Benetton CEO On Bangladesh Tragedy, Fed Admits Big Mistake, Workers Taking A Stand And More

May 9, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Benetton CEO Confirms Company's Connection To Deadly Collapse In his first interview since the deadly collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh, the chief executive officer of Benetton told The Huffington Post that his company had purchased small quantities of shirts from a manufacturer that operated inside the plant. Chief executive Biagio Chiarolanza said Benetton bought the shirts from a company called New Wave Style, which operated one of the several garment factories inside the Rana Plaza building. The collapse of the building in an industrial suburb of Dhaka last month took the lives of more than 800 people. Continue reading... Fed Admits Mistakes In Mortgage Settlement Another Deadly Bangladesh Accident Workers Take Defiant Stand Against Internet Giant LOOK: McDonald's Response To Ohio Kidnapping Hero Hospital Bill Shocker: U.S. Releases Thousands Of Records Showing Huge, Wildly Differing Prices Man's Basement Invention Catches Army's Attention Niall Ferguson Digs Himself Deeper The Most Heartbreaking Photo From Bangladesh Building Collapse The Most Heartbreaking Photo From Bangladesh Building Collapse Hospital Bill Shocker: U.S. Releases Thousands Of Records Showing Huge, Wildly Differing Prices Benetton CEO Confirms Company's Connection To Deadly Collapse ADAM LEVIN How Much Student Loan Debt Is Too Much? Some call it the Student Loan Bubble -- I call it crazy. And what better time to discuss student debt insanity than now, as countless soon-to-be graduates prepare to slip on their caps and gowns? Continue reading... JEFFREY SACHS Time to End the Tax Havens In recent weeks, citizens in many countries have been learning more about one of the biggest and most dangerous scams in the world: the global web of tax havens that U.S. and European politicians and bankers have nurtured over the years. The situation is absurd, dangerous and out of control. Continue reading... ARIANNA HUFFINGTON Postcard From Tokyo: What Zen, Haiku and Tea Have to Do With Surviving the Financial Crisis Japan's spirit is being tested by the same recession and financial crisis afflicting all industrialized nations. But paradoxically, there are answers to be found to Japan's very modern crises in its most ancient traditions. There are shrines and temples and gardens everywhere. It is common to see monks meditating and easy to join them in meditation. And the latest twist is Buddhist temples using Zen meditation, cold-water ablutions and other traditional ceremonial practices to help young people looking for jobs! By taking its traditions and adapting them to solve new problems, by going both forward and backward, both outward and inward -- juxtapositions that in Japan don't have to be contradictions -- the people of Japan are poised find a new and vibrant balance for the 21st century. Continue reading... PETER DIAMANDIS Top 8 Recommendations for Success From Steve Forbes If anyone has seen success and failure on a global stage, it's my friend Steve Forbes. I had the pleasure to get from Steve his top eight recommendations for success. Here they are, all great pearls of wisdom that you can apply immediately. Continue reading... DANA SMITH Where There's Smoke, There's Fire: 5 Things You Must Consider Before Starting a Business If I had to do it all over again would I? You bet. The rewards of business ownership far outweigh the hard times. What advice would I give to someone who desires to start a new enterprise? Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003