All articles by Stu Robarts

Stu is editor for Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, overseeing news and features that cover the major themes affecting industries.

Trump tariffs: World trade “fragmenting into blocks”

Catalysed by the sweeping tariffs agenda being implemented by President Donald Trump's administration in the US, the era of “easy…
Risk of tariff-triggered global recession growing – GlobalData

The risks of both US and global recessions are growing as a result of uncertainty created by the trade tariffs…
Repeated corporate governance failures damaging consumer trust, study says

Repeated failures in corporate governance have led consumers to lose trust in big business, according to a new report. The ESG…
New era of trade tariffs ‘likely for the foreseeable future’

The radical agenda of tariffs being implemented on imports by the new Trump administration in the US likely represents a…
Trump’s trade, tech wars to hit ‘businesses in all sectors all over the world’

The trade and tech wars Donald Trump is expected to unleash as central pillars of his second US presidency are…

ESG plummets among business priorities amid global upheaval

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have nosedived as a priority for businesses as other global and macro matters continue…
Consumers ‘unlikely’ to benefit from delay to EU deforestation rules and potential price hikes

The enforcement of the EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) is likely to begin at the end of this year…
Over half of professionals think ESG is ‘just marketing’ – survey

Over three-quarters (76.1%) of business professionals are sceptical of company motives for environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments, according to…
COP28 podcast: max 1.5°C temperature rise limit now ‘not possible’

Efforts to tackle climate change should begin to focus on limiting and bringing down as quickly as possible the inevitable…
Business views metaverse as ‘all hype and no substance’ – GlobalData survey

The metaverse is overwhelmingly the emerging technology among a group of seven of the most significant that is most viewed…