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Notes for native English speakers: speaking English in an international context
With English firmly established as an international language for business and industry, native speakers can feel grateful for their privileged ease of communication. But the increasing quality of English spoken as a second language does not mean the issue of communication is solved. Second language speakers have made their contribution, but there is more that…
Read MoreWhy the nuclear industry needs more Sustainable Development Directors
From science to the streets to the C-Suite, over the last 20 years our awareness of sustainable development issues has grown. Its introduction into the boardroom has been a major step which has raised it in people’s minds and placed it on decision-makers’ agendas. But it has not happened equally in all industries. Nuclear energy…
Read MoreA sea change in the conversation on nuclear energy
By Jeremy Gordon Stand-out content and conversations on nuclear energy that will influence debate for the next few years are set to feature at the upcoming Clean Energy Ministerial meeting in Vancouver from 27-29 May. In about ten days’ time, energy ministers from 27 countries and the European Union, which between them account for 90%…
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