Coronavirus calls us to share more than ever. Here are 10 ways to get started
March 31, 2020
Sharing probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind during a pandemic. But countless thousands are rising to the occasion.
March 31, 2020
Sharing probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind during a pandemic. But countless thousands are rising to the occasion.
March 31, 2020
The business leaders and companies who use this moment to be creative are the ones who will not only weather this storm; they’ll be the preferred brands of the future.
March 19, 2020
Predictions about the economic fallout of the current Covid-19 crisis are just that – predictions. Yet, as stock markets plummet, government debt spikes and global events such as COP26 face cancellation or postponement, business leaders still need to strategise for the future as best they can.Image: Channels: Business StrategyTags: CoronavirusMcKinseyaviation
...March 17, 2020
The outbreak of the coronavirus disease Covid-19 continues to cause severe disruption and uncertainty to global trade. Now categorised as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, businesses must consider whether the impact of the coronavirus could cause them to default on their contractual obligations, whether this may be an inability to supply goods due to the effect on the supply chain, an
...September 20, 2017
While offering the standard disclaimer that past performance is no guarantee of the future, I nevertheless offer some predictions for, and reflections about, the future of sustainable and impact investing. The field has grown from $639 billion in assets in 1995 to $8.72 trillion in 2016. It will be very surprising if the next decade does not bring continued expansion in assets and in the types of investors who
...February 2, 2016
As those of us who struggle to keep our resolutions know, following through on a New Year’s commitment isn’t easy. This year, however, the world has big plans. Last September, at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015, 193 countries signed on to tackle 17 goals and meet 169 targets “to free the human race from the tyranny of poverty and want” and “to heal and secure our planet”
...December 10, 2015
Sustainable investing is gaining momentum and increasingly taking its place at the center of mainstream investment conversations. We believe we are at a critical moment of change where integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into quality investment strategies is not only considered acceptable as a part of sound investment management, but is viewed as core to prudent investing and
...March 17, 2015
Colleen Cordes’ State of the World 2014 chapter, “The Rise of Triple-Bottom-Line Businesses,” explores the role of ethical capitalism in the quest for sustainable economies. Entrepreneurs are beginning to challenge business as usual, infusing ethics into the notoriously ruthless corporate world. “Put simply, the conventional economic model—amoral capitalism—and the
...February 6, 2015
As national governments struggle to resolve pressing global challenges, corporations are positioning themselves within the United Nations framework as efficient players and crucial partners in international policy debates. But with their immense economic and political sway, can corporations contribute to development discussions without the “corporate capture” of governance? In the
...December 8, 2014
The most recent economic “super-cycle,” a decades-long trend of rising commodity prices, has been influenced by the surging growth of China since the turn of this century. Now, as China begins its shift from an export-led growth model to a model based on internal investment and consumption, the super-cycle has slowed. The Worldwatch Institute’s Mark Konold, Caribbean Program Manager, and
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