This weekend we learned that Steve Easterbrook, now the former CEO of multinational fast-food giant McDonald’s, was fired over an ongoing relationship with a work colleague.
By Louisa Rochford Created by an unknown inventor under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency in the world, established a decade ago in 2009. Since then, over 4,000 altcoins—or alternate cryptocurrencies—have been created: Litecoin and Ethereum to name a few. At first, these purely-digital forms of currency took the world by […]
With social media, corporate scandals can reach millions globally in a matter of seconds. The Allianz 2018 Risk Barometer lists reputational loss as the eighth most relevant global risk faced by companies.
Consumers put a vast amount of trust into big brands, and we have faith that they’re providing us with a quality product or service. In a recent class action however, Volkswagen have been in quite a debacle with customers over its ‘Dieselgate’ emissions scandal, bringing to light certain consumer rights issues, as discussed below by […]
The Cambridge Analytica scandal reveals a clear gap between policy and enforcement among tech companies, according to Vincent Desmond, CEO of the Chartered Quality Institute. According to Mr Desmond, the latest revelations regarding Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are likely to be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the mismanagement and misuse of […]
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