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OECD still aims for global tax agreement this year

Using XBRL and big data to improve decision-making

A subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corporation put its data to work through a familiar platform and made big improvements to its budgeting and risk management.
Andrew Harding, FCMA, CGMA

3 traits of successful finance leaders

Andrew Harding, FCMA, CGMA, chief executive–Management Accounting at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, sets out three fundamental leadership qualities.
Craig Stoddart, ACMA, CGMA, standing above The Wave Bristol surf park in the UK, predicts the company will have ten surf parks operating worldwide within the next decade.

Riding the supply and demand curves

The company behind a new brand of inland surf parks has global plans that match the sport’s rising popularity.
The trouble with tyres

The trouble with tyres

Scrap tyres contain valuable materials that can be extracted for new uses. But there’s also demand to turn them into cheap fuel through a process that can have harmful effects.
Rooting out forced labour from supply chains

Rooting out forced labour from supply chains

CFOs and finance departments have a significant role to play in preventing and detecting forced labour in their supply chains.