This case covers a conflict between a medium sized corporation and the local community. The events described could have happened anytime, anywhere and to anyone. It examines the key pre-condition for the escalation of the conflict as well as the missed opportunities, the “driver” of the escalation and the options left. It also analyzes the “mental map” of the different players and the reasons for their difficulties to communicate.
Smarter sustainability - How to leverage AI - I by UMD
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AI can enhance sustainability reporting and help you deepen green efforts – but it also has an environmental impact of its own. Julia Binder and José Parra Moyano identify the four ‘hows’ of harnessing AI for enhanced sustainability reporting and ...
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AI Driven Sustainability - Innovation
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely recognized as a driver of productivity, while sustainability, despite its benefits to the environment, is often seen as a cost burden. When combined, however, we believe they form a powerful synergy that can ...
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Net zero: 6 ways CHROs can support strategic transformation
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No single leader or business function can drive progress toward net zero. Knut Haanaes identifies six ways in which CHROs can help drive organizational change.
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Alcohol-free Drinks - Sober Serious - America
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Warnings about alcohol’s harms by medical experts are nothing new. But the drinks industry is now taking sobriety seriously by investing in a growing range of alternative products.
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Navigating Luxury’s New Reality - Krug - Manuel Reman
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CEO Manuel Reman blends Krug's tradition with innovation, fostering deeper connections with global audiences and emphasizing authenticity to keep the champagne house relevant amid shifting tastes and sustainability challenges.
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Soft skills for hard targets: Why leaders need IDGs to reach the SDGs
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Progress towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals has been slow. Leaders need Inner Development Goals to become true sustainability champions.
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Brookfield Asset Management Catalytic Transition Fund
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Brookfield’s Catalytic Transition Fund is a case study in how the financial industry can spearhead sustainable development. Brookfield Asset Management announced an initial closing of $2.4 billion for the Catalytic Transition Fund, marking a significant milestone toward the target of raising up to $5 billion for deployment to clean energy and transition assets in emerging markets. $1 billion of capital was provided by ALTÉRRA, the world’s largest private investment vehicle for climate finance based in the United Arab Emirates, with the purpose of mobilizing investment at scale to finance a new climate economy. The fund is focused on deploying capital into clean energy and transition assets in emerging markets in South and Central America, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. This strategic partnership will help drive clean energy investment into emerging markets, where investment needs to increase sixfold over current levels to reach the $1.6 trillion required annually by the early 2030s in line with global net zero targets.
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IMD-2652
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Brookfield Asset Management
Industry
Finance and Insurance, Private Equity
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English
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Sea2see: Seastainable vision
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BARCELONA, JANUARY 2023. What started in 2016 as a humble entrepreneurial attempt to contribute to a more sustainable future had turned into a solid eyewear brand present in major Western markets. François van den Abeele was even more excited by the rapid development of the Sea2see Foundation, which he set up in Ghana. But success brought its own new questions and issues. From the start, he had relied on the superb craftmanship and dedication of an Italian frame manufacturer. Over time that relationship had turned into a mutual dependency: He was now one of its major clients but, reciprocally, had developed a key supplier risk. What if something happened to that relationship? Should he develop a broader set of suppliers and, if so, how could that be done without antagonizing a great working relationship? Recycling very much set the stage for the brand’s sustainability claims, but it also took massive amounts of time to manage. As other companies started to develop their own fishing net recycling supply chains, did it still make sense to invest so much time in the upstream phase or should he pour his energy into his beloved brand? Finally, maybe it was also time to revisit the growth/profitability dilemma and open up the capital to increase the speed of growth, all for the benefit of the environment as impact fed on scale.
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IMD-7-2564
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Organization
Sea2see
Industry
Consumer Goods, Optical Products
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English
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Seeing The Full Picture - Sustainable Prosperity - Davos 2025
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Capitalism’s fixation on financial metrics blinds us to the true cost of prosperity, eroding the very foundations of wealth creation. At the opening night of the SDG Tent in Davos, panelists called for a broader definition of value – one that embr...
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Antidote to antibiotic resistance - Knut Haanaes - Carlos Cordon
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With millions of lives at risk, resistance to antibiotics is one of the most pressing health challenges of our time. Our ‘Future Back’ approach to problem-solving could help find a cure.
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