:root {
  --ink: #180025;
  --ink-2: #240036;
  --plum: #2e0048;
  --plum-2: #5a2471;
  --signal: #f4c908;
  --gold: #f4c908;
  --paper: #f8f7f3;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --muted: #6c6570;
  --line: rgba(46, 0, 72, 0.14);
  --line-dark: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  --shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(46, 0, 72, 0.13);
  --sans: "DM Sans", ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --serif: "Cormorant Garamond", Iowan Old Style, Baskerville, Georgia, serif;
  --max: 1240px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}
body.menu-open { overflow: hidden; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; }
button, input, select, textarea { font: inherit; }
button, a { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--signal); outline-offset: 4px; }
.skip-link {
  background: var(--signal);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 800;
  left: 1rem;
  padding: .7rem 1rem;
  position: fixed;
  top: -5rem;
  z-index: 100;
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }
.wrap { margin: 0 auto; max-width: var(--max); padding: 0 32px; }
.section { padding: 112px 0; }
.section.compact { padding: 74px 0; }
.section-dark { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }
.section-plum { background: var(--plum); color: var(--white); }
.eyebrow {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  gap: .8rem;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.eyebrow::before { background: var(--signal); content: ""; height: 2px; width: 28px; }
.display {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  line-height: .86;
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.headline {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.8rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
  line-height: .96;
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.lede { color: var(--muted); font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.5vw, 1.28rem); max-width: 690px; }
.on-dark { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); }
.accent { color: var(--signal); }
.micro { font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.site-header {
  background: rgba(248, 247, 243, .94);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
}
.nav-shell { align-items: center; display: flex; height: 82px; justify-content: space-between; }
.brand { align-items: center; display: inline-flex; flex: 0 0 auto; }
.brand img { height: auto; width: 150px; }
.nav-links { align-items: center; display: flex; gap: 18px; }
.nav-links > a { font-size: .9rem; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }
.nav-links > a:not(.button-link):hover { color: var(--plum-2); }
.nav-links > .nav-market {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  min-width: 42px;
  padding: .42rem .58rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.nav-links > .nav-market + .nav-market { border-left: 0; margin-left: -18px; }
.nav-links > .nav-market:hover,
.nav-links > .nav-market[aria-current="page"] { background: var(--plum); color: var(--white); }
.region-chip {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 7px;
  padding: .5rem .7rem;
}
.region-chip span { color: var(--plum); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .1em; }
.button-link, .button-primary, .button-ghost, .button-light {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: .86rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  justify-content: center;
  letter-spacing: .025em;
  min-height: 50px;
  padding: .8rem 1.15rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .2s ease, color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
.button-link, .button-primary { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }
.button-primary:hover, .button-link:hover { background: var(--plum-2); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.button-light { background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); }
.button-light:hover { background: var(--white); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.button-ghost { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.35); color: var(--white); }
.button-ghost:hover { background: var(--white); color: var(--ink); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.button-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 2rem; }
.menu-toggle { background: none; border: 0; display: none; height: 44px; padding: 10px; width: 44px; }
.menu-toggle span { background: var(--ink); display: block; height: 2px; margin: 5px 0; width: 24px; }

.hero {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
  min-height: min(820px, calc(100vh - 82px));
  min-height: min(820px, calc(100dvh - 82px));
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

/* Interior pages and conversion journeys */
.page-hero { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); padding: 94px 0 82px; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.page-hero::after { border: 1px solid rgba(244,201,8,.3); border-radius: 50%; content: ""; height: 560px; position: absolute; right: -250px; top: -310px; width: 560px; }
.page-hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.page-hero .display { font-size: clamp(3.35rem, 6vw, 6.4rem); max-width: 1020px; }
.page-hero .lede { color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); margin-top: 1.7rem; }
.breadcrumb { color: rgba(255,255,255,.58); font-size: .82rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.breadcrumb a { text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.content-grid { align-items: start; display: grid; gap: clamp(42px, 8vw, 110px); grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr); }
.content-aside { position: sticky; top: 112px; }
.content-aside .headline { font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 4vw, 4rem); }
.rich-copy { max-width: 780px; }
.rich-copy h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin: 3rem 0 1rem; }
.rich-copy h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.rich-copy h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.65rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; margin: 2.2rem 0 .8rem; }
.rich-copy p, .rich-copy li { color: var(--muted); }
.rich-copy a { text-decoration-color: var(--signal); text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.rich-copy ul { padding-left: 1.2rem; }
.detail-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin: 2rem 0 0; }
.detail-list > div { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; gap: 24px; grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr; padding: 20px 0; }
.detail-list dt { font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.detail-list dd { color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }

.form-shell { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: var(--shadow); padding: clamp(26px, 5vw, 54px); }
.form-shell h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.8rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin: 0 0 .8rem; }
.form-intro { color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 2rem; }
.form-grid { display: grid; gap: 20px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 7px; }
.field.full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.field label, .field legend { font-size: .86rem; font-weight: 800; }
.field input, .field select, .field textarea { appearance: none; background: #fff; border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.26); border-radius: 0; color: var(--ink); min-height: 52px; padding: .78rem .9rem; width: 100%; }
.field textarea { min-height: 160px; resize: vertical; }
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus { border-color: var(--plum); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(244,201,8,.32); outline: 0; }
.field-hint { color: var(--muted); font-size: .78rem; }
.check-row { align-items: flex-start; display: flex; gap: 11px; }
.check-row input { height: 19px; margin-top: 4px; width: 19px; }
.check-row label { color: var(--muted); font-size: .86rem; }
.check-row a { color: var(--plum); font-weight: 700; }
.form-actions { align-items: center; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px; margin-top: 26px; }
.form-actions button { cursor: pointer; }
.form-status { background: rgba(244,201,8,.2); border-left: 3px solid var(--signal); display: none; margin-top: 22px; padding: 14px 16px; }
.form-status.is-visible { display: block; }
.brief-ready {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
  display: grid;
  gap: 24px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  margin: 24px 48px 0;
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 38px);
}
.brief-ready[hidden] { display: none; }
.brief-ready-copy > span { color: var(--signal); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.brief-ready h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin: .55rem 0 .9rem; }
.brief-ready p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); margin: 0; max-width: 660px; }
.brief-ready .brief-recipient { color: var(--white); margin-top: 1rem; }
.brief-ready-actions { align-items: stretch; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; justify-content: center; min-width: 190px; }
.brief-ready-actions > * { justify-content: center; width: 100%; }
.brief-ready .button-primary { background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); }
.brief-ready .button-secondary { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.28); color: var(--white); }
.brief-copy-status { font-size: .88rem; grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.field-trap { left: -10000px !important; position: absolute !important; }
.privacy-note { color: var(--muted); font-size: .78rem; margin-top: 18px; }

.route-builder { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: clamp(26px, 5vw, 50px); }
.route-result { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); margin-top: 24px; padding: 28px; }
.route-result p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.66); margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.route-result strong { display: block; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: .7rem; }

.contact-grid { display: grid; gap: 20px; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); margin-top: 44px; }
.contact-card { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 34px; }
.contact-card h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2.35rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.contact-card address { color: var(--muted); font-style: normal; }
.contact-card a { display: block; font-weight: 700; margin-top: .55rem; text-underline-offset: 4px; }

.cookie-banner { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); bottom: 18px; box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(24,0,37,.26); display: none; left: 18px; max-width: 520px; padding: 24px; position: fixed; z-index: 90; }
.cookie-banner.is-visible { display: block; }
.cookie-banner h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.8rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1; margin: 0 0 .7rem; }
.cookie-banner p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .88rem; margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.cookie-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 9px; }
.cookie-actions button { cursor: pointer; min-height: 44px; }
.button-secondary { align-items: center; background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink); display: inline-flex; font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 800; justify-content: center; min-height: 44px; padding: .65rem 1rem; text-decoration: none; }
.cookie-panel { background: rgba(248,247,243,.96); border: 1px solid var(--line); display: none; margin-top: 16px; padding: 16px; }
.cookie-panel.is-visible { display: block; }
.cookie-choice { align-items: start; display: grid; gap: 10px; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; margin-top: 12px; }
.cookie-choice input { height: 18px; margin-top: 3px; width: 18px; }
.cookie-choice strong { display: block; font-size: .86rem; }
.cookie-choice span { color: var(--muted); display: block; font-size: .76rem; }

.legal-updated { color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; }
.entity-note { border-left: 3px solid var(--signal); margin: 2rem 0; padding: 4px 0 4px 20px; }
.inline-list { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 22px; padding: 0; }
.inline-list li { list-style: none; }
.visually-hidden { clip: rect(0 0 0 0); clip-path: inset(50%); height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px; }
.hero::before {
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(90,36,113,.55) 0, rgba(90,36,113,0) 66%);
  content: "";
  height: 820px;
  left: -420px;
  position: absolute;
  top: -340px;
  width: 820px;
}
.hero-grid { align-items: end; display: grid; gap: 56px; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr; min-height: inherit; padding-bottom: 72px; padding-top: 80px; position: relative; }
.hero-copy { max-width: 760px; position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.hero-copy .lede { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); margin-top: 2rem; max-width: 610px; }
.hero-aside { align-self: stretch; border-left: 1px solid var(--line-dark); display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end; padding-left: 42px; }
.hero-aside p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); max-width: 370px; }
.hero-index { color: var(--signal); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 4.4rem; line-height: 1; }
.hero-foot { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); margin-top: 2.5rem; padding-top: 1.5rem; }
.hero-foot strong { display: block; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 2.3rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; }
.hero-foot span { color: rgba(255,255,255,.54); font-size: .78rem; }

.selector-hero { min-height: calc(100vh - 82px); }
.selector-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr; min-height: calc(100vh - 82px); }
.selector-intro { align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; padding: 72px max(32px, calc((100vw - var(--max))/2 + 32px)); padding-right: 7vw; position: relative; }
.selector-intro .display { font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 7vw, 7.5rem); }
.selector-panel { display: grid; grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr auto; }
.market-card {
  background: var(--plum);
  color: var(--white);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: 285px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 44px;
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.market-card.us { background: #3a0a52; }
.market-card::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 330px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -170px;
  top: -165px;
  transition: transform .5s ease;
  width: 330px;
}
.market-card:hover::after { transform: scale(1.25); }
.market-card h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4.4rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: .95; margin: 0; }
.market-card p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); margin: .8rem 0 0; max-width: 460px; }
.market-card .route { align-items: center; display: flex; font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 900; justify-content: space-between; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.route-mark { align-items: center; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35); border-radius: 50%; display: flex; height: 44px; justify-content: center; width: 44px; }
.international-entry {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--signal);
  color: var(--ink);
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
  padding: 23px 44px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.international-entry strong { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.65rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1; }
.international-entry span { font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 700; }
.international-entry .route-mark { border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.28); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 900; }
.international-entry:hover { background: #ffdc2e; }

.statement { align-items: start; display: grid; gap: 70px; grid-template-columns: .82fr 1.18fr; }
.statement-copy { max-width: 680px; }
.statement-copy p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.15rem; }
.proof-grid { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); margin-top: 60px; }
.proof-item { padding: 34px 30px; }
.proof-item + .proof-item { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.proof-item strong { display: block; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 3.3rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; }
.proof-item span { color: var(--muted); font-size: .88rem; }

.answer-section { background: var(--white); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.answer-grid { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); margin: 48px 0 0; }
.answer-grid > div { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-right: 1px solid var(--line); min-height: 230px; padding: 34px; }
.answer-grid dt { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.05; }
.answer-grid dd { color: var(--muted); margin: 28px 0 0; max-width: 530px; }

.division-header { align-items: end; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 42px; }
.division-header .lede { margin: 0; max-width: 520px; }
.division-grid { border-left: 1px solid var(--line-dark); border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
.division-card { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark); border-right: 1px solid var(--line-dark); color: var(--white); display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 320px; padding: 28px; position: relative; text-decoration: none; transition: background .25s ease, transform .25s ease; }
.division-card:hover { background: var(--plum); transform: translateY(-5px); }
.division-card.static:hover { background: transparent; transform: none; }
.division-card .num { color: var(--signal); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.division-card h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin: 58px 0 14px; }
.division-card p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.58); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.55; margin: 0; }
.division-card .market-tag { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); color: rgba(255,255,255,.9); display: block; font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 20px; position: static; text-transform: uppercase; }

.path-grid { display: grid; gap: 20px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; margin-top: 48px; }
.path-card { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); min-height: 410px; padding: 44px 44px 110px; position: relative; }
.path-card.dark { background: var(--ink-2); border-color: transparent; color: var(--white); }
.path-card h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2.75rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin: 5rem 0 1rem; }
.path-card p { color: var(--muted); max-width: 520px; }
.path-card.dark p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.64); }
.path-card .button-primary, .path-card .button-ghost { bottom: 38px; left: 44px; position: absolute; }

.image-story { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr; min-height: 680px; }
.scope-panel { background: var(--ink-2); color: var(--white); display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; min-height: 620px; overflow: hidden; padding: clamp(44px, 7vw, 96px); position: relative; }
.scope-panel::after { border: 1px solid rgba(244,201,8,.34); border-radius: 50%; content: ""; height: 560px; position: absolute; right: -280px; top: -270px; width: 560px; }
.scope-kicker { color: var(--signal); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.scope-line { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); display: grid; gap: 25px; grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr; padding: 22px 0; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.scope-line span { color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.scope-line strong { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.6vw, 2.7rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; }
.story-panel { background: var(--plum); color: var(--white); display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; padding: clamp(44px, 6vw, 84px); }
.story-panel blockquote { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 4vw, 4.1rem); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -.03em; line-height: .98; margin: 0; }
.story-panel p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); }

.international-ribbon { background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); }
.international-ribbon .contact-band { padding-bottom: 66px; padding-top: 66px; }
.international-ribbon .eyebrow::before { background: var(--plum); }
.international-ribbon .button-primary { background: var(--plum); }
.international-ribbon .button-primary:hover { background: var(--ink); }

.territory-grid { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); margin-top: 54px; }
.territory-card { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-right: 1px solid var(--line); min-height: 270px; padding: 30px; }
.territory-card .num { color: var(--plum-2); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.territory-card h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin: 78px 0 14px; }
.territory-card p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; margin: 0; }
.clarity-note { border-left: 3px solid var(--signal); color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); margin-top: 42px; max-width: 760px; padding-left: 22px; }

/* Cross-border workforce: editorial route system */
.cross-border-band { background: #f8f5fa; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.cross-border-grid { align-items: center; display: grid; gap: clamp(48px, 8vw, 110px); grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(360px, .95fr); }
.cross-border-copy { max-width: 650px; }
.cross-border-copy .lede { color: var(--muted); }
.route-notation { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 18px 26px; }
.route-notation-row { align-items: center; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; gap: 18px; grid-template-columns: 1fr minmax(62px, 1fr) 1fr; min-height: 92px; }
.route-notation-row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.route-place { color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.45rem; line-height: 1; }
.route-place:last-child { text-align: right; }
.route-rule { align-items: center; display: flex; gap: 8px; }
.route-rule::before, .route-rule::after { background: rgba(46,0,72,.2); content: ""; height: 1px; width: 100%; }
.route-rule i { border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.25); border-radius: 50%; display: block; flex: 0 0 9px; height: 9px; }
.route-caption { color: var(--muted); display: block; font-size: .69rem; letter-spacing: .08em; margin-top: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; }

