and Social Perspectives, has been published by Routledge.
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Manchester Offshored: a new report from Sheffield University Management School and University of Sheffield researchers launched

Adam Leaver, Richard Goulding and Jonathan Silver launch a new public interest report on the Manchester Life partnership between Manchester City Council and the Abu Dhabi United Group.
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Managing costs of supply chain risks beyond the pandemic

The pandemic disrupted supply chains and added logistics costs in many industries. Now companies are taking a new look at risks in their sourcing and inventory planning.
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Are we heading for a new financial crisis?

Professor Adam Leaver Professor and colleagues explore the issue of collateralised loan obligations, and whether the last financial crash will come back to haunt us.

| The Conversation
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Global G7 deal may let Amazon off hook on tax, say experts

Professor Richard Murphy discusses tax loopholes in the context of the historic global G7 deal.

| The Guardian
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What did Greensill Capital actually do?

Professor Adam Leaver comments on the Greensill Capital lobbying row.

| The Guardian