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Antje Kanngiesser
11 November 2021 in CEO Dialogue podcast series ⢠1 min read ⢠
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In a rapidly decarbonizing world, the energy sector is facing immense challenges, challenges that Antje Kanngiesser is tackling head-on...
ESG investment must be built on measurement of real impact
11 November 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...
Impact of parental leave on companies
10 November 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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Has your family business changed to reflect the times?
Many families are making the sometimes difficult decision to pivot from their core business models and transform them into purpose-driven ones. Leveraging your assets for the greater good isnât just good business,...
The CEOâs post-pandemic survival guide: ESG targets take center stage
CEO turnover is rising after a COVID lull as boards place corporate culture and social responsibility at the heart of performance criteria, equal to shareholder value creation....
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Coaching Corner: the five batteries to keep charged to be at your best
8 November 2021 ⢠by Francesca Giulia Mereu in Management ⢠6 min read
How understanding what energizes you can help you build up daily habits to sustain yourself when faced with change and rising uncertainty....
Protecting us against the financial fallout of COVIDâs sequel: the reinsurance industry has its work cut out
The CEO of reinsurance firm Hannover Re is encouraging his staff to draw on the right side of the brain to model various unthinkable future scenarios, potentially as disruptive as COVID-19. ...
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Can Rockefeller, Bezos and IKEA turn the developing world green?
The welcome announcement of a multi-stakeholder philanthropic partnership to accelerate the adoption of green energy in Africa, Asia and Latin America is a bold move. But, like all philanthropy, it must overcome...
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Common prosperity: Chinaâs new course
3 November 2021 ⢠by Alicia GarcĂa Herrero in Asian hub ⢠4 min read
Faced with an inevitable slowing of economic growth, Xi Jinping is driving a sea change in China, says Alicia GarcĂa-Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis. ...
Employees behaving badly: how high CEO pay can encourage wider wrongdoing
1 November 2021 ⢠by Stephen Smulowitz, Juan Almandoz in Human Resources ⢠6 min read
Research suggests that CEO stock option schemes combined with a large pay gap can encourage and motivate lower-ranking employees to commit illegal behavior. ...
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