.corridor-hero { background: #f8f5fa; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); overflow: hidden; padding: 74px 0 78px; position: relative; }
.corridor-hero::after { border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.08); border-radius: 50%; content: ""; height: 520px; position: absolute; right: -300px; top: -300px; width: 520px; }
.corridor-hero-grid { align-items: end; display: grid; gap: 70px; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(300px, .75fr); position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.corridor-hero .display { font-size: clamp(3.15rem, 5.4vw, 5.7rem); max-width: 920px; }
.corridor-hero .lede { color: var(--muted); max-width: 760px; }
.corridor-signature { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); padding-left: 34px; }
.corridor-signature .micro { display: block; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.corridor-signature strong { display: block; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2.15rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; }
.corridor-signature span { color: var(--muted); display: block; font-size: .82rem; margin-top: 8px; }

.route-card-grid { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); margin-top: 46px; }
.route-card { background: var(--white); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-right: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink); display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: 300px; padding: 30px; text-decoration: none; transition: background .2s ease; }
.route-card:hover { background: #f8f5fa; }
.route-card .micro { color: var(--plum); }
.route-card h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.02; margin: auto 0 16px; }
.route-card p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; margin: 0; max-width: 520px; }
.route-card .route-meta { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--muted); display: flex; font-size: .72rem; justify-content: space-between; margin-top: 24px; padding-top: 14px; }

.article-grid { display: grid; gap: clamp(50px, 8vw, 110px); grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, .32fr) minmax(0, 1fr); }
.article-aside { align-self: start; position: sticky; top: 110px; }
.article-aside .micro { color: var(--plum); }
.article-aside nav { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 18px; }
.article-aside a { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--muted); display: block; font-size: .82rem; padding: 12px 0; text-decoration: none; }
.article-aside a:hover { color: var(--plum); }
.article-body { max-width: 780px; }
.article-body > section { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 48px 0; }
.article-body > section:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.article-body h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 3.7vw, 3.45rem); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -.025em; line-height: 1; margin: 0 0 24px; }
.article-body h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.65rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin: 30px 0 12px; }
.article-body p, .article-body li { color: #554d59; }
.article-body li + li { margin-top: 9px; }
.article-body a { color: var(--plum); text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.article-note { background: #f8f5fa; border-left: 2px solid var(--plum); margin: 30px 0; padding: 24px 26px; }
.article-note strong { color: var(--ink); display: block; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .1em; margin-bottom: 8px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.article-note p { margin: 0; }
.evidence-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin: 26px 0 0; }
.evidence-list a { align-items: start; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; gap: 20px; grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr; padding: 15px 0; text-decoration: none; }
.evidence-list span { color: var(--muted); font-size: .73rem; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.evidence-list strong { color: var(--ink); font-size: .9rem; }
.faq-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 25px 0; }
.faq-item h3 { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 10px; }
.faq-item p { margin: 0; }
.review-stamp { color: var(--muted); font-size: .75rem; margin-top: 30px; }

.principles { display: grid; gap: 1px; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); margin-top: 50px; }
.principle { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 30px 32px 10px 0; }
.principle + .principle { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); padding-left: 32px; }
.principle h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.principle p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .93rem; }

.service-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 54px; }
.service-row { align-items: center; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; gap: 30px; grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr 1fr; padding: 28px 0; }
.service-row .num { color: var(--plum-2); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.service-row h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin: 0; }
.service-row p { color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }

.contact-band { align-items: center; display: grid; gap: 50px; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; }
.contact-band .headline { max-width: 850px; }
.contact-points { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.contact-points a { color: var(--white); font-weight: 700; text-decoration-color: rgba(255,255,255,.35); text-underline-offset: 4px; }

.site-footer { background: #180025; color: var(--white); padding: 70px 0 28px; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; gap: 55px; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr repeat(3, .8fr); }
.footer-brand img { filter: grayscale(1) brightness(0) invert(1); width: 158px; }
.footer-brand p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); max-width: 340px; }
.footer-col h2 { color: rgba(255,255,255,.45); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .14em; margin: 0 0 18px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.footer-col a, .footer-col span { color: rgba(255,255,255,.76); display: block; font-size: .9rem; margin: 8px 0; text-decoration: none; }
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--signal); }
.footer-bottom { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); color: rgba(255,255,255,.42); display: flex; font-size: .75rem; justify-content: space-between; margin-top: 58px; padding-top: 24px; }
.legal-links { align-items: center; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 18px; }
.legal-links .button-secondary { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.28); color: rgba(255,255,255,.76); min-height: 34px; padding: .35rem .65rem; }
.legal-links a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.legal-links a:hover { color: var(--signal); }

.region-note { background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); display: none; font-size: .84rem; font-weight: 700; padding: 10px 24px; text-align: center; }
.region-note.is-visible { display: block; }
.region-note a { margin-left: 8px; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

.not-found { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; min-height: 100vh; padding: clamp(30px, 6vw, 90px); }
.not-found .brand img { filter: grayscale(1) brightness(0) invert(1); width: 170px; }
.not-found > div { max-width: 950px; }
.not-found .display { font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 8vw, 7.5rem); }

.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); transition: opacity .65s ease, transform .65s ease; }
.reveal.is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .wrap { padding: 0 22px; }
  .section { padding: 84px 0; }
  .menu-toggle { display: block; }
  .nav-links {
    align-items: stretch;
    background: var(--paper);
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    inset: 82px 0 auto;
    max-height: calc(100vh - 82px);
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding: 24px;
    position: fixed;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .nav-links.is-open { display: flex; }
  .nav-links > a { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 16px 4px; }
  .nav-links > .nav-market {
    border-left: 0;
    border-right: 0;
    border-top: 0;
    font-size: .9rem;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    margin-left: 0;
    text-align: left;
  }
  .nav-links > .nav-market + .nav-market { border-left: 0; margin-left: 0; }
  .nav-links > .nav-market:hover,
  .nav-links > .nav-market[aria-current="page"] { background: transparent; color: var(--plum); }
  .nav-links .button-link { margin-top: 18px; }
  .selector-grid, .hero-grid, .statement, .image-story { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .selector-intro { min-height: 620px; padding-left: 28px; padding-right: 28px; }
  .selector-panel { min-height: 650px; }
  .hero-grid { align-items: center; padding-bottom: 60px; }
  .hero-aside { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); padding-left: 0; padding-top: 30px; }
  .division-grid, .answer-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .division-header { align-items: start; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; }
  .scope-panel { min-height: 520px; }
  .territory-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .content-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .content-aside { position: static; }
  .cross-border-grid, .corridor-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .corridor-signature { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-left: 0; padding-top: 28px; }
  .article-grid { gap: 45px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .article-aside { position: static; }
  .article-aside nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .article-aside a { padding-right: 16px; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .nav-shell { height: 72px; }
  .brand img { width: 132px; }
  .nav-links { inset: 72px 0 auto; max-height: calc(100vh - 72px); }
  .section { padding: 68px 0; }
  .display { font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 17vw, 5rem); }
  .selector-intro { min-height: 570px; }
  .market-card { min-height: 300px; padding: 30px 24px; }
  .international-entry { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; padding: 24px; }
  .international-entry span { grid-column: 1 / -1; grid-row: 2; }
  .hero { min-height: auto; }
  .hero-grid { min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 56px; padding-top: 64px; }
  .hero-foot { gap: 18px; }
  .hero-foot strong { font-size: 1.8rem; }
  .hero-foot span { font-size: .68rem; }
  .proof-grid, .path-grid, .principles, .division-grid, .territory-grid, .answer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .proof-item + .proof-item { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .division-card { min-height: 280px; padding: 26px 24px; }
  .division-card h3 { margin-top: 40px; }
  .division-card .market-tag { padding-top: 18px; }
  .path-card { min-height: 420px; padding: 30px 24px 100px; }
  .path-card h3 { margin-top: 4rem; }
  .path-card .button-primary, .path-card .button-ghost { bottom: 28px; left: 24px; }
  .scope-panel { min-height: 500px; padding: 34px 24px; }
  .scope-line { grid-template-columns: 88px 1fr; }
  .service-row { align-items: start; grid-template-columns: 50px 1fr; }
  .service-row p { grid-column: 2; }
  .contact-band { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
  .form-grid, .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .field.full { grid-column: auto; }
  .detail-list > div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; }
  .cookie-banner { bottom: 8px; left: 8px; right: 8px; }
  .route-notation { padding: 10px 18px; }
  .route-notation-row { gap: 10px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 52px 1fr; }
  .route-place { font-size: 1.15rem; }
  .route-caption { font-size: .6rem; }
  .corridor-hero { padding: 58px 0 56px; }
  .route-card-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .route-card { min-height: 270px; padding: 26px 24px; }
  .article-aside nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .article-body > section { padding: 38px 0; }
  .evidence-list a { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 4px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after { scroll-behavior: auto !important; transition-duration: .01ms !important; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

/* Refined editorial system: restrained colour, measured type, quieter surfaces */
:root {
  --ink: #1d0b26;
  --ink-2: #291332;
  --paper: #fcfbfd;
  --muted: #655d69;
  --line: rgba(46, 0, 72, .11);
  --shadow: 0 18px 55px rgba(46, 0, 72, .09);
}

body { background: var(--paper); line-height: 1.7; }
.wrap { max-width: 1200px; }
.section { padding: 96px 0; }
.section.compact { padding: 64px 0; }
.display { font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 5.8vw, 6rem); letter-spacing: -.038em; line-height: .94; }
.headline { font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 4.2vw, 4rem); letter-spacing: -.028em; line-height: 1; }
.eyebrow { font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.eyebrow::before { height: 1px; width: 22px; }
.lede { font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.35vw, 1.16rem); line-height: 1.72; }

.site-header { background: rgba(255,255,255,.96); }
.nav-shell { height: 76px; }
.brand img { width: 154px; }
.nav-links { gap: 25px; }
.nav-links > a { font-size: .84rem; font-weight: 650; }
.nav-links .button-link { background: transparent; border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.3); color: var(--plum); min-height: 42px; }
.nav-links .button-link:hover { background: var(--plum); color: var(--white); }
.button-link, .button-primary, .button-ghost, .button-light {
  font-size: .8rem;
  min-height: 46px;
  padding: .7rem 1.08rem;
}
.button-link, .button-primary { background: var(--plum); }
.button-link:hover, .button-primary:hover { background: var(--ink); transform: none; }
.button-light { background: var(--white); border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.18); color: var(--plum); }
.button-light:hover { background: var(--paper); border-color: var(--plum); transform: none; }
.button-ghost:hover { transform: none; }

.selector-hero { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); min-height: calc(100vh - 76px); min-height: calc(100dvh - 76px); }
.selector-grid {
  gap: clamp(50px, 7vw, 100px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.06fr) minmax(420px, .94fr);
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1200px;
  min-height: calc(100vh - 76px);
  min-height: calc(100dvh - 76px);
  padding: 60px 32px;
}
.selector-intro {
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 50px 0;
}
.selector-intro .display { font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 6.35rem); max-width: 720px; }
.selector-intro .lede.on-dark { color: var(--muted); max-width: 610px; }
.selector-intro .button-light { background: var(--plum); border-color: var(--plum); color: var(--white); }
.selector-intro .button-light:hover { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }
.selector-intro .button-ghost { border-color: var(--line); color: var(--plum); }
.selector-intro .button-ghost:hover { background: var(--white); color: var(--plum); }
.selector-panel {
  align-self: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: block;
}
.market-card,
.market-card.us {
  background: var(--white);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  min-height: 230px;
  padding: 34px 36px 30px;
}
.market-card + .market-card { border-top-color: var(--line); }
.market-card::after {
  border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.08);
  height: 250px;
  right: -155px;
  top: -160px;
  width: 250px;
}
.market-card:hover { background: #faf8fc; }
.market-card h2 { font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 3.4vw, 3.4rem); }
.market-card p { color: var(--muted); margin-top: .65rem; }
.market-card .route { color: var(--plum); margin-top: 24px; }
.route-mark { border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.18); height: 38px; width: 38px; }
.international-entry {
  background: #faf8fc;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 20px 34px;
}
.international-entry:hover { background: var(--white); }
.international-entry strong { font-size: 1.4rem; }

.hero {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  min-height: min(700px, calc(100vh - 76px));
  min-height: min(700px, calc(100dvh - 76px));
}
.hero::before { display: none; }
.hero-grid { gap: 80px; min-height: inherit; padding-bottom: 78px; padding-top: 78px; }
.hero-copy .lede, .hero-aside p { color: var(--muted); }
.hero-aside { border-left-color: var(--line); }
.hero-foot { border-top-color: var(--line); }
.hero-foot span { color: var(--muted); }
.hero .button-ghost { border-color: var(--line); color: var(--plum); }
.hero .button-ghost:hover { background: var(--white); color: var(--plum); }
.hero .button-light { background: var(--plum); border-color: var(--plum); color: var(--white); }

.page-hero {
  background: #f8f5fa;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 72px 0 68px;
}
.page-hero::after { border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.07); height: 430px; right: -245px; top: -270px; width: 430px; }
.page-hero .display { font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5.1rem); max-width: 950px; }
.page-hero .lede, .breadcrumb { color: var(--muted); }

.section-dark { background: var(--ink-2); }
.section-plum { background: var(--plum); }
.division-header { margin-bottom: 34px; }
.division-grid { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.division-card { min-height: 320px; padding: 28px; }
.division-card h3 { font-size: 1.9rem; margin: 52px 0 14px; }
.division-card:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.055); transform: none; }
.division-card p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); }
.proof-item strong { font-size: 2.85rem; }
.answer-grid { margin-top: 38px; }
.answer-grid > div { min-height: 205px; padding: 30px; }
.answer-grid dt { font-size: 1.75rem; }
.path-grid { gap: 16px; margin-top: 38px; }
.path-card { min-height: 350px; padding: 36px 36px 96px; }
.path-card h3 { font-size: 2.35rem; margin: 3.5rem 0 1rem; }
.path-card .button-primary, .path-card .button-ghost { bottom: 32px; left: 36px; }
.service-list { margin-top: 42px; }
.service-row { padding: 24px 0; }
.service-row h3 { font-size: 1.75rem; }
.territory-card { min-height: 230px; }
.territory-card h3 { font-size: 1.8rem; margin-top: 62px; }
.story-panel blockquote { font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 3.5vw, 3.55rem); }
.scope-panel, .story-panel { min-height: 560px; }

.form-shell, .route-builder, .contact-card {
  border-color: var(--line);
  box-shadow: none;
}
.form-shell { padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 46px); }
.form-shell h2 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3.4vw, 3.25rem); }
.field input, .field select, .field textarea { border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.18); }
.contact-card { padding: 30px; }

.cookie-banner {
  border-color: var(--line);
  bottom: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 42px rgba(29,11,38,.16);
  left: 14px;
  max-width: 430px;
  padding: 18px;
}
.cookie-banner h2 { font-size: 1.45rem; margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.cookie-banner p { font-size: .78rem; line-height: 1.55; margin-bottom: .8rem; }
.cookie-actions { gap: 7px; }
.cookie-actions .button-primary, .cookie-actions .button-secondary { font-size: .75rem; min-height: 39px; padding: .48rem .72rem; }
.cookie-panel { padding: 12px; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .nav-shell { height: 72px; }
  .nav-links { inset: 72px 0 auto; }
  .selector-grid { gap: 0; grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 0; }
  .selector-intro { min-height: 530px; padding: 70px 28px; }
  .selector-panel { border-left: 0; border-right: 0; min-height: auto; }
  .market-card, .market-card.us { min-height: 230px; }
  .hero-grid { gap: 45px; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .section { padding: 62px 0; }
  .selector-intro { min-height: 510px; padding: 64px 22px; }
  .selector-intro .display { font-size: clamp(3rem, 15vw, 4.8rem); }
  .market-card, .market-card.us { min-height: 260px; padding: 28px 24px; }
  .international-entry { padding: 20px 24px; }
  .page-hero { padding: 58px 0 52px; }
  .path-card { padding: 28px 24px 90px; }
  .path-card .button-primary, .path-card .button-ghost { left: 24px; }
  .cookie-banner { bottom: 8px; left: 8px; max-width: none; right: 8px; }
}

