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Monster Beverage is facing a derivative shareholder complaint accusing its board of breaching fiduciary duty, among other charges. The suit claims Monster repeatedly flagged its diversity policies but has yet to appoint a Black board member or senior executive. It calls for at least one board member to step aside for a Black candidate, annual board diversity training, and the creation of a $800M fund to promote the hiring and promotion of minority employees.
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Sara Trett
05.10.2020
With the ambition to enhance the legal sector in the UK, startups are using tech to redefine the complicated legal and judiciary systems across a number of industries to streamlined processes and make things more accessible to everyone. Maddyness has selected some businesses that are working to change our understanding of and relationship with the law in this critical vertical.
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Audrey Langevin
05.10.2020
Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we look into the UN's Pledge for Nature, circular economy solutions for plastic, and a new pollution initiative in Bangkok.
02.10.2020
Sleep helps our minds and bodies to recharge, and keeps us functioning properly throughout the day. It is also vital in disease prevention.
02.10.2020
Loop Industries and Suez have announced plans for an Infinite Loop plastics recycling facility in Europe using technology that can make 100% recycled and constantly recyclable PET plastic.
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Nick Jardine
28.09.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
25.09.2020
We deep dive into the men behind the curtain at Radix, Dan Hughes ‘the techie’ building the platform and Piers Ridyard, the ever patient CEO! Both possess different yet important skills for launching a startup in the DeFi realm. Maddyness catches a glimpse of how they work together and their first impressions, as well as diving into Radix and why it is and will be transformative to the DeFi industry.
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Cleo McGee
24.09.2020
A Sheffield company whose smart sensing technology helps industry to reduce costs has raised £1.1M from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
17.09.2020
Plant-based milk company Oatly has seen a backlash from activists and consumers over claims it is contributing to deforestation, after it sold a 10% stake for $200M to a consortium including private equity firm Blackstone in July. Blackstone holds investments in Brazilian infrastructure firm Hidrovias, which has been linked to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
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Katie Chan
14.09.2020
Last year, news of the Amazon fires dominated headlines for months. Roughly 310,000 acres of biodiverse forest land was destroyed across Brazil. The 20% increase in the total number of fires between 2018 and 2019 was record breaking, but depressingly, it seems that this season’s fires will be significantly worse. Not just because of the climate crisis cliff-edge we’re plunging off, but because of a number of other factors as well.
11.09.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
11.09.2020
3D-printing ExpHand Prosthetics was founded by Kate Walker after she realised her dissertation project could change the lives of millions of children in the UK and beyond. Maddyness shares insight on this brilliant initiative.
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Audrey Langevin
10.09.2020
There's nothing more powerful than a face-to-face meeting to gain inspiration and free up creativity, drive change, learn best practice and build benchmarking opportunities. Johnson group creates innovative formats that fuel creative thinking, stimulate brain activity, strengthen engagement, all through the use of design thinking and storytelling.
10.09.2020
Amazon will enter the digital health sector with a wellness device called Halo, a smart wristband that uses artificial intelligence to track a variety of personal health measurements such as sleep activity, physical exercise and mood. Additionally, the wristband is capable of monitoring body fat percentage through 3D scans, as well as the emotional state of its owner through voice-tone detection technology.
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Katie Chan
07.09.2020
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