THE TOP stories of 2012, from Starbucks’ tax travails to rising energy bills and the “greenest Olympics ever”. January/February With the mince pies sitting heavily around the waistline and the influence of festive parties still coursing through the veins, health and diets are rarely far from the headlines in the new year. And so [...]
Amazon
THE ONLY things certain in life are death and taxes. Unless you are Google, Amazon or Starbucks, of course. But in an unprecedented move, the latter has now decided to pay corporation tax in the UK above what is currently required by tax law. This [...]
ENVIRONMENTAL AND social issues have traditionally been the focus of social responsibility within companies. But with economic hardship growing for both the general public and governments, there is a new ethical issue on the block: tax. And the media love it. The Guardians recent story [...]
My viewpoint
By footprint on February 6, 2013
Published in: Comment and tagged Amazon, Caffe Nero, Caffeine and Co, Google, Phil Howells, Starbucks.
STARBUCKS MIGHT have got the (unwanted) headlines, but independent coffee shops are very much part of one of the UK’s biggest news stories of 2012. phil howells, who part-owns the Manchester coffee shop Caffeine and Co, says it could be the start of a revolution. [...]