/* Homepage optimisation: quiet confidence and clearer conversion hierarchy */
.home-page .selector-hero {
  background: #f8f5fa;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.home-page .selector-grid {
  min-height: min(720px, calc(100vh - 76px));
  min-height: min(720px, calc(100dvh - 76px));
}
.home-page .selector-intro .display {
  font-size: clamp(3.35rem, 5.2vw, 5.35rem);
  line-height: .96;
  max-width: 650px;
}
.home-page .selector-intro .lede {
  color: #5b5360;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  max-width: 580px;
}
.home-page .selector-panel {
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(46,0,72,.07);
}
.home-page .market-card,
.home-page .market-card.us {
  min-height: 215px;
}
.home-page .market-card p {
  color: #5b5360;
  font-size: .94rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.home-page .international-entry {
  grid-template-columns: 135px 1fr 40px;
}
.home-page .international-entry span {
  color: #5b5360;
  font-size: .8rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.home-page .section { padding: 82px 0; }
.home-page .headline {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3.5vw, 3.45rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
}
.home-page .statement { gap: 85px; }
.home-page .statement-copy p {
  color: #554d59;
  font-size: 1.03rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}
.home-page .proof-item { padding: 30px 26px; }
.home-page .proof-item strong { font-size: 2.65rem; }
.home-page .proof-item .proof-word {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  margin-bottom: .45rem;
}
.home-page .proof-item span { color: #5b5360; font-size: .82rem; }
.home-page .answer-section { background: var(--white); }
.home-page .answer-grid > div {
  background: var(--white);
  min-height: 185px;
  padding: 28px;
}
.home-page .answer-grid dt { font-size: 1.5rem; }
.home-page .answer-grid dd {
  color: #5b5360;
  font-size: .94rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-top: 20px;
}
.home-page #divisions { padding-bottom: 90px; padding-top: 90px; }
.home-page #divisions .division-card p {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.7);
  font-size: .92rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
}
.home-page #divisions .market-tag { font-size: .8rem; }
.home-page .image-story {
  background: var(--line);
  gap: 1px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1200px;
  min-height: 0;
}
.home-page .scope-panel {
  background: #f8f5fa;
  color: var(--ink);
  min-height: 500px;
}
.home-page .scope-panel::after { border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.11); }
.home-page .scope-kicker { color: var(--plum); }
.home-page .scope-line { border-top-color: var(--line); }
.home-page .scope-line span { color: #6b6270; }
.home-page .scope-line strong { color: var(--ink); font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.35vw, 2.35rem); }
.home-page .story-panel {
  background: var(--white);
  color: var(--ink);
  min-height: 500px;
}
.home-page .story-panel blockquote {
  color: var(--plum);
  font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 3.3vw, 3.35rem);
  line-height: 1.03;
}
.home-page .story-panel p { color: #5b5360; }
.home-page .story-panel .button-light {
  background: var(--plum);
  border-color: var(--plum);
  color: var(--white);
}
.home-page .principle h3 { font-size: 1.7rem; }
.home-page .principle p {
  color: #5b5360;
  font-size: .94rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.home-page #contact.section-plum {
  background: #f8f5fa;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.home-page #contact .contact-band { padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.home-page #contact .button-light {
  background: var(--plum);
  border-color: var(--plum);
  color: var(--white);
}
.home-page #contact .button-ghost {
  border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.25);
  color: var(--plum);
}
.home-page #contact .button-ghost:hover {
  background: var(--white);
  color: var(--plum);
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .home-page .selector-grid { min-height: auto; }
  .home-page .selector-intro { background: #f8f5fa; }
  .home-page .international-entry { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; }
  .home-page .international-entry span { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .home-page .image-story { margin-left: 22px; margin-right: 22px; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .home-page .section { padding: 64px 0; }
  .home-page .selector-intro .display { font-size: clamp(3rem, 14vw, 4.2rem); }
  .home-page .market-card,
  .home-page .market-card.us { min-height: 245px; }
  .home-page .statement { gap: 36px; }
  .home-page .answer-grid > div { min-height: 0; }
  .home-page .image-story { margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; }
  .home-page .scope-panel,
  .home-page .story-panel { min-height: 440px; }
}

/* Verovian signature: use the signal square from the brand mark */
.eyebrow {
  gap: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .17em;
}
.eyebrow::before {
  background: var(--signal);
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 1px;
  content: "";
  color: transparent;
  display: block;
  flex: 0 0 .52rem;
  font-size: 0;
  height: .52rem;
  width: .52rem;
}
.section-dark .eyebrow::before,
.section-plum .eyebrow::before,
.story-panel .eyebrow::before {
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .34);
  color: var(--signal);
}
.home-page .story-panel .eyebrow::before {
  border-color: rgba(46, 0, 72, .24);
  color: var(--plum);
}
.home-page #contact .eyebrow::before {
  border-color: rgba(46, 0, 72, .24);
  color: var(--plum);
}
.international-ribbon .eyebrow::before {
  background: var(--signal);
  border: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .eyebrow {
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: .62rem;
    letter-spacing: .145em;
  }
  .eyebrow::before {
    flex-basis: .48rem;
    height: .48rem;
    margin-top: .24rem;
    width: .48rem;
  }
}

/* Workforce advisory and international market dossiers */
.editorial-hero {
  background: #f8f5fa;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.editorial-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.28fr) minmax(330px, .72fr);
  min-height: 650px;
}
.editorial-copy {
  align-self: center;
  padding: 92px clamp(42px, 6vw, 88px) 92px 0;
}
.editorial-copy .display {
  font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 6.5vw, 6.7rem);
  max-width: 760px;
}
.editorial-copy .lede { color: #5b5360; margin-top: 2rem; max-width: 670px; }
.editorial-panel {
  background: var(--plum);
  color: var(--white);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: clamp(42px, 5vw, 68px);
  position: relative;
}
.editorial-panel::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 201, 8, .27);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 330px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -190px;
  top: -185px;
  width: 330px;
}
.editorial-folio {
  color: var(--signal);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.editorial-panel blockquote {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.3vw, 3.25rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
  line-height: 1.04;
  margin: 80px 0 48px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.editorial-panel p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); font-size: .96rem; margin: 0; }

.workforce-band {
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.workforce-band-grid {
  align-items: end;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(42px, 7vw, 100px);
  grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr;
}
.workforce-band .headline { max-width: 540px; }
.workforce-band-copy { display: grid; gap: 24px; }
.workforce-band-copy p { color: #5b5360; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0; }

.capability-ledger {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  margin-top: 52px;
}
.capability-item {
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  min-height: 285px;
  padding: 34px;
}
.capability-item .num,
.dossier-card .num {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.capability-item h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.75rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 68px 0 16px;
}
.capability-item p { color: #5b5360; font-size: .94rem; margin: 0; }
.capability-item > a { color: var(--plum); display: inline-block; font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 700; margin-top: 18px; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.capability-item:last-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; min-height: 240px; }

.advisory-strip {
  background: var(--ink-2);
  color: var(--white);
}
.advisory-strip .headline { max-width: 770px; }
.advisory-strip .lede { color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); }
.advisory-steps {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  margin-top: 52px;
}
.advisory-step {
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  min-height: 250px;
  padding: 28px 28px 28px 0;
}
.advisory-step + .advisory-step { padding-left: 28px; }
.advisory-step:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.advisory-step span { color: var(--signal); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.advisory-step h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.75rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.05; margin: 58px 0 14px; }
.advisory-step p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.66); font-size: .9rem; margin: 0; }

.dossier-grid {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  margin-top: 48px;
}
.dossier-card {
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 300px;
  padding: 30px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .2s ease, color .2s ease;
}
.dossier-card h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2.25rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin: auto 0 14px; }
.dossier-card p { color: #5b5360; font-size: .9rem; margin: 0; }
.dossier-card:hover { background: var(--plum); color: var(--white); }
.dossier-card:hover .num { color: var(--signal); }
.dossier-card:hover p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); }

.market-hero {
  background: #f8f5fa;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.market-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 330px;
  min-height: 585px;
}
.market-hero-copy { align-self: center; padding: 78px 70px 78px 0; }
.market-hero-copy .display { font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 6.7vw, 6.8rem); max-width: 800px; }
.market-hero-copy .lede { color: #5b5360; margin-top: 1.8rem; }
.market-code-panel {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--white);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: inherit;
  position: relative;
}
.market-code-panel strong {
  color: var(--plum);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(6.5rem, 12vw, 10rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.07em;
  line-height: .8;
}
.market-code-panel span { color: var(--muted); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .16em; margin-top: 28px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.market-code-panel::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.1);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 260px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -155px;
  top: -135px;
  width: 260px;
}

.market-facts {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}
.market-fact { border-right: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 34px; }
.market-fact:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.market-fact span { color: var(--plum-2); display: block; font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .14em; margin-bottom: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.market-fact strong { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.65rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; }

.consideration-grid { display: grid; gap: 1px; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); margin-top: 46px; }
.consideration {
  background: #f8f5fa;
  min-height: 215px;
  padding: 30px;
}
.consideration h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.7rem; font-weight: 500; margin: 0 0 14px; }
.consideration p { color: #5b5360; font-size: .93rem; margin: 0; }

.answer-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 44px; }
.answer-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; gap: 42px; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; padding: 30px 0; }
.answer-item h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.75rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0; }
.answer-item p { color: #5b5360; margin: 0; }

.market-disclaimer {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: #5b5360;
  font-size: .9rem;
  margin-top: 40px;
  padding: 22px 24px;
}
.market-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 9px; margin-top: 34px; }
.market-nav a { border: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--plum); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 750; padding: .65rem .8rem; text-decoration: none; }
.market-nav a:hover, .market-nav a[aria-current="page"] { background: var(--plum); color: var(--white); }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .editorial-hero-grid, .market-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .editorial-panel { min-height: 420px; }
  .market-code-panel { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); min-height: 260px; }
  .workforce-band-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .advisory-steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .advisory-step:nth-child(2) { border-right: 0; }
  .advisory-step:nth-child(n+3) { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); }
  .dossier-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .editorial-copy, .market-hero-copy { padding: 64px 0; }
  .editorial-copy .display, .market-hero-copy .display { font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 14vw, 4.5rem); }
  .editorial-panel { min-height: 360px; padding: 34px 26px; }
  .editorial-panel blockquote { margin: 54px 0 34px; }
  .capability-ledger, .dossier-grid, .consideration-grid, .market-facts { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .capability-item { min-height: 245px; padding: 26px; }
  .capability-item:last-child { grid-column: auto; }
  .capability-item h3 { margin-top: 52px; }
  .advisory-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .advisory-step, .advisory-step + .advisory-step { border-right: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); min-height: 220px; padding: 26px 0; }
  .advisory-step:first-child { border-top: 0; }
  .dossier-card { min-height: 255px; }
  .market-code-panel { min-height: 220px; }
  .market-fact { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-right: 0; padding: 26px 0; }
  .market-fact:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .answer-item { gap: 14px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* Homepage lead proposition: cross-border capability */
.cross-border-hero {
  background: #f7f3f8;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
.cross-border-hero::after {
  display: none;
}
.cross-border-hero-grid {
  align-items: stretch;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(48px, 5vw, 74px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(430px, .92fr);
  max-width: 1440px;
  min-height: min(680px, calc(100dvh - 76px));
  padding-bottom: clamp(48px, 6vh, 68px);
  padding-top: clamp(48px, 6vh, 68px);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.cross-border-hero-copy {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto;
  min-height: 530px;
  max-width: 760px;
}
.cross-border-hero .eyebrow { align-self: start; gap: .9rem; margin: 0; }
.cross-border-hero .display {
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 5vw, 5.6rem);
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
  line-height: .9;
  max-width: none;
}
.cross-border-hero .display span { display: block; white-space: nowrap; }
.cross-border-proposition { align-self: center; padding: 24px 0; }
.cross-border-hero .lede {
  color: #605763;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.1vw, 1.12rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin: 1.55rem 0 0;
  max-width: 620px;
}
.cross-border-hero .button-row { align-self: end; margin-top: 0; }
.cross-border-hero .button-secondary { background: rgba(255,255,255,.55); min-height: 50px; }
.cross-border-hero .button-secondary:hover { background: var(--white); border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.3); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.route-notation-hero {
  align-self: stretch;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.92);
  border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.15);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 60px rgba(46,0,72,.055);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto repeat(3, 1fr);
  min-height: 530px;
  padding: 0 30px;
}
.route-notation-head {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--plum);
  display: flex;
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: .11em;
  min-height: 58px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.route-notation-head span:last-child { color: var(--muted); font-weight: 700; }
.route-notation-hero .route-notation-row { border-bottom-color: rgba(46,0,72,.14); min-height: 0; }
.route-notation-hero .route-rule::before,
.route-notation-hero .route-rule::after { background: rgba(46,0,72,.3); }
.route-notation-hero .route-rule i { border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.35); }
.route-notation-hero .route-place { font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2vw, 1.9rem); }
.route-notation-hero .route-caption { font-size: .72rem; margin-top: 12px; }
.home-divisions { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }

/* Homepage art direction: editorial, human and unmistakably Verovian */
.home-visual-story {
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
.home-visual-grid {
  min-height: min(735px, calc(100dvh - 82px));
  position: relative;
}
.home-visual-grid::after {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--paper) 0%, var(--paper) 34%, rgba(248,247,243,.97) 43%, rgba(248,247,243,.76) 54%, rgba(248,247,243,0) 70%);
  content: "";
  inset: 0 calc((100vw - 100%) / -2) 0 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
}
.home-visual-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: inherit;
  padding: 86px 0 78px;
  position: relative;
  width: min(58%, 715px);
  z-index: 2;
}
.home-visual-copy .display {
  font-size: clamp(4.4rem, 7.5vw, 7.4rem);
  line-height: .82;
  max-width: 760px;
}
.home-visual-copy .lede {
  color: #554b58;
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.35vw, 1.18rem);
  margin: 2rem 0 0;
  max-width: 610px;
}
.home-visual-copy .button-secondary {
  background: rgba(248,247,243,.72);
  min-height: 50px;
}
.home-visual-copy .button-secondary:hover {
  background: var(--white);
  border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.32);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.home-visual-media {
  bottom: 0;
  left: 32%;
  margin: 0;
  position: absolute;
  right: calc((100vw - 100%) / -2);
  top: 0;
  z-index: 0;
}
.home-visual-media img {
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 55% center;
  width: 100%;
}
.home-visual-media figcaption {
  align-items: flex-end;
  background: rgba(24,0,37,.92);
  bottom: 0;
  color: var(--white);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-width: 290px;
  padding: 18px 24px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  text-align: right;
}
.home-visual-media figcaption span {
  color: var(--signal);
  font-size: .66rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-visual-media figcaption strong {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.28rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .015em;
}
.home-proof-line {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.2);
  display: flex;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: clamp(44px, 6vh, 70px);
  max-width: 670px;
  padding-top: 18px;
}
.home-proof-line span {
  color: #675d69;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .025em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  max-width: 132px;
}
.home-proof-line strong {
  color: var(--plum);
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.home-market-dock {
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 28px 0 0;
}
.home-market-heading {
  align-items: baseline;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.home-market-heading .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.home-market-heading > span { color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; }
.home-market-grid {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}
.home-market-link {
  align-items: center;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
  min-height: 152px;
  padding: 26px 28px;
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .25s ease, color .25s ease;
}
.home-market-link::after {
  background: var(--signal);
  bottom: 0;
  content: "";
  height: 3px;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .25s ease;
  width: 100%;
}
.home-market-link:hover { background: #f7f2f8; }
.home-market-link:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.home-market-index {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}
.home-market-link strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.4vw, 2.15rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
}
.home-market-link small {
  color: var(--muted);
  display: block;
  font-size: .72rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.home-market-mark {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid;
  font-size: .62rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  height: 38px;
  place-items: center;
  transition: background .25s ease, color .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
  width: 38px;
}
.home-market-link:hover .home-market-mark {
  background: var(--plum);
  color: var(--white);
}
.home-market-international { background: #fbf9fc; }

