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4 Truly Sustainable Companies That Are Making an Impact on Our Lives

In today's world, sustainability represents the profound reorientation towards maintaining our planet for future generations. Among the myriad of companies striving for a greener...

Ethics + Business: Ingredients for Great Leadership

By Claudia Peus and Armin