Environment, social and governance investing is all the rage, but most all investment goes into the “E” and, to a lesser extent, the “G” and not the “S.” We neglect social-welfare investment at grave risk and for no good reason. But there is a way to quickly change this by making ESG meaningful for an urgent social good: speeding treatment ...

  It’s private equity (PE) to the rescue. French big-box retailer Auchan couldn’t quite make a good enough offer to buy peer Carrefour SA when it tried a takeover last year. Now buyout firms may be on hand to juice up the bid. Securing a deal would involve the buyers making compromises. A willingness to do so suggests some desperation ...

  A year after Apple Inc supplier Wistron Corp. faced an uprising in India, its larger rival Foxconn Technology Group is encountering a similar rebuke. This time, their key client is getting drawn into what ought to serve as a wake-up call for Taiwanese manufacturers in the South Asian nation. Concerns about food safety and accommodation standards spurred Apple to ...