.home-page .home-advisory-band {
  background: var(--plum);
  border: 0;
  color: var(--white);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
.home-page .home-advisory-band::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(244,201,8,.24);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 460px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -260px;
  top: -280px;
  width: 460px;
}
.home-page .home-advisory-band .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.home-page .home-advisory-band .eyebrow { color: var(--signal); }
.home-page .home-advisory-band .headline { color: var(--white); }
.home-page .home-advisory-band .workforce-band-copy p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); }
.home-page .home-advisory-band .button-primary {
  background: var(--white);
  color: var(--plum);
}
.home-page .home-advisory-band .button-primary:hover { background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); }

.home-page .answer-section { background: #f4f0f5; }
.home-page .answer-grid > div {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.68);
  transition: background .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
}
.home-page .answer-grid > div:hover { background: var(--white); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.home-page #divisions { background: linear-gradient(145deg, #180025 0%, #250036 68%, #310047 100%); }
.home-page #divisions .division-card { overflow: hidden; }
.home-page #divisions .division-card::after {
  background: var(--signal);
  bottom: 0;
  content: "";
  height: 3px;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .25s ease;
  width: 100%;
}
.home-page #divisions .division-card:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.065); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.home-page #divisions .division-card:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

@media (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1180px) {
  .division-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .cross-border-hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    max-width: 900px;
    min-height: auto;
  }
  .cross-border-hero-copy { max-width: 780px; }
  .route-notation-hero { max-width: 780px; width: 100%; }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .cross-border-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: auto; }
  .cross-border-hero-copy { max-width: 760px; min-height: 500px; }
  .route-notation-hero { max-width: 720px; min-height: 500px; width: 100%; }
  .home-visual-grid { min-height: 680px; }
  .home-visual-copy { width: 66%; }
  .home-visual-media { left: 40%; }
  .home-visual-grid::after { background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--paper) 0%, var(--paper) 41%, rgba(248,247,243,.92) 53%, rgba(248,247,243,0) 78%); }
  .home-market-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .home-market-link { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); min-height: 126px; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .cross-border-hero-grid { gap: 44px; padding-bottom: 54px; padding-top: 54px; }
  .cross-border-hero-copy { display: block; min-height: 0; }
  .cross-border-hero .display { font-size: clamp(2.85rem, 12.6vw, 4.1rem); }
  .cross-border-proposition { padding: 38px 0 0; }
  .cross-border-hero .lede { line-height: 1.65; margin-top: 1.65rem; }
  .cross-border-hero .button-row { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; margin-top: 2rem; }
  .cross-border-hero .button-row a { width: 100%; }
  .route-notation-hero { box-shadow: none; min-height: 450px; padding: 0 16px; }
  .route-notation-head { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; line-height: 1.5; }
  .route-notation-hero .route-notation-row { min-height: 108px; }
  .route-notation-hero .route-place { font-size: 1.35rem; }
  .home-visual-grid { min-height: auto; padding: 0; }
  .home-visual-grid::after { display: none; }
  .home-visual-copy { min-height: auto; padding: 64px 0 52px; width: 100%; }
  .home-visual-copy .display { font-size: clamp(3.65rem, 17vw, 5.1rem); }
  .home-visual-copy .lede { margin-top: 1.5rem; }
  .home-proof-line { gap: 16px; margin-top: 42px; }
  .home-proof-line span { font-size: .66rem; }
  .home-visual-media { aspect-ratio: 1.15 / 1; left: auto; position: relative; right: auto; top: auto; }
  .home-visual-media img { object-position: 61% center; }
  .home-visual-media figcaption { min-width: 0; padding: 14px 18px; }
  .home-market-heading { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
  .home-market-heading > span { margin: -12px 0 22px 40px; }
  .home-market-link { gap: 14px; min-height: 116px; padding: 22px 18px; }
  .home-market-link strong { font-size: 1.65rem; }
  .home-market-mark { height: 34px; width: 34px; }
}

/* Global navigation: market-led, editorial and conversion focused */
.site-header {
  border-top: 3px solid var(--plum);
  transition: box-shadow .25s ease, background .25s ease;
}
.site-header.is-scrolled {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.985);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 34px rgba(29,11,38,.075);
}
.nav-shell {
  gap: clamp(28px, 3vw, 48px);
  height: 84px;
  max-width: 1440px;
}
.brand img { width: 160px; }
.nav-links {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  gap: clamp(22px, 2.5vw, 40px);
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
}
.market-switcher {
  align-items: stretch;
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.14);
  display: flex;
  min-height: 52px;
}
.market-switcher-label {
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--muted);
  display: flex;
  font-size: .62rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  padding: 0 13px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.market-switcher .nav-market {
  align-items: flex-start;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.14);
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 78px;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .2s ease, color .2s ease;
}
.market-switcher .nav-market::after {
  background: var(--signal);
  bottom: -1px;
  content: "";
  height: 3px;
  left: -1px;
  position: absolute;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .2s ease;
  width: calc(100% + 2px);
}
.market-switcher .nav-market span {
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.market-switcher .nav-market small {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .58rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-top: 4px;
}
.market-switcher .nav-market:hover,
.market-switcher .nav-market[aria-current="page"],
.market-switcher .nav-market[aria-current="location"] { background: #f7f3f8; color: var(--plum); }
.market-switcher .nav-market:hover::after,
.market-switcher .nav-market[aria-current="page"]::after,
.market-switcher .nav-market[aria-current="location"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.nav-primary {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(18px, 2vw, 30px);
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 0;
}
.nav-primary > a {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: .82rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  padding: 28px 0 26px;
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.nav-primary > a::after {
  background: var(--plum);
  bottom: 19px;
  content: "";
  height: 1px;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .2s ease;
  width: 100%;
}
.nav-primary > a:hover::after,
.nav-primary > a[aria-current="page"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.nav-primary > a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--plum); }
.nav-links > .nav-brief {
  background: var(--plum);
  border-color: var(--plum);
  color: var(--white);
  min-height: 50px;
  padding-left: 1.25rem;
  padding-right: 1.25rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.nav-links > .nav-brief:hover,
.nav-links > .nav-brief[aria-current="page"] { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }

@media (max-width: 1120px) and (min-width: 981px) {
  .nav-shell { gap: 24px; }
  .nav-links { gap: 20px; }
  .market-switcher-label { display: none; }
  .market-switcher .nav-market { min-width: 48px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; }
  .market-switcher .nav-market small { display: none; }
  .nav-primary { gap: 18px; }
  .nav-primary > a { font-size: .78rem; }
  .nav-links > .nav-brief { padding-left: .9rem; padding-right: .9rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .nav-shell { height: 78px; }
  .nav-links {
    align-items: stretch;
    background: var(--paper);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    display: none;
    gap: 0;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    inset: 81px 0 auto;
    max-height: calc(100dvh - 81px);
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding: 24px 22px 30px;
    position: fixed;
  }
  .nav-links.is-open { display: grid; }
  .market-switcher {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .market-switcher-label {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    min-height: 38px;
  }
  .market-switcher .nav-market { min-height: 62px; padding: 10px 13px; }
  .market-switcher .nav-market small { display: block; }
  .nav-primary {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
  }
  .nav-primary > a {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.55rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 17px 2px;
  }
  .nav-primary > a::after { display: none; }
  .nav-links > .nav-brief { margin-top: 22px; width: 100%; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .nav-shell { height: 70px; }
  .brand img { width: 142px; }
  .nav-links { inset: 73px 0 auto; max-height: calc(100dvh - 73px); }
}

/* Homepage answers: concise facts with editorial authority */
.home-page .answer-section {
  background: #f4f0f5;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.home-page .answer-header {
  align-items: end;
  border-bottom: 0;
}
.home-page .answer-header .headline { max-width: 690px; }
.home-page .answer-header .lede { max-width: 470px; }
.home-page .answer-grid {
  background: rgba(46,0,72,.14);
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.14);
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: 58px;
}
.home-page .answer-grid > div {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.93);
  border: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 350px;
  padding: clamp(32px, 3vw, 44px);
  transition: background .2s ease;
}
.home-page .answer-grid > div:hover {
  background: var(--white);
  transform: none;
}
.home-page .answer-grid > div:first-child {
  background: var(--plum);
  color: var(--white);
}
.home-page .answer-grid dt {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 2.6vw, 2.35rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.04;
  margin: 0;
}
.home-page .answer-meta {
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--plum-2);
  display: flex;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  margin-bottom: clamp(56px, 6vw, 82px);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-page .answer-meta span:first-child {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.18);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: inline-flex;
  height: 34px;
  justify-content: center;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
  width: 34px;
}
.home-page .answer-grid dd {
  color: #5f5762;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
  margin: 30px 0 0;
  max-width: 590px;
}
.home-page .answer-grid dd p { margin: 0; }
.home-page .answer-grid dd p + p { margin-top: 20px; }
.home-page .answer-grid dd strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: .69rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-page .answer-index,
.home-page .answer-capability-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.home-page .answer-index {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.home-page .answer-index li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.23rem;
  line-height: 1.05;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 11px 12px 11px 0;
}
.home-page .answer-index li:nth-child(even) { padding-left: 12px; }
.home-page .answer-capability-list li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: .89rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 8px 0;
}
.home-page .answer-index + p,
.home-page .answer-capability-list + p {
  color: #6b6370;
  font-size: .85rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin-top: 18px;
}
.home-page .answer-grid > div:first-child .answer-meta { color: var(--signal); }
.home-page .answer-grid > div:first-child .answer-meta span:first-child { border-color: rgba(244,201,8,.42); }
.home-page .answer-grid > div:first-child dd { color: rgba(255,255,255,.74); }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-page .answer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-top: 42px; }
  .home-page .answer-grid > div { min-height: 0; padding: 30px 26px 34px; }
  .home-page .answer-meta { margin-bottom: 46px; }
  .home-page .answer-grid dt { font-size: 1.8rem; }
  .home-page .answer-grid dd { margin-top: 24px; }
  .home-page .answer-index { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .home-page .answer-index li:nth-child(even) { padding-left: 0; }
}

/* Homepage group dossier: an editorial ledger, not a card grid */
.home-page .answer-section {
  background: var(--ink);
  border: 0;
  color: var(--white);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(96px, 10vw, 150px) 0;
  position: relative;
}
.home-page .answer-section::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(244,201,8,.12);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 520px;
  left: -380px;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  top: -350px;
  width: 520px;
}
.home-page .answer-section > .wrap {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(64px, 9vw, 132px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, .7fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.home-page .answer-header {
  align-items: start;
  display: block;
  position: sticky;
  top: 118px;
}
.home-page .answer-header .eyebrow { color: var(--signal); }
.home-page .answer-header .eyebrow::before { background: rgba(244,201,8,.72); }
.home-page .answer-header .headline {
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: clamp(3.15rem, 4.6vw, 4.75rem);
  line-height: .94;
  max-width: 520px;
}
.home-page .answer-header .lede {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.62);
  margin: 32px 0 0;
  max-width: 440px;
}
.home-page .answer-folio {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.46);
  display: flex;
  font-size: .65rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  margin: 48px 0 0;
  max-width: 440px;
  padding: 17px 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-page .answer-grid {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
}
.home-page .answer-grid > div,
.home-page .answer-grid > div:first-child {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  color: var(--white);
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(34px, 5vw, 72px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(205px, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  min-height: 0;
  padding: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 56px) 0;
}
.home-page .answer-grid > div:hover,
.home-page .answer-grid > div:first-child:hover { background: transparent; }
.home-page .answer-grid dt {
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.5vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 1;
}
.home-page .answer-meta {
  align-items: baseline;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.48);
  gap: 16px;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.home-page .answer-meta span:first-child,
.home-page .answer-grid > div:first-child .answer-meta span:first-child {
  border: 0;
  color: var(--signal);
  display: inline;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  height: auto;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1;
  width: auto;
}
.home-page .answer-grid > div:first-child .answer-meta { color: rgba(255,255,255,.48); }
.home-page .answer-grid dd,
.home-page .answer-grid > div:first-child dd {
  align-self: end;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.68);
  line-height: 1.68;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: none;
}
.home-page .answer-grid dd strong { color: var(--signal); }
.home-page .answer-index { border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,.16); }
.home-page .answer-index li {
  border-bottom-color: rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: clamp(1.22rem, 1.8vw, 1.52rem);
  padding-bottom: 13px;
  padding-top: 13px;
}
.home-page .answer-capability-list li {
  border-bottom-color: rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.9);
  padding: 10px 0;
}
.home-page .answer-index + p,
.home-page .answer-capability-list + p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .home-page .answer-section > .wrap { gap: 58px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .home-page .answer-header { position: static; }
  .home-page .answer-header .headline,
  .home-page .answer-header .lede,
  .home-page .answer-folio { max-width: 720px; }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .home-page .answer-section { padding: 76px 0; }
  .home-page .answer-header .headline { font-size: clamp(3rem, 14vw, 4.25rem); }
  .home-page .answer-grid > div,
  .home-page .answer-grid > div:first-child {
    gap: 26px;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 38px 0;
  }
  .home-page .answer-meta { margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .home-page .answer-grid dd { font-size: .96rem; }
}

/* Employer briefing journey */
.employer-page .employer-hero {
  background: #f6f3f7;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 0;
}
.employer-hero-grid {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(56px, 8vw, 116px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.22fr) minmax(320px, .78fr);
  min-height: 490px;
  padding-bottom: 62px;
  padding-top: 58px;
}
.employer-page .employer-hero .breadcrumb { color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 1.55rem; }
.employer-page .employer-hero .display {
  font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 5.5vw, 5.35rem);
  max-width: 820px;
}
.employer-page .employer-hero .lede { color: var(--muted); max-width: 700px; }
.employer-hero-note {
  background: var(--white);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--signal);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(46,0,72,.1);
  padding: 34px;
}
.employer-hero-note > span,
.employer-direct > span,
.brief-submit-panel > div > span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  display: block;
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.employer-hero-note > strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2.15rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-top: 42px;
}
.employer-hero-note ul { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); list-style: none; margin: 24px 0 0; padding: 12px 0 0; }
.employer-hero-note li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--muted); font-size: .88rem; padding: 9px 0; }

