From noble ambition to corporate tokenism: the rise and fall of ESG
How does electric carmaker Telsa have a lower ESG score than US oil major Exxon, a company that spent decades trying suppress information about climate change?
Philip Morris
Big tobacco flirting with ESG suitors
Philip Morris believes vaping will bring it within the remit of ethical investment funds
European stocks rise despite some worries over inflation data
Oil stocks rise on expected Chinese demand, and Ryanair gains signal good year for travel
Iseq lags slightly as European markets recover following Monday’s battering
Bargain-hunters enter market after sell-off on economic worries
Humanitarian crisis in Ukraine escalating as peace talks fail to progress
US vice-president Kamala Harris backs calls for war crimes investigation over invasion
FaceyMcBookFace: Can Facebook’s new name save the social media company?
Facebook knows it has an image problem. So it’s becoming a ‘metaverse’ company. A what?
European equities edge up despite pressure on energy stocks
Release of US inflation data expected to be key market event this week
European stocks finish the week with a rebound
Recovery for banks and mining stocks followed losses in Thursday’s session
Taking the fast track to recovery
Former head of Jordan Grand Prix’s marketing and sponsorship deals says there is so much industry can learn from Formula One
NUI awarded higher doctorate to academic linked to tobacco industry
Academic co-ordinated US tobacco giant Philip Morris’s research into smoking trends
The Irish Times view on CETA: a battle already won
Critics of the EU-Canada trade deal must explain how they would design a mechanism for interpreting it
Philip Morris says Irish ad for ‘menthol blend’ cigarettes a ‘mistake’
Ad to retailers for new brand ‘should not have run’, Irish head of tobacco giant says
Tobacco makers still trying to make a mint from Irish menthol market
Big tobacco seems confident it can sidestep this month’s EU ban on menthol cigarettes
We must beware Big Tech companies seeking regulation
World View: In pushing for digital regulation, such firms hope to shape it in their own interests
How Formula One could race ahead without sponsors
Selling tech worldwide could fund teams, says former Jordan F1 marketing boss
Poor results, profit warnings and economic fears overshadow Europe’s markets
Ryanair shares fall as EasyJet confirms it is hiring Irish carrier’s outgoing chief operating officer, Peter Bellew
‘A moment of clarity’ on trying to quit smoking by accident
Barbara McCarthy: ‘Going cold turkey is a bare knuckle ride through withdrawals hell’
Iseq fares better than European peers but protectionism fears still a drag on markets
Kingspan, Dalata and Green Reit rise in Dublin trading
Stocks rally after Fed chair’s key speech while oil prices surge
Kingspan was standout performer of the day, rising 9.5 per cent following strong H1 results
CRH shares soar while INM recovers lost ground
Weaker sterling helps Britain’s FTSE 100 outperform European markets
Surging oil prices boost FTSE but Wall St lingers in the red
Iseq finishes up just 0.1 per cent higher on a day of mixed fortunes for its biggest stocks
AIB buoys Iseq on record day in Europe
Iseq overall index closes up by almost 1% while Stoxx 600 hits highest level in 10 years
Big Food bids goodbye to heavy hitter Irene Rosenfeld
Outgoing CEO of Mondelez tangled with Warren Buffett, the UK government and healthy eating activists
Caveat: Who’s afraid of the big, bad lobbyist?
Not all causes are worthy but most lobbyists are average joes rather than ‘scaly serpents’
Shares tumble as investors worry about stronger euro
Financials lead Iseq lower as shares in Independent News & Media close down 18%
Philip Morris to pay millions to Australia on failed plain packaging case
Big tobacco battle: Final costs figure kept secret but reported as being up to €33.36m
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner keep property assets while in White House
Current White House staff’s net worth is thought to be the richest in US history
Breda O’Brien: Citizens’ Assembly is being misled on abortion
The assembly is badly compromised by choice of speakers and framing of issues
European stocks dragged down by Deutsche results
Packaging group Smurfit Kappa proves strongest performer in Dublin
Markets rise for third day amid ongoing turmoil in UK over Brexit
Wireless Group soars after Newscorp acquisition while Dalata and ICG both fall
EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has tobacco industry in her sights
The murky world of tobacco lobbying remains a powerful force in Brussels
EU court refers alcohol pricing law back to national court
Court of Justice of EU considered legislation would significantly restrict market
European Court of Justice rules in favour of plain packaging directive for cigarettes
Irish legislation will remove tobacco branding from packets from next May
Australia wins court challenge to tobacco plain packaging
Philip Morris had brought the case in Singapore
Facebook lobbyists face ban from European Parliament
EU committee set up to investigate aggressive tax planning concludes its report in weeks
Tobacco supplier resists State's EU court bid
State considers issues in JTI action similar to those in separate case before Court of Justice
State wants European court to decide legal issues around tobacco packaging
State wants case by JTI Ireland heard at Court of Justice at same time as English case
Luc Besson is back – and he’s bending minds, and spacetime, again
It has taken Besson 10 years to get his latest sci-fi flick Lucy, starring Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman, to the big screen – and much of that time was spent asking science professors questions like “What if we could access our bodies at a cellular level?”
US congressman urges Government to scrap plain cigarette packaging plan
Lobbying for second time, Republican warns against ‘beginning of a troubling trend’
EU-US trade talks still have some distance to travel
Europe wants a trade deal wrapped up by the end of 2014 but US politics may delay any potential pact
Noonan critical of tobacco trade
Government will ‘not be diverted’ by vested interests from plain packaging plan, says Minister
Tobacco giant says plain packaging could lead to State compensation
Legal opinion commissioned by cigarette producer says James Reilly’s plan could come at ‘high price’ for taxpayer
Tobacco industry’s campaign against plain packaging is based on fear for its profits
Cigarettes are marketed in forms which appeal in particular to children
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