Unilever’s soap opera: M&A, job cuts, Nelson Peltz joining board
Unilever appointed Nelson Peltz to its board on Tuesday as it engaged in talks about strategy with the American activist investor, who now holds a roughly 1.5% stake in the…
Canada authorises first plant-based COVID-19 vaccine
The decision was based on a study of 24,000 adults that found the vaccine was 71% effective at preventing COVID-19 — although that was before the omicron variant emerged. Canada…
Unilever eyes GSK’s consumer goods arm in possible 50 billion-pound deal
Consumer goods giant said it had approached about buying the pharmaceutical group's consumer goods arm, after a newspaper reported that a 50 billion-pound ($68.4 billion) bid it made had been…
Developing Countries Push to Limit Patent Protections for Covid-19 Vaccines
A group of developing countries, backed by United Nations agencies and activist groups, is pushing to limit patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines being tested by some of the world’s biggest…