.employer-journey-strip { background: var(--plum); color: var(--white); }
.employer-journey-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.employer-journey-grid article {
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  min-height: 188px;
  padding: 30px 34px 28px 0;
}
.employer-journey-grid article + article { padding-left: 34px; }
.employer-journey-grid article:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.employer-journey-grid span {
  color: var(--signal);
  display: block;
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.employer-journey-grid strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.4vw, 2.15rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.02;
  margin-top: 34px;
}
.employer-journey-grid p {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.7);
  font-size: .94rem;
  margin: 14px 0 0;
}
.employer-brief-section { background: #f3eff5; padding-bottom: 118px; padding-top: 102px; }
.employer-brief-section .content-grid {
  gap: clamp(52px, 7vw, 90px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(330px, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
}
.employer-brief-section .content-aside .headline { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 4.2vw, 4rem); max-width: 440px; }
.employer-brief-section .content-aside > .lede { color: var(--muted); font-size: 1rem; max-width: 430px; }
.employer-scope {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-top: 34px;
  padding-top: 22px;
}
.employer-scope > span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.employer-scope ul { margin: 14px 0 0; padding: 0; }
.employer-scope li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: #5b5360;
  font-size: .94rem;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 11px 0;
}
.employer-direct { background: var(--white); border-top: 3px solid var(--signal); margin-top: 38px; padding: 26px; }
.employer-direct p { color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; margin: 12px 0 20px; }
.employer-direct .button-secondary { border-color: var(--plum); width: 100%; }

.employer-page .form-shell {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--signal);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 80px rgba(46,0,72,.11);
  padding: 0;
}
.form-shell-head {
  align-items: end;
  display: flex;
  gap: 30px;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 48px 48px 22px;
}
.form-shell-head .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.form-shell-head h2 { margin: 0; }
.form-shell-head > span { color: var(--muted); font-size: .78rem; padding-bottom: 7px; white-space: nowrap; }
.employer-page .form-intro { font-size: 1rem; margin: 0; max-width: 760px; padding: 0 48px 40px; }
.brief-stage {
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin: 0;
  min-inline-size: 0;
  padding: 38px 48px 44px;
}
.brief-stage legend {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2px 18px;
  grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr);
  padding: 0;
  width: 100%;
}
.brief-stage legend > span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  padding-top: 7px;
}
.brief-stage legend > strong {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
}
.brief-stage legend > small { color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; margin-top: 5px; }
.brief-stage .form-grid { margin-top: 30px; }
.employer-page .field { gap: 9px; }
.employer-page .field label { align-items: center; display: flex; font-size: .88rem; gap: 9px; justify-content: space-between; }
.field-required,
.field-optional {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.field-optional { color: var(--muted); }
.employer-page .field input,
.employer-page .field select,
.employer-page .field textarea {
  background-color: #fcfbfd;
  border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.24);
  min-height: 58px;
  padding: .9rem 1rem;
}
.employer-page .field select {
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16'%3E%3Cpath d='m3 6 5 5 5-5' fill='none' stroke='%232e0048' stroke-width='1.6' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-position: right 16px center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  padding-right: 46px;
}
.employer-page .field textarea { min-height: 210px; }
.employer-page .field-hint { font-size: .78rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.employer-page .check-row {
  align-items: start;
  background: #f7f3f8;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
  grid-template-columns: 24px minmax(0, 1fr);
  padding: 20px;
}
.employer-page .check-row input {
  accent-color: var(--plum);
  appearance: auto;
  cursor: pointer;
  height: 22px;
  margin: 2px 0 0;
  min-height: 22px;
  padding: 0;
  width: 22px;
}
.employer-page .check-row label { cursor: pointer; display: block; font-size: .9rem; }
.employer-page .check-row label strong { color: var(--ink); display: block; font-size: .9rem; }
.employer-page .check-row label span { color: var(--muted); display: block; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.55; margin-top: 3px; }
.brief-submit-panel {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
  display: grid;
  gap: 36px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  margin: 0 48px;
  padding: 28px 30px;
}
.brief-submit-panel > div > span { color: var(--signal); }
.brief-submit-panel p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); font-size: .86rem; margin: 8px 0 0; max-width: 480px; }
.brief-submit-panel .form-actions { flex-wrap: nowrap; margin: 0; }
.brief-submit-panel .button-primary { background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); white-space: nowrap; }
.brief-submit-panel .button-primary:hover { background: var(--white); }
.brief-submit-panel .button-secondary { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.34); color: var(--white); white-space: nowrap; }
.employer-page .form-status { margin-left: 48px; margin-right: 48px; }
.employer-page .privacy-note { margin: 18px 48px 0; padding-bottom: 40px; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .employer-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; }
  .employer-hero-note { max-width: 620px; }
  .employer-brief-section .content-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .employer-brief-section .content-aside { position: static; }
  .employer-brief-section .content-aside .headline,
  .employer-brief-section .content-aside > .lede { max-width: 720px; }
  .employer-direct { max-width: 540px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .employer-hero-grid { gap: 38px; padding-bottom: 52px; padding-top: 48px; }
  .employer-page .employer-hero .display { font-size: clamp(3.15rem, 13vw, 4.5rem); }
  .employer-journey-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .employer-journey-grid article,
  .employer-journey-grid article + article {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
    border-right: 0;
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 28px 0;
  }
  .employer-journey-grid article:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .employer-journey-grid strong { margin-top: 22px; }
  .employer-brief-section { padding-bottom: 78px; padding-top: 76px; }
  .form-shell-head { align-items: start; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; padding: 36px 24px 18px; }
  .form-shell-head > span { padding: 0; }
  .employer-page .form-intro { padding: 0 24px 32px; }
  .brief-stage { padding: 32px 24px 36px; }
  .brief-stage .form-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .brief-submit-panel { align-items: stretch; grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin: 0 24px; }
  .brief-submit-panel .form-actions { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; }
  .brief-submit-panel .form-actions > * { width: 100%; }
  .employer-page .form-status { margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 24px; }
  .brief-ready { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin: 20px 24px 0; }
  .brief-ready-actions { min-width: 0; }
  .employer-page .privacy-note { margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 24px; }
}

/* UK and US market entrances: editorial clarity with immediate audience routing */
.market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) {
  background: #f7f3f8;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
.market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us)::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.07);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 520px;
  left: -360px;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  top: -360px;
  width: 520px;
}
.market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-grid {
  align-items: stretch;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(50px, 6.4vw, 92px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(390px, .88fr);
  min-height: min(720px, calc(100vh - 76px));
  min-height: min(720px, calc(100dvh - 76px));
}
.market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy {
  align-self: center;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 78px 0 70px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy .display {
  font-size: clamp(3.75rem, 5.9vw, 6.15rem);
  line-height: .91;
  max-width: 780px;
}
.market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy .lede {
  color: #5b5360;
  margin: 30px 0 0;
  max-width: 670px;
}
.market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy .button-row { margin-top: 32px; }
.market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy .button-secondary {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.54);
  min-height: 46px;
  padding: .7rem 1.08rem;
}
.market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy .button-secondary:hover {
  background: var(--white);
  border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.3);
}
.market-signals {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.16);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: 48px;
  max-width: 720px;
  padding-top: 22px;
}
.market-signals > div {
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.13);
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0 20px;
}
.market-signals > div:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.market-signals > div:last-child { border-right: 0; padding-right: 0; }
.market-signals strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.85rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
}
.market-signals span {
  color: #746b78;
  display: block;
  font-size: .66rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin-top: 8px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.market-route-panel {
  align-self: center;
  background: var(--plum);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 75px rgba(46,0,72,.16);
  color: var(--white);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr 1fr auto;
  margin: 52px 0;
  min-height: 570px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.market-route-panel::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.09);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 290px;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  right: -185px;
  top: -180px;
  width: 290px;
}
.market-route-head,
.market-route-entity {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  font-size: .63rem;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 800;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  padding: 21px 30px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.market-route-head { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); }
.market-route-head span:last-child { color: var(--signal); }
.market-route {
  align-items: start;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  display: grid;
  gap: 24px;
  grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr;
  padding: 34px 30px;
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .22s ease;
}
.market-route:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.065); }
.market-route-index {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.26);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--signal);
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: .62rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  height: 34px;
  justify-content: center;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  width: 34px;
}
.market-route-content { display: block; min-width: 0; }
.market-route-content small {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.62);
  display: block;
  font-size: .66rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.market-route-content strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 2.8vw, 2.55rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  line-height: .98;
  max-width: 350px;
}
.market-route-content em {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.56);
  display: block;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-top: 18px;
  max-width: 350px;
}
.market-route-entity {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.52);
  justify-content: flex-start;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  padding-top: 18px;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-grid { gap: 0; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy { padding: 72px 0 56px; }
  .market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy .display { max-width: 850px; }
  .market-route-panel { margin: 0 0 64px; min-height: 520px; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy { padding: 58px 0 46px; }
  .market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy .display { font-size: clamp(3.15rem, 15vw, 4.55rem); }
  .market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy .lede { margin-top: 24px; }
  .market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy .button-row { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; }
  .market-hero:is(.market-hero-uk, .market-hero-us) .market-hero-copy .button-row a { width: 100%; }
  .market-signals { gap: 0; margin-top: 38px; }
  .market-signals > div { padding: 0 12px; }
  .market-signals strong { font-size: 1.55rem; }
  .market-signals span { font-size: .58rem; letter-spacing: .055em; }
  .market-route-panel { margin-bottom: 42px; min-height: 0; }
  .market-route-head, .market-route-entity { padding-left: 22px; padding-right: 22px; }
  .market-route { gap: 16px; grid-template-columns: 32px 1fr; padding: 30px 22px; }
  .market-route-index { height: 30px; width: 30px; }
  .market-route-content strong { font-size: 1.85rem; }
}

/* Workforce solutions: executive advisory and delivery */
.workforce-page .workforce-hero {
  background: #f7f3f8;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.workforce-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(46px, 6vw, 90px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.04fr) minmax(410px, .96fr);
  min-height: 700px;
}
.workforce-hero-copy {
  align-self: center;
  padding: 80px 0;
}
.workforce-hero-copy .breadcrumb {
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 3.1rem;
}
.workforce-hero-copy .display {
  font-size: clamp(4.1rem, 6.8vw, 7rem);
  max-width: 790px;
}
.workforce-hero-copy .lede {
  color: #5b5360;
  margin: 2rem 0 0;
  max-width: 720px;
}
.workforce-hero-copy .button-secondary {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.46);
  min-height: 50px;
}
.workforce-hero-copy .button-secondary:hover {
  background: var(--white);
  border-color: rgba(46,0,72,.28);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.mandate-model {
  align-self: center;
  background: var(--plum);
  box-shadow: 26px 30px 0 rgba(46,0,72,.07);
  color: var(--white);
  margin: 62px 0;
  min-height: 570px;
  padding: clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px);
  position: relative;
}
.mandate-model::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(244,201,8,.22);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 260px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -150px;
  top: -150px;
  width: 260px;
}
.mandate-model-head {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  color: var(--signal);
  display: flex;
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  padding-bottom: 22px;
  position: relative;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  z-index: 1;
}
.mandate-model ol {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.mandate-model li {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  grid-template-columns: 34px 1fr;
  min-height: 88px;
}
.mandate-model li > span {
  color: var(--signal);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}
.mandate-model li div {
  align-items: baseline;
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
  grid-template-columns: 78px 1fr;
}
.mandate-model small {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.56);
  font-size: .67rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.mandate-model strong {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.06;
}
.mandate-model > p {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.66);
  font-size: .86rem;
  margin: 28px 0 0 56px;
  max-width: 330px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.workforce-credentials {
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.workforce-credentials-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}
.workforce-credentials-grid > div {
  align-items: baseline;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  min-height: 104px;
  padding: 28px 30px;
}
.workforce-credentials-grid > div:first-child { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.workforce-credentials-grid strong {
  color: var(--plum);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.workforce-credentials-grid span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .73rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  line-height: 1.45;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.workforce-intro { background: var(--white); }
.workforce-intro-grid {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(54px, 9vw, 130px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .92fr) minmax(0, 1.08fr);
}
.workforce-intro .headline { max-width: 590px; }
.workforce-intro-copy {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  padding-top: 27px;
}
.workforce-intro-copy p {
  color: #5b5360;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.workforce-intro-copy .workforce-principle {
  color: var(--plum);
  font-size: .71rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  margin-top: 8px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.workforce-section-head {
  align-items: end;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(42px, 8vw, 110px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(330px, .92fr);
}
.workforce-section-head .headline { max-width: 780px; }
.workforce-section-head .lede { margin: 0; }
.engagement-section { background: #f7f3f8; }
.engagement-grid {
  background: rgba(46,0,72,.14);
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.14);
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  margin-top: 58px;
}
.engagement-grid article {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.96);
  min-height: 285px;
  padding: 32px;
  transition: background .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
.engagement-grid article:hover {
  background: var(--white);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}
.engagement-grid article > span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
}
.engagement-grid h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  line-height: 1.02;
  margin: 68px 0 15px;
}
.engagement-grid p {
  color: #5b5360;
  font-size: .91rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.solution-architecture { background: var(--white); }
.solution-pillars {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  margin-top: 58px;
}
.solution-pillar {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: 1fr auto;
  min-height: 590px;
  padding: clamp(34px, 4.5vw, 58px);
}
.solution-pillar-advisory {
  background: var(--plum);
  color: var(--white);
}
.solution-pillar-delivery {
  background: #f7f3f8;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.solution-pillar-head > span {
  color: var(--signal);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.solution-pillar-delivery .solution-pillar-head > span { color: var(--plum-2); }
.solution-pillar h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 3.8vw, 3.7rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  line-height: .96;
  margin: 56px 0 20px;
  max-width: 510px;
}
.solution-pillar-head p {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.68);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 480px;
}
.solution-pillar-delivery .solution-pillar-head p { color: #5b5360; }
.solution-pillar ul {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  list-style: none;
  margin: 48px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.solution-pillar-delivery ul { border-color: var(--line); }
.solution-pillar li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
  font-size: .87rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  padding: 13px 0;
}
.solution-pillar-delivery li { border-color: var(--line); }
.scope-note {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--signal);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .82rem;
  margin: 28px 0 0;
  max-width: 980px;
  padding-left: 18px;
}
.workforce-page .advisory-strip .workforce-section-head .lede { color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); }
.workforce-markets { background: #f7f3f8; }
.workforce-dossiers .dossier-card { min-height: 360px; }
.workforce-dossiers .dossier-card h3 { margin-top: auto; }
.workforce-dossiers .text-link {
  color: var(--plum);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  margin-top: 24px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.workforce-dossiers .dossier-card:hover .text-link { color: var(--signal); }
.buyer-context {
  align-items: baseline;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 28px;
  grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr;
  padding: 28px 4px;
}
.buyer-context span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.buyer-context p {
  color: #5b5360;
  font-size: .91rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.workforce-answers { background: var(--white); }
.workforce-answers-grid {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(55px, 9vw, 130px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
}
.workforce-answers-intro {
  position: sticky;
  top: 120px;
}
.workforce-answers-intro .headline {
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 4.6vw, 4.6rem);
}
.workforce-answers-intro .text-link {
  color: var(--plum);
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  margin-top: 22px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-underline-offset: 5px;
}
.workforce-faq { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.workforce-faq details { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.workforce-faq summary {
  align-items: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: grid;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.3vw, 2.05rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  gap: 24px;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 34px;
  line-height: 1.08;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 28px 0;
}
.workforce-faq summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.workforce-faq summary span {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  height: 34px;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: transform .2s ease, background .2s ease;
  width: 34px;
}
.workforce-faq details[open] summary span {
  background: var(--plum);
  color: var(--signal);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}
.workforce-faq details p {
  color: #5b5360;
  margin: -4px 58px 30px 0;
  max-width: 730px;
}
.workforce-cta .contact-band > div:first-child > p:last-child {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.7);
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  max-width: 690px;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .workforce-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .workforce-hero-copy { padding-bottom: 18px; }
  .mandate-model { margin: 0 0 70px; min-height: 535px; }
  .workforce-section-head { align-items: start; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .engagement-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .workforce-answers-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .workforce-answers-intro { position: static; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .workforce-hero-grid { gap: 24px; }
  .workforce-hero-copy { padding: 58px 0 16px; }
  .workforce-hero-copy .breadcrumb { margin-bottom: 2.3rem; }
  .workforce-hero-copy .display { font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 15.5vw, 4.7rem); }
  .workforce-hero-copy .button-row { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; }
  .workforce-hero-copy .button-row a { width: 100%; }
  .mandate-model { box-shadow: 12px 14px 0 rgba(46,0,72,.07); margin-bottom: 56px; min-height: 0; padding: 30px 24px; }
  .mandate-model li { min-height: 94px; }
  .mandate-model li div { gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .mandate-model strong { font-size: 1.32rem; }
  .mandate-model > p { margin-left: 0; }
  .workforce-credentials-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 0 24px; }
  .workforce-credentials-grid > div,
  .workforce-credentials-grid > div:first-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 0; border-right: 0; min-height: 86px; padding: 22px 0; }
  .workforce-credentials-grid > div:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .workforce-intro-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .engagement-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-top: 42px; }
  .engagement-grid article { min-height: 245px; padding: 28px 25px; }
  .engagement-grid h3 { margin-top: 52px; }
  .solution-pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-top: 42px; }
  .solution-pillar { min-height: 540px; padding: 34px 26px; }
  .solution-pillar h3 { font-size: 2.6rem; }
  .workforce-dossiers .dossier-card { min-height: 285px; }
  .buyer-context { gap: 12px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .workforce-faq summary { font-size: 1.55rem; padding: 24px 0; }
  .workforce-faq details p { margin-right: 0; }
}

