Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has completed the replanting of three million rainforest trees at Luasong in east coast Sabah as part of its efforts to rehabilitate the degraded forest since 1998. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences' lecturer Jan Faulk, who has been involved since the beginning of the project with state-owned Yayasan Sabah, described it as successful as it involved a focus on rehabilitation with an eye to putting back the diversity of the rainforest.

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After launching a home-sharing revolution, Airbnb’s founders have decided what they’re gonna do next - become architects and urban planners.

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Back in 1993, AT&T seemed to have access to a time machine that allowed them to accurately predict what 2018 would be like. To celebrate the the company’s iconic campaign, AT&T are trying to predict the future, again.

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The concept of uprooting an entire company for a month seems impractical, but this company claims the retreats directly impacts its bottom line.

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The term “perennial” pales in comparison to the popularity of its counterpart, “millennial”, but apparently when it comes to talent retention efforts, perennials have it all figured out. 

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There’s no shortage of GPS trackers for parents who want to keep tabs on their children’s driving. After all, car accidents are the leading cause of death for American teens. For some parents, that’s enough. For others, nothing but a full-on ankle monitor—the kind used to track people released on bail or parole—will do.

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For jobseekers, freelancers, and business owners alike, it can be tough to discern how much you are worth financially. Here’s how to avoid both overestimation and underestimation of how much you are actually worth.

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Most people looking for a job put it on hold in December. That’s generally because hiring slows down during the holiday season as people take vacations and lose time to seasonal events, and companies do other year-end activities like budgeting and employee evaluations. December may not be when you’ll land a lot of interviews for permanent work, but it’s still a time of opportunity.

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The shift to renewable energy has been a major challenge for many countries, but in Africa, the solution to their renewable energy woes may lie in the so-called “miracle tech”, Blockchain.

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The professional world epitomizes leadership. No matter what industry you’re in, being a leader is the holy grail of personal, professional, and career success. As a result, most people want to become one–and we glorify the journey of those who do “make it” to the top. As for their “followers”? We barely give them another thought. This is a big problem.

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