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The Olympics jumps the first hurdles in race to be sustainable

November 16, 2021 • by Michelle Lemaître in Sustainability • 7 min read

Among the triumphs of the 2020 Tokyo Games were a few firsts that offer lessons in sustainable leadership...

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Four reasons you may want to localize your supply chain

November 15, 2021 • by David Bach, Salvatore Cantale in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Businesses are looking at becoming more local, or at least more diverse in terms of their supply chain as a path to resilience. If you find yourself reconsidering your supply chain, here...

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COP26 represents call to action for business leaders

November 15, 2021 • by Julia Binder, Salvatore Cantale, Vanina Farber, Knut Haanaes, Natalia Olynec, Karl Schmedders in Sustainability • 8 min read

At the UN climate summit, world leaders agreed on three ways to tackle climate change. Some say these moves are not aggressive enough. Here is how business leaders can play a crucial...

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Have you considered the actual relationship between E, S and G?

November 15, 2021 • by Christos Cabolis, Karl Schmedders in Competitiveness • 6 min read

On the heels of the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference there is global buzz about ESG goals, but many gaps remain between companies’ talk and their actions....

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Outsourcing offshore? How to pick the perfect partner (and get customers on board)

November 12, 2021 • by Gary Gregory, Liem Viet Ngo in Strategy • 7 min read

Offshore partners can benefit customers, here's what to look for when outsourcing....

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An exercise to help you remember the importance of slowing down

November 12, 2021 • by Sameh Abadir in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Managing in crisis requires you to slow down and stay calm. This is an exercise to see if you are too quick to make decisions....

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Reality check: Are you living up to your diversity and inclusion commitments?

November 11, 2021 in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Back in June, you may have joined companies across the globe professed their commitments to inclusion, but are you keeping up?...

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Antje Kanngiesser

November 11, 2021 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • Podcast available

In a rapidly decarbonizing world, the energy sector is facing immense challenges, challenges that Antje Kanngiesser is tackling head-on...

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ESG investment must be built on measurement of real impact

November 11, 2021 • by Mikkel Larsen in Sustainability • 7 min read

Measuring the true impact of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investments is crucial to assessing the claims made by their promoters and comparing different opportunities. This is a difficult task but not...

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Impact of parental leave on companies

November 10, 2021 • by Anne Ardila Brenøe in Audio articles • 7 min read

Output, labor costs, profitability, and company survival are largely unchanged, according to research focused on Denmark, a rich nation with a generous benefits system....

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