/* Market-specific workforce architecture */
.market-workforce-page .workforce-hero-copy .display {
  font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 6.2vw, 6.45rem);
}
.market-workforce-page .mandate-model {
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, var(--plum) 0%, var(--ink-2) 100%);
}
.workforce-credentials-four { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
.workforce-credentials-four > div {
  align-items: flex-start;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  padding-left: 24px;
  padding-right: 24px;
}
.workforce-credentials-four strong {
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  line-height: 1;
}
.local-capabilities-section { background: #f7f3f8; }
.local-capability-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  margin-top: 58px;
  background: rgba(46,0,72,.16);
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.16);
}
.local-capability-card {
  background: var(--white);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 570px;
  padding: clamp(30px, 3.5vw, 46px);
}
.local-capability-card > span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.local-capability-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 3.1vw, 3.15rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  line-height: .97;
  margin: 60px 0 20px;
}
.local-capability-card > p {
  color: #5b5360;
  font-size: .94rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.local-capability-card ul {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  list-style: none;
  margin: auto 0 0;
  padding: 38px 0 0;
}
.local-capability-card li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: .83rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  padding: 12px 0;
}
.local-capability-featured {
  background: var(--plum);
  color: var(--white);
}
.local-capability-featured > span { color: var(--signal); }
.local-capability-featured > p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); }
.local-capability-featured ul,
.local-capability-featured li { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.16); }
.market-context-section { background: var(--white); }
.setting-grid {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  margin-top: 52px;
}
.setting-grid > div {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: 190px;
  padding: 28px;
}
.setting-grid span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}
.setting-grid strong {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.05;
}
.cross-border-callout {
  align-items: end;
  background: #f7f3f8;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--signal);
  display: grid;
  gap: 40px;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  margin-top: 28px;
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 46px);
}
.cross-border-callout span,
.local-route-band span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  display: block;
  font-size: .69rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.cross-border-callout h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.7rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 34px 0 14px;
  max-width: 720px;
}
.cross-border-callout p {
  color: #5b5360;
  font-size: .9rem;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 700px;
}
.local-route-band {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 40px;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  padding: 34px 4px;
}
.local-route-band p {
  color: #5b5360;
  margin: 8px 0 0;
}
.section-action {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  margin-top: 34px;
}

/* Group principles and operating identity */
.about-values { background: var(--white); }
.about-principles {
  background: rgba(46,0,72,.14);
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.14);
  gap: 1px;
  margin-top: 58px;
}
.about-principles .principle {
  background: #f8f5fa;
  border: 0;
  min-height: 320px;
  padding: 34px;
}
.about-principles .principle + .principle {
  border-left: 0;
  padding-left: 34px;
}
.about-principles .num {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  display: block;
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  margin-bottom: 76px;
}
.about-principles .principle h3 { font-size: 2.65rem; }
.about-operating-model { background: #f7f3f8; }
.about-human-tech { background: var(--plum); }
.about-human-tech-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(50px, 9vw, 130px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, .95fr);
}
.about-human-tech-grid .headline { max-width: 690px; }
.about-human-tech-grid > div:last-child {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  padding-top: 28px;
}
.about-human-tech-grid > div:last-child p {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}
.entity-layout {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(48px, 8vw, 110px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
}
.entity-cards { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.entity-cards article {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 28px 0 30px;
}
.entity-cards span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .69rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.entity-cards h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3vw, 2.75rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 28px 0 18px;
}
.entity-cards a {
  color: var(--plum);
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}

/* UK social value */
.social-value-hero .display { max-width: 960px; }
.impact-intro-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(50px, 9vw, 130px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
}
.impact-intro-grid > div:last-child {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-top: 28px;
}
.impact-intro-grid > div:last-child p {
  color: #5b5360;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}
.impact-priorities { background: #f7f3f8; }
.impact-grid {
  background: rgba(46,0,72,.15);
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.15);
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  margin-top: 52px;
}
.impact-grid article {
  background: var(--white);
  min-height: 330px;
  padding: clamp(30px, 4vw, 44px);
}
.impact-grid span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
}
.impact-grid h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.75rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 70px 0 18px;
}
.impact-grid p { color: #5b5360; margin: 0; }
.impact-standard-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(50px, 9vw, 130px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
}
.impact-principles { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.impact-principles > div {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  display: grid;
  gap: 24px;
  grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr;
  padding: 24px 0;
}
.impact-principles span {
  color: var(--signal);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}
.impact-principles p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); margin: 0; }
.access-link-grid {
  align-items: end;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(50px, 9vw, 130px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(300px, .85fr);
}
.access-actions {
  align-items: stretch;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
}
.access-actions a { width: 100%; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .workforce-credentials-four { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .local-capability-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .local-capability-card { min-height: 510px; }
  .setting-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .about-human-tech-grid,
  .entity-layout,
  .impact-intro-grid,
  .impact-standard-grid,
  .access-link-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .market-workforce-page .workforce-hero-copy .display { font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 14.8vw, 4.45rem); }
  .workforce-credentials-four { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .local-capability-card { min-height: 500px; padding: 30px 25px; }
  .local-capability-card h3 { margin-top: 48px; }
  .setting-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .setting-grid > div { min-height: 150px; padding: 24px; }
  .cross-border-callout,
  .local-route-band { align-items: start; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .cross-border-callout .button-primary,
  .local-route-band .button-primary { width: 100%; }
  .about-principles .principle,
  .about-principles .principle + .principle { min-height: 275px; padding: 28px 25px; }
  .about-principles .num { margin-bottom: 52px; }
  .impact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .impact-grid article { min-height: 285px; padding: 28px 25px; }
  .impact-grid h3 { margin-top: 52px; }
}

/* Homepage v3: group hierarchy, disciplined editorial rhythm */
.home-page-v3 main { overflow: hidden; }

.home-group-hero {
  background: #f7f4f8;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
}
.home-group-hero::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.07);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 420px;
  left: -285px;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  top: -265px;
  width: 420px;
}
.home-group-hero-grid {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(48px, 7vw, 100px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(430px, .92fr);
  min-height: 650px;
  padding-bottom: 64px;
  padding-top: 64px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.home-group-copy { max-width: 705px; }
.home-group-copy .eyebrow::before { display: none; }
.home-group-copy .display {
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 6.1vw, 6.4rem);
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
  line-height: .86;
  max-width: 760px;
}
.home-group-copy .lede {
  color: #5e5562;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin: 1.7rem 0 0;
  max-width: 660px;
}
.professional-route {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.28);
  color: var(--plum);
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-top: 20px;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.professional-route:hover { border-color: var(--signal); }

.home-practice-panel {
  background: var(--ink-2);
  color: var(--white);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 34px;
}
.home-practice-head {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: 76px;
}
.home-practice-head .eyebrow { margin: 0; }
.home-practice-head .eyebrow::before { background: var(--signal); }
.home-practice-head > span {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.48);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-practice-row {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  min-height: 126px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: padding .22s ease;
}
.home-practice-row:hover { padding-left: 8px; }
.home-practice-index {
  color: var(--signal);
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}
.home-practice-row strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.2vw, 2.25rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}
.home-practice-row small {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.58);
  display: block;
  font-size: .74rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.home-practice-status {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.22);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
  font-size: .66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  padding: 5px 7px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-practice-foot {
  align-items: center;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.52);
  display: flex;
  font-size: .67rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 68px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.home-v3-divisions {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 108px 0 116px;
}
.home-v3-section-head {
  align-items: end;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(50px, 8vw, 130px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(330px, .95fr);
  margin-bottom: 52px;
}
.home-v3-section-head .eyebrow::before { background: var(--signal); }
.home-v3-section-head .headline { max-width: 720px; }
.home-v3-section-head > p {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.62);
  margin: 0 0 5px;
  max-width: 540px;
}
.home-v3-division-grid {
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.home-v3-division {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  display: grid;
  gap: 24px;
  grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  min-height: 154px;
  padding: 26px 28px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .2s ease, color .2s ease;
}
.home-v3-division:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.055); }
.home-v3-division .num {
  color: var(--signal);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.home-v3-division strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}
.home-v3-division small {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.57);
  display: block;
  font-size: .77rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.home-v3-division .market-tag {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
  font-size: .66rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.home-v3-workforce {
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 112px 0;
}
.home-v3-workforce-grid {
  align-items: stretch;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(52px, 7vw, 96px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .96fr) minmax(420px, 1.04fr);
}
.home-v3-workforce-copy { align-self: center; }
.home-v3-workforce-copy .headline { max-width: 650px; }
.home-v3-workforce-copy .lede { margin: 1.6rem 0 0; }
.home-v3-capabilities {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  list-style: none;
  margin: 38px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.home-v3-capabilities li {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  gap: 18px;
  grid-template-columns: 32px 1fr;
  line-height: 1.15;
  min-height: 62px;
}
.home-v3-capabilities span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}
.home-v3-workforce-media {
  background: var(--ink-2);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 700px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.home-v3-workforce-media img {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 62% center;
  width: 100%;
}
.home-v3-workforce-media figcaption {
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--white);
  display: flex;
  flex: 0 0 68px;
  font-size: .67rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  padding: 0 24px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-v3-workforce-media figcaption span { color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); }
.home-v3-workforce-media figcaption strong { font-weight: 700; }

.home-v3-standard {
  background: var(--plum);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 112px 0;
}
.home-v3-standard-grid {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(65px, 10vw, 150px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .82fr) minmax(500px, 1.18fr);
}
.home-v3-standard-intro { position: sticky; top: 122px; }
.home-v3-standard-intro .eyebrow::before { background: var(--signal); }
.home-v3-standard-intro .headline { font-size: clamp(3rem, 4.6vw, 4.7rem); }
.home-v3-standard-intro > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);
  margin: 1.7rem 0 0;
}
.home-v3-folio {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 42px;
  padding-top: 22px;
}
.home-v3-folio span {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.56);
  display: flex;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  gap: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-v3-folio strong { color: var(--signal); min-width: 26px; }
.home-v3-standard-list {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.home-v3-standard-list li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  display: grid;
  gap: 28px;
  grid-template-columns: 38px 1fr;
  padding: 34px 0;
}
.home-v3-standard-list > li > span {
  color: var(--signal);
  font-size: .74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  padding-top: 6px;
}
.home-v3-standard-list h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.75rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 0;
}
.home-v3-standard-list p {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.62);
  margin: 10px 0 0;
}

.home-v3-international {
  background: #f5f1f6;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 108px 0;
}
.home-v3-international-grid {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(56px, 8vw, 120px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(480px, 1.1fr);
}
.home-v3-international-copy .headline { max-width: 630px; }
.home-v3-international-copy .lede { margin: 1.65rem 0 0; }
.home-v3-international-copy > p:not(.eyebrow):not(.lede) {
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 1rem 0 2rem;
}
.home-v3-routes {
  box-shadow: 0 20px 55px rgba(46,0,72,.06);
  padding: 0 30px;
}
.home-v3-routes .route-notation-row { min-height: 138px; }
.home-v3-routes .route-place { font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem); }
.home-v3-routes .route-caption { font-size: .7rem; margin-top: 10px; }

.home-v3-close {
  background: var(--ink-2);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 90px 0;
}
.home-v3-close-grid {
  align-items: end;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(56px, 9vw, 140px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.18fr) minmax(340px, .82fr);
}
.home-v3-close .eyebrow::before { background: var(--signal); }
.home-v3-close .headline { max-width: 780px; }
.home-v3-close-grid > div:last-child > p {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.62);
  margin: 0;
}
.home-v3-close .button-row { margin-top: 26px; }

/* Compact consent UI keeps the first viewport readable without reducing choice. */
.cookie-banner {
  bottom: 10px;
  left: 10px;
  max-width: 360px;
  padding: 14px 15px;
}
.cookie-banner h2 { font-size: 1.25rem; margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.cookie-banner p { font-size: .72rem; line-height: 1.45; margin-bottom: .65rem; }
.cookie-actions { gap: 6px; }
.cookie-actions .button-primary,
.cookie-actions .button-secondary {
  font-size: .68rem;
  min-height: 35px;
  padding: .38rem .58rem;
}

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .home-group-hero-grid { gap: 44px; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(390px, .9fr); }
  .home-group-copy .display { font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 6.5vw, 5.4rem); }
  .home-v3-workforce-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .home-v3-standard-grid { gap: 68px; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .8fr) minmax(440px, 1.2fr); }
  .home-v3-international-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(430px, 1.1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .home-group-hero-grid,
  .home-v3-section-head,
  .home-v3-workforce-grid,
  .home-v3-standard-grid,
  .home-v3-international-grid,
  .home-v3-close-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .home-group-hero-grid { min-height: 0; padding-bottom: 70px; padding-top: 70px; }
  .home-practice-panel { max-width: none; }
  .home-v3-section-head { gap: 24px; }
  .home-v3-section-head > p { max-width: 680px; }
  .home-v3-workforce-media { min-height: 560px; }
  .home-v3-standard-intro { position: static; }
  .home-v3-standard-intro > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 680px; }
  .home-v3-routes { max-width: 680px; }
  .home-v3-close-grid { align-items: start; gap: 34px; }
  .home-v3-close-grid > div:last-child { max-width: 650px; }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .home-group-hero-grid { padding-bottom: 54px; padding-top: 52px; }
  .home-group-copy .display { font-size: clamp(3.35rem, 15.2vw, 4.7rem); line-height: .88; }
  .home-group-copy .button-row { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; }
  .home-group-copy .button-row a { width: 100%; }
  .home-practice-panel { padding: 0 20px; }
  .home-practice-head { min-height: 66px; }
  .home-practice-row { gap: 12px; grid-template-columns: 28px 1fr; min-height: 116px; }
  .home-practice-status { display: none; }
  .home-practice-foot { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; line-height: 1.8; }
  .home-v3-divisions,
  .home-v3-workforce,
  .home-v3-standard,
  .home-v3-international { padding: 72px 0; }
  .home-v3-division-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .home-v3-division { gap: 15px; grid-template-columns: 30px minmax(0, 1fr); min-height: 138px; padding: 24px 20px; }
  .home-v3-division .market-tag { display: none; }
  .home-v3-workforce-media { min-height: 410px; }
  .home-v3-capabilities li { font-size: 1.22rem; min-height: 66px; }
  .home-v3-standard-list li { gap: 18px; padding: 28px 0; }
  .home-v3-routes { box-shadow: none; padding: 0 18px; }
  .home-v3-routes .route-notation-row { gap: 10px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 48px 1fr; min-height: 122px; }
  .home-v3-routes .route-place { font-size: 1.35rem; }
  .home-v3-close { padding: 68px 0; }
  .home-v3-close .button-row { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; }
  .home-v3-close .button-row a { width: 100%; }
  .cookie-banner { bottom: 8px; left: 8px; max-width: none; right: 8px; }
}

