The MSA company in the Czech republic is suspected to belong to Russian oligarch Dmitry Pumpyansky. He's in Putin's inner circle and on the sanctions list. But MSA's ownership is intransparent. What do its employees think?

The German population is aging, even as there's a shortage of about 100,000 nurses, and that trend is rising. Why? Little recognition and poor working conditions. Change is needed, and fast, because nurses are critical for elder care.

An LNG terminal is planned for Wilhelmshaven in the hopes of making Germany independent of Russian gas. Speed is of the essence. Is it possible to complete this terminal in record time? We visited the official construction kickoff to find out.

Nine years after the Rana Plaza disaster, Bangladesh is trying to make its garment industry fairer and more sustainable. But how much have conditions in Bangladesh’s garment sector improved?

New York wants to force the global fashion industry to become fairer and more environmentally sustainable. All large companies will have to disclose their supply chains and be held accountable for their social impact.

A stop to Russian gas supplies would be a disaster for Germany's gas-intensive industries like steel and glass. Many companies would have to halt production. Hundreds of thousands of jobs would be lost, with knock-on effects for other industries too.

The global problem of plastic pollution is growing, but there may be a solution that's been around for decades: chemical recycling. Could it be used to recycle plastic, old car tires and materials previously considered unrecyclable?

The US state of Georgia is hoping to finalize the biggest investment project in the state's history. Electric vehicle maker Rivian wants to build a Five-billion-dollar megafactory in the tiny town of Rutledge. But many locals don't share the excitement.

Do men and women have the same opportunities? Not by a long shot – and that has financial consequences. For there to be true gender equality around the world, a lot of laws will have to be changed. Here are some examples.

Most companies are still founded by men. This is often because women have a far harder time convincing investors than men – who have better networks. We present female founders from Germany and India facing different and also similar problems.