/* International system: market directory, group capability and local practice pages */
.international-v3 main { overflow: hidden; }
.intl-section-heading {
  align-items: end;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(48px, 8vw, 128px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(340px, .92fr);
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}
.intl-section-heading > p {
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 5px;
  max-width: 560px;
}

/* International market directory */
.intl-market-hero {
  background: #f6f3f7;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.intl-market-hero-grid {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(54px, 8vw, 120px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.06fr) minmax(400px, .94fr);
  min-height: 650px;
  padding-bottom: 72px;
  padding-top: 72px;
}
.intl-market-copy .display {
  font-size: clamp(3.9rem, 6vw, 6.25rem);
  line-height: .88;
  max-width: 760px;
}
.intl-market-copy .lede { margin: 1.65rem 0 0; max-width: 680px; }
.intl-market-ledger {
  background: var(--ink-2);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 0 32px;
}
.intl-market-ledger-head,
.intl-market-ledger > div {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.17);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.intl-market-ledger-head {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  min-height: 72px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.intl-market-ledger > div { min-height: 116px; }
.intl-market-ledger > div span {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem);
  line-height: 1;
}
.intl-market-ledger > div strong {
  color: var(--signal);
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.intl-market-ledger > p {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.58);
  font-size: .78rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 20px 0;
}
.intl-market-directory {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 108px 0;
}
.intl-market-list {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.intl-market-list a {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  min-height: 156px;
  padding: 28px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .2s ease;
}
.intl-market-list a:hover { background: #f8f5fa; }
.intl-market-number {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.intl-market-list strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 2.4vw, 2.25rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}
.intl-market-list small {
  color: var(--muted);
  display: block;
  font-size: .78rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.intl-market-region {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-align: right;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.intl-workforce-bridge {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 96px 0;
}
.intl-workforce-bridge-grid {
  align-items: end;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(54px, 9vw, 145px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(340px, .9fr);
}
.intl-workforce-bridge .eyebrow::before { background: var(--signal); }
.intl-workforce-bridge-grid > div:last-child > p {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.64);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
}
.intl-operating-section {
  background: #f6f3f7;
  padding: 104px 0;
}
.intl-operating-grid {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.intl-operating-grid article {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  min-height: 290px;
  padding: 32px;
}
.intl-operating-grid article > span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.intl-operating-grid h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2.15rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 78px 0 14px;
}
.intl-operating-grid p { color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
.intl-boundary-note {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--signal);
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 38px 0 0;
  max-width: 940px;
  padding: 5px 0 5px 20px;
}

/* Group cross-border workforce capability */
.intl-workforce-hero {
  background: var(--ink-2);
  color: var(--white);
}
.intl-workforce-hero-grid {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(52px, 7vw, 104px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.03fr) minmax(420px, .97fr);
  min-height: 630px;
  padding-bottom: 62px;
  padding-top: 62px;
}
.intl-workforce-hero .breadcrumb { color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); }
.intl-workforce-hero .eyebrow::before { background: var(--signal); }
.intl-workforce-hero-copy .display {
  font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 5.6vw, 5.8rem);
  line-height: .9;
  max-width: 760px;
}
.intl-workforce-hero-copy .lede { color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); margin: 1.7rem 0 0; }
.intl-workforce-hero .button-primary { background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); }
.intl-workforce-hero .button-primary:hover { background: var(--white); }
.intl-workforce-hero .button-secondary { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.3); color: var(--white); }
.intl-route-model {
  background: var(--white);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--signal);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(12,0,20,.22);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 0 30px;
}
.intl-route-model-head {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--plum-2);
  display: flex;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  min-height: 70px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.intl-route-model > div:not(.intl-route-model-head) {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  grid-template-columns: 32px 1fr;
  min-height: 94px;
}
.intl-route-model > div:not(.intl-route-model-head) > span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  align-self: center;
}
.intl-route-model strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
  align-self: end;
  line-height: 1;
  min-width: 0;
}
.intl-route-model small {
  color: var(--muted);
  display: block;
  font-size: .74rem;
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 2;
  align-self: start;
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin-top: 7px;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  word-break: normal;
}
.intl-delivery-section { background: var(--white); padding: 96px 0; }
.intl-delivery-list {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.intl-delivery-list li {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 28px;
  grid-template-columns: 42px minmax(0, 1fr) 190px;
  min-height: 132px;
  padding: 25px 0;
}
.intl-delivery-list li > span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.intl-delivery-list h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3vw, 2.65rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 0;
}
.intl-delivery-list p { color: var(--muted); margin: 9px 0 0; max-width: 720px; }
.intl-delivery-list li > strong {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .7rem;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
  text-align: right;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.intl-routes-section {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 96px 0;
}
.intl-section-heading-light > p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); }
.intl-section-heading-light .eyebrow::before { background: var(--signal); }
.intl-route-list {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.17);
}
.intl-route-list a {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.17);
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  grid-template-columns: 140px minmax(130px, 1fr) 34px minmax(150px, 1fr) minmax(190px, .9fr);
  min-height: 108px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .2s ease, padding .2s ease;
}
.intl-route-list a:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.05); padding-left: 12px; }
.intl-route-list a > span {
  color: var(--signal);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.intl-route-list strong {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.5vw, 2.25rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}
.intl-route-list em {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.4);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-style: italic;
}
.intl-route-list small { color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); font-size: .76rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.intl-readiness-section { background: #f5f1f6; padding: 96px 0; }
.intl-readiness-grid {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(60px, 10vw, 150px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .86fr) minmax(480px, 1.14fr);
}
.intl-readiness-intro .headline { max-width: 600px; }
.intl-readiness-intro > p:last-child { color: var(--muted); margin-top: 1.7rem; }
.intl-readiness-ledger { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.intl-readiness-ledger > div {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 30px;
  grid-template-columns: 145px 1fr;
  padding: 28px 0;
}
.intl-readiness-ledger span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.intl-readiness-ledger p { color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
.intl-local-practices { background: var(--white); }
.intl-local-practices-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.intl-local-practices a {
  min-height: 330px;
  padding: 56px clamp(32px, 5vw, 72px);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.intl-local-practices a:first-child { border-right: 1px solid var(--line); }
.intl-local-practices a:hover { background: #f8f5fa; }
.intl-local-practices span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.intl-local-practices h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.8rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: .96;
  margin: 58px 0 16px;
}
.intl-local-practices p { color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
.intl-faq-section .faq-list { margin-top: 0; }

/* UK and US local international workforce */
.local-intl-hero {
  background: #f6f3f7;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.local-intl-hero-grid {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(52px, 7vw, 104px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.03fr) minmax(420px, .97fr);
  min-height: 620px;
  padding-bottom: 62px;
  padding-top: 62px;
}
.local-intl-copy .display {
  font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 5.35vw, 5.55rem);
  line-height: .9;
  max-width: 760px;
}
.local-intl-copy .lede { margin: 1.7rem 0 0; max-width: 710px; }
.local-intl-paths,
.us-route-focus {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--signal);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(25,0,40,.11);
  padding: 0 30px;
}
.local-intl-path-head,
.us-route-focus-head {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--plum-2);
  display: flex;
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  min-height: 68px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.local-intl-paths > div:not(.local-intl-path-head) {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  grid-template-columns: 34px 1fr;
  min-height: 150px;
  padding: 28px 0;
}
.local-intl-paths > div > span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  align-self: center;
}
.local-intl-paths strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
  align-self: end;
  line-height: 1;
  min-width: 0;
}
.local-intl-paths p {
  color: var(--muted);
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 2;
  align-self: start;
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  word-break: normal;
}
.local-intl-paths > p { font-size: .76rem; padding: 18px 0; }
.local-intl-directions,
.us-intl-decision { background: var(--white); padding: 96px 0; }
.local-intl-direction-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.local-intl-direction-grid article {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  min-height: 470px;
  padding: clamp(32px, 5vw, 56px);
}
.local-intl-direction-grid article + article { border-left: 0; }
.local-intl-direction-grid article > span {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.local-intl-direction-grid h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.7rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: .96;
  margin: 64px 0 22px;
}
.local-intl-direction-grid p,
.local-intl-direction-grid li { color: var(--muted); }
.local-intl-direction-grid ul { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); list-style: none; margin: 30px 0 0; padding: 18px 0 0; }
.local-intl-direction-grid li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 9px 0; }
.local-intl-readiness {
  background: #f5f1f6;
  padding: 96px 0;
}
.local-intl-readiness-grid {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(64px, 10vw, 150px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .86fr) minmax(480px, 1.14fr);
}
.local-intl-readiness-grid > div > p:last-child { color: var(--muted); margin-top: 1.7rem; }
.local-intl-readiness ol { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.local-intl-readiness li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  grid-template-columns: 38px 1fr;
  padding: 25px 0;
}
.local-intl-readiness li > span { color: var(--plum-2); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; padding-top: 4px; }
.local-intl-readiness h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.75rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1; margin: 0; }
.local-intl-readiness li p { color: var(--muted); margin: 8px 0 0; }

/* US-specific route focus */
.us-route-focus { background: var(--ink-2); border-color: var(--signal) transparent transparent; color: var(--white); }
.us-route-focus-head { border-bottom-color: rgba(255,255,255,.17); color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); }
.us-route-places {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.17);
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 36px 1fr;
  min-height: 196px;
}
.us-route-places > span { color: var(--signal); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.3rem; font-style: italic; }
.us-route-places strong { display: block; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2.15rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; }
.us-route-places small { color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); display: block; font-size: .72rem; margin-top: 10px; }
.us-route-focus > p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.64); font-size: .8rem; margin: 20px 0 12px; }
.us-route-focus > a { color: var(--signal); display: inline-block; font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 800; margin-bottom: 24px; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.us-intl-decision-grid {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.us-intl-decision-grid article {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  min-height: 310px;
  padding: 30px;
}
.us-intl-decision-grid span { color: var(--plum-2); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; }
.us-intl-decision-grid h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin: 70px 0 18px; }
.us-intl-decision-grid p { color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
.us-featured-route { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); padding: 96px 0; }
.us-featured-route-grid {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(60px, 10vw, 150px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .95fr) minmax(460px, 1.05fr);
}
.us-featured-route .eyebrow::before { background: var(--signal); }
.us-featured-route .lede { color: rgba(255,255,255,.66); margin-top: 1.7rem; }
.us-featured-route .button-light { margin-top: 22px; }
.us-route-facts { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.us-route-facts > div { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); padding: 26px 0; }
.us-route-facts span { color: var(--signal); display: block; font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; margin-bottom: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.us-route-facts strong { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.45rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.25; }
.us-responsibility-section { background: var(--white); }

/* Localised homepage prompts replace the generic international ribbon. */
.local-international-panel { background: #f5f1f6; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 76px 0; }
.local-international-panel-grid {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(50px, 8vw, 120px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .85fr) minmax(500px, 1.15fr);
}
.local-international-panel-copy .headline { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 4.5vw, 4.5rem); }
.local-international-panel-copy > p:last-of-type { color: var(--muted); margin-top: 1.4rem; }
.local-international-route {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 46px 1fr;
  min-height: 180px;
  padding: 30px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.local-international-route strong { display: block; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; }
.local-international-route small { color: var(--muted); display: block; font-size: .74rem; margin-top: 9px; }
.local-international-route > span { color: var(--plum-2); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.2rem; font-style: italic; text-align: center; }

@media (max-width: 1050px) {
  .intl-market-hero-grid,
  .intl-workforce-hero-grid,
  .local-intl-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(380px, .9fr); }
  .us-intl-decision-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .local-international-panel-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .85fr) minmax(430px, 1.15fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .intl-market-hero-grid,
  .intl-workforce-hero-grid,
  .local-intl-hero-grid,
  .intl-section-heading,
  .intl-workforce-bridge-grid,
  .intl-readiness-grid,
  .local-intl-readiness-grid,
  .us-featured-route-grid,
  .local-international-panel-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .intl-market-hero-grid,
  .intl-workforce-hero-grid,
  .local-intl-hero-grid { min-height: 0; }
  .intl-section-heading { align-items: start; gap: 22px; }
  .intl-section-heading > p { max-width: 700px; }
  .intl-workforce-bridge-grid { align-items: start; gap: 28px; }
  .intl-local-practices-grid,
  .local-intl-direction-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .intl-local-practices a:first-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-right: 0; }
  .local-intl-direction-grid article + article { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 0; }
  .intl-readiness-intro,
  .local-intl-readiness-grid > div { max-width: 700px; }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .intl-market-hero-grid,
  .intl-workforce-hero-grid,
  .local-intl-hero-grid { padding-bottom: 54px; padding-top: 52px; }
  .intl-market-copy .display,
  .intl-workforce-hero-copy .display,
  .local-intl-copy .display { font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 15vw, 4.7rem); }
  .intl-market-copy .button-row,
  .intl-workforce-hero-copy .button-row,
  .local-intl-copy .button-row { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; }
  .intl-market-copy .button-row a,
  .intl-workforce-hero-copy .button-row a,
  .local-intl-copy .button-row a { width: 100%; }
  .intl-market-ledger,
  .intl-route-model,
  .local-intl-paths,
  .us-route-focus { padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; }
  .intl-market-ledger > div { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
  .intl-market-directory,
  .intl-operating-section,
  .intl-delivery-section,
  .intl-routes-section,
  .intl-readiness-section,
  .local-intl-directions,
  .local-intl-readiness,
  .us-intl-decision,
  .us-featured-route { padding: 72px 0; }
  .intl-market-list,
  .intl-operating-grid,
  .us-intl-decision-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .intl-market-list a { grid-template-columns: 30px 1fr; min-height: 145px; padding: 24px 20px; }
  .intl-market-region { display: none; }
  .intl-operating-grid article { min-height: 250px; padding: 26px; }
  .intl-operating-grid h3 { margin-top: 58px; }
  .intl-delivery-list li { align-items: start; gap: 15px; grid-template-columns: 30px 1fr; padding: 25px 0; }
  .intl-delivery-list li > strong { display: none; }
  .intl-route-list a { align-items: start; gap: 9px 14px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 24px 1fr; padding: 24px 0; }
  .intl-route-list a > span,
  .intl-route-list small { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .intl-route-list a:hover { padding-left: 0; }
  .intl-readiness-ledger > div { gap: 10px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .intl-local-practices a { min-height: 300px; padding: 42px 24px; }
  .intl-local-practices h2 { margin-top: 56px; }
  .local-intl-direction-grid article { min-height: 0; padding: 34px 24px 42px; }
  .local-intl-direction-grid h3 { margin-top: 58px; }
  .us-intl-decision-grid article { min-height: 280px; padding: 26px; }
  .us-intl-decision-grid h3 { margin-top: 60px; }
  .us-route-places { gap: 10px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 26px 1fr; }
  .us-route-places strong { font-size: 1.65rem; }
  .local-international-route { gap: 12px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 30px 1fr; padding: 22px 18px; }
}

/* International design elevation: layered editorial experience */
.intl-context-nav {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.97);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 4;
}
.intl-context-nav .wrap {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(22px, 3.2vw, 46px);
  min-height: 58px;
}
.intl-context-nav span {
  color: var(--plum);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .11em;
  margin-right: auto;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.intl-context-nav a {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.intl-context-nav a:hover { color: var(--plum); }

.intl-editorial-feature {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 0;
}
.intl-editorial-feature-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(410px, .88fr);
  max-width: 1440px;
  padding: 0;
}
.intl-editorial-feature figure {
  background: #d9d5d9;
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 610px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
.intl-editorial-feature figure::after {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 58%, rgba(24,0,37,.78) 100%);
  content: "";
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
}
.intl-editorial-feature img {
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  width: 100%;
}
.intl-editorial-feature figcaption {
  align-items: end;
  bottom: 0;
  display: flex;
  font-size: .72rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  left: 0;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  padding: 32px 36px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  z-index: 1;
}
.intl-editorial-feature figcaption span { color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); }
.intl-editorial-feature figcaption strong { font-weight: 700; }
.intl-editorial-copy {
  align-self: stretch;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(50px, 6vw, 82px);
}
.intl-editorial-copy .eyebrow::before { background: var(--signal); }
.intl-editorial-copy .headline { font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 4vw, 4.25rem); }
.intl-editorial-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.64);
  margin: 1.7rem 0 0;
}
.intl-editorial-copy dl {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  margin: 34px 0 0;
}
.intl-editorial-copy dl > div {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
  grid-template-columns: 105px 1fr;
  padding: 18px 0;
}
.intl-editorial-copy dt {
  color: var(--signal);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.intl-editorial-copy dd {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.62);
  font-size: .82rem;
  margin: 0;
}

.local-intl-signal-strip {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
}
.local-intl-signal-strip .wrap {
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  padding: 0;
}
.local-intl-signal-strip .wrap > div {
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  min-height: 132px;
  padding: 24px 32px;
}
.local-intl-signal-strip span {
  color: var(--signal);
  display: block;
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.local-intl-signal-strip strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}
.local-intl-signal-strip small {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.53);
  display: block;
  font-size: .72rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin-top: 9px;
}

.international-markets-page .intl-market-list a:nth-child(2),
.international-markets-page .intl-market-list a:nth-child(3),
.international-markets-page .intl-market-list a:nth-child(6) { background: #f7f3f8; }
.international-markets-page .intl-market-list a:nth-child(2):hover,
.international-markets-page .intl-market-list a:nth-child(3):hover,
.international-markets-page .intl-market-list a:nth-child(6):hover { background: #f0e9f2; }
.international-markets-page .intl-market-list a { position: relative; }
.international-markets-page .intl-market-list a::after {
  background: var(--signal);
  bottom: -1px;
  content: "";
  height: 3px;
  left: -1px;
  position: absolute;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .22s ease;
  width: calc(100% + 2px);
}
.international-markets-page .intl-market-list a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.uk-intl-page .local-intl-direction-grid article:last-child {
  background: var(--plum);
  border-color: var(--plum);
  color: var(--white);
}
.uk-intl-page .local-intl-direction-grid article:last-child > span { color: var(--signal); }
.uk-intl-page .local-intl-direction-grid article:last-child p,
.uk-intl-page .local-intl-direction-grid article:last-child li { color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); }
.uk-intl-page .local-intl-direction-grid article:last-child ul,
.uk-intl-page .local-intl-direction-grid article:last-child li { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.2); }

.us-intl-page .us-intl-decision-grid article:first-child,
.us-intl-page .us-intl-decision-grid article:nth-child(4) { background: #f7f3f8; }
.us-intl-page .us-intl-decision-grid article:nth-child(3) {
  background: var(--plum);
  border-color: var(--plum);
  color: var(--white);
}
.us-intl-page .us-intl-decision-grid article:nth-child(3) span { color: var(--signal); }
.us-intl-page .us-intl-decision-grid article:nth-child(3) p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); }

.international-v3 .home-v3-close {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);
  padding-bottom: 104px;
  padding-top: 104px;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .intl-context-nav .wrap { overflow-x: auto; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-top: 4px; }
  .intl-context-nav span { margin-right: 12px; }
  .intl-editorial-feature-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .intl-editorial-feature figure { min-height: 560px; }
  .intl-editorial-copy { min-height: 570px; }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .intl-context-nav .wrap { gap: 22px; min-height: 58px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; }
  .intl-context-nav span,
  .intl-context-nav a { font-size: .7rem; }
  .intl-editorial-feature figure { min-height: 410px; }
  .intl-editorial-feature figcaption { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; padding: 22px; }
  .intl-editorial-feature figcaption strong { line-height: 1.35; }
  .intl-editorial-copy { min-height: 0; padding: 64px 24px; }
  .intl-editorial-copy dl > div { gap: 8px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .local-intl-signal-strip .wrap { border-left: 0; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .local-intl-signal-strip .wrap > div { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); border-right: 0; min-height: 128px; padding: 24px 22px; }
  .local-intl-signal-strip span { margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .international-markets-page .intl-market-list a:nth-child(2),
  .international-markets-page .intl-market-list a:nth-child(3),
  .international-markets-page .intl-market-list a:nth-child(6) { background: var(--white); }
}

/* UK social value v2: procurement-led editorial system */
.social-value-page-v2 main { overflow: hidden; }
.social-value-page-v2 .region-note {
  align-items: center;
  background: #f7f3f8;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.12);
  color: #5b5360;
  gap: 14px;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 9px 24px;
}
.social-value-page-v2 .region-note.is-visible { display: flex; }
.social-value-page-v2 .region-note a { color: var(--plum); font-weight: 800; margin-left: 0; }
.social-value-page-v2 .region-note button {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.16);
  color: #6d6470;
  cursor: pointer;
  font: inherit;
  font-size: .76rem;
  margin-left: 4px;
  padding: 1px 0 1px 14px;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}
.social-value-page-v2 .region-note button:hover { color: var(--plum); }
.sv-hero {
  background: #f7f3f8;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(58px, 6.5vw, 88px) 0 clamp(62px, 7vw, 94px);
  position: relative;
}
.sv-hero::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.09);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 520px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -250px;
  top: -315px;
  width: 520px;
}
.sv-hero-grid {
  align-items: stretch;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(54px, 6.5vw, 96px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(400px, .88fr);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.sv-hero-copy {
  align-self: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 8px 0;
}
.sv-hero-copy .display {
  font-size: clamp(4.1rem, 5.75vw, 6.25rem);
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  line-height: .9;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  max-width: 850px;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  word-break: normal;
}
.sv-hero-copy .display span { display: block; white-space: nowrap; }
.sv-hero-copy .lede { max-width: 680px; }
.sv-hero-copy .button-row { margin-top: 30px; }
.sv-outcome-ledger {
  background: var(--plum);
  border-top: 4px solid var(--signal);
  box-shadow: 30px 30px 0 rgba(46,0,72,.08);
  color: var(--white);
  min-height: 500px;
  padding: 27px 31px 28px;
  position: relative;
}
.sv-outcome-ledger::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 250px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -126px;
  top: -126px;
  width: 250px;
}
.sv-outcome-head {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  color: var(--signal);
  display: flex;
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  padding-bottom: 22px;
  position: relative;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  z-index: 1;
}
.sv-outcome-head span:last-child { color: rgba(255,255,255,.58); }
.sv-outcome-statement {
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 2.65vw, 2.75rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 40px 0 32px;
  max-width: 470px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.sv-outcome-grid {
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
}
.sv-outcome-grid article {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  min-height: 106px;
  padding: 15px 16px 17px;
}
.sv-outcome-grid article > span {
  color: var(--signal);
  display: block;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.sv-outcome-grid small {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.52);
  display: block;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sv-outcome-grid strong {
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.38rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.05;
}
.sv-outcome-foot {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.6);
  display: flex;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  justify-content: space-between;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  padding-top: 20px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sv-context { background: var(--plum); color: var(--white); }
.sv-context-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  padding-left: 0;
  padding-right: 0;
}
.sv-context-grid span {
  align-items: center;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);
  display: flex;
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .11em;
  min-height: 84px;
  padding: 20px 28px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sv-context-grid span:first-child { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); }
.sv-intro { background: var(--white); }
.sv-intro-grid,
.sv-environment-grid,
.sv-evidence-grid,
.sv-faq-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(54px, 9vw, 138px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
}
.sv-intro-grid .headline { max-width: 650px; }
.sv-intro-copy { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 28px; }
.sv-intro-copy p { color: #5b5360; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0 0 24px; }
.sv-section-head {
  align-items: end;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(38px, 7vw, 110px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(280px, .8fr);
}
.sv-section-head .headline { max-width: 790px; }
.sv-section-head .lede { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin: 0; padding-top: 24px; }
.sv-pillars-section { background: #f7f3f8; }
.sv-pillar-grid {
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.16);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
  margin-top: 62px;
}
.sv-pillar-grid article {
  background: var(--white);
  grid-column: span 6;
  min-height: 480px;
  padding: clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px);
  position: relative;
}
.sv-pillar-grid article:nth-child(1) { border-right: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.16); grid-column: span 7; }
.sv-pillar-grid article:nth-child(2) { grid-column: span 5; }
.sv-pillar-grid article:nth-child(3) { border-right: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.16); grid-column: span 5; }
.sv-pillar-grid article:nth-child(4) { grid-column: span 7; }
.sv-pillar-grid article:nth-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.16); }
.sv-pillar-grid article:nth-child(2),
.sv-pillar-grid article:nth-child(3) { background: #fcfbfc; }
.sv-number {
  color: var(--plum-2);
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
}
.sv-kicker {
  color: #756c78;
  font-size: .73rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  margin: 76px 0 13px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sv-pillar-grid h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 3.5vw, 3.35rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
  line-height: .96;
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  max-width: 540px;
}
.sv-pillar-grid article > p:not(.sv-kicker) { color: #5b5360; font-size: .96rem; margin: 0; max-width: 550px; }
.sv-pillar-grid ul { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); list-style: none; margin: 30px 0 0; padding: 18px 0 0; }
.sv-pillar-grid li { color: #615964; font-size: .9rem; margin: 8px 0; padding-left: 20px; position: relative; }
.sv-pillar-grid li::before { background: var(--signal); border-radius: 50%; content: ""; height: 6px; left: 0; position: absolute; top: .62em; width: 6px; }
.sv-environment { background: var(--plum); color: var(--white); }
.sv-environment .eyebrow { color: var(--signal); }
.sv-environment-lead { align-self: start; position: sticky; top: 130px; }
.sv-environment-lead .headline { color: var(--white); font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5.5rem); max-width: 720px; }
.sv-environment-lead > p:last-child { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); font-size: 1rem; max-width: 630px; }
.sv-environment-actions { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); }
.sv-environment-actions article {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  display: grid;
  gap: 25px;
  grid-template-columns: 42px 1fr;
  padding: 30px 0 34px;
}
.sv-environment-actions article > span { color: var(--signal); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.15rem; }
.sv-environment-actions h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 2.8vw, 2.65rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1; margin: 0 0 13px; }
.sv-environment-actions p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); font-size: .96rem; margin: 0; }
.sv-delivery { background: var(--white); }
.sv-delivery-grid {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  margin-top: 62px;
}
.sv-delivery-grid article { border-right: 1px solid var(--line); min-height: 330px; padding: 36px 32px; }
.sv-delivery-grid article:first-child { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sv-delivery-grid span { color: var(--plum-2); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 850; letter-spacing: .14em; }
.sv-delivery-grid h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 2.45rem; font-weight: 500; margin: 82px 0 18px; }
.sv-delivery-grid p { color: #5b5360; font-size: .94rem; margin: 0; }
.sv-evidence { background: #f2edf4; }
.sv-evidence-copy .headline { max-width: 650px; }
.sv-evidence-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { color: #5b5360; font-size: 1rem; max-width: 650px; }
.sv-evidence-copy .button-row { margin-top: 34px; }
.sv-evidence-register { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.15); padding: 28px 32px 30px; }
.sv-evidence-register > div {
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  gap: 26px;
  grid-template-columns: 1.08fr .92fr;
  min-height: 88px;
}
.sv-evidence-register > div strong { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.45rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.05; }
.sv-evidence-register > div span { color: #6d6470; font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.sv-evidence-register .sv-evidence-head { color: var(--plum); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .12em; min-height: 48px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.sv-evidence-register .sv-evidence-head span { color: inherit; font-size: inherit; }
.sv-evidence-register > p { color: #756c78; font-size: .82rem; margin: 23px 0 0; }
.sv-faq { background: var(--white); }
.sv-faq-grid > div:first-child { align-self: start; position: sticky; top: 130px; }
.sv-faq-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sv-faq-list details { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sv-faq-list summary {
  color: var(--ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.08;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 28px 58px 28px 0;
  position: relative;
}
.sv-faq-list summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.sv-faq-list summary::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.2);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--plum);
  content: "+";
  display: grid;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  height: 34px;
  place-items: center;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 27px;
  width: 34px;
}
.sv-faq-list details[open] summary::after { content: "−"; }
.sv-faq-list details p { color: #5b5360; margin: -4px 58px 30px 0; }

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .sv-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(370px, .9fr); }
  .sv-delivery-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .sv-delivery-grid article:nth-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .sv-hero-grid,
  .sv-intro-grid,
  .sv-environment-grid,
  .sv-evidence-grid,
  .sv-faq-grid,
  .sv-section-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sv-hero-copy .display { font-size: clamp(4rem, 12vw, 5.65rem); }
  .sv-outcome-ledger { box-shadow: 18px 18px 0 rgba(46,0,72,.08); min-height: 0; }
  .sv-context-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .sv-pillar-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sv-pillar-grid article { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(46,0,72,.16); border-right: 0 !important; grid-column: auto !important; min-height: 420px; }
  .sv-pillar-grid article:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .sv-environment-lead,
  .sv-faq-grid > div:first-child { position: static; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .sv-hero { padding-top: 46px; }
  .social-value-page-v2 .region-note { flex-wrap: wrap; font-size: .78rem; gap: 6px 12px; padding: 9px 18px; }
  .social-value-page-v2 .region-note button { font-size: .72rem; }
  .sv-hero-copy .display { font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 16vw, 4.4rem); }
  .sv-hero-copy .button-row a,
  .sv-evidence-copy .button-row a { width: 100%; }
  .sv-outcome-ledger { padding: 24px 22px 26px; }
  .sv-outcome-head { gap: 16px; }
  .sv-outcome-statement { margin: 40px 0 34px; }
  .sv-outcome-grid article { min-height: 112px; padding: 16px 14px 18px; }
  .sv-outcome-foot { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 7px; }
  .sv-context-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sv-context-grid span,
  .sv-context-grid span:nth-child(2) { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); min-height: 65px; padding: 17px 20px; }
  .sv-context-grid span:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .sv-pillar-grid article { min-height: 0; padding: 30px 24px 34px; }
  .sv-kicker { margin-top: 52px; }
  .sv-delivery-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sv-delivery-grid article { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 1px solid var(--line); min-height: 270px; padding: 30px 25px; }
  .sv-delivery-grid article:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .sv-delivery-grid h3 { margin-top: 58px; }
  .sv-evidence-register { padding: 22px 20px 25px; }
  .sv-evidence-register > div { gap: 12px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 18px 0; }
  .sv-evidence-register .sv-evidence-head { display: none; }
  .sv-faq-list summary { padding-right: 48px; }
  .sv-faq-list details p { margin-right: 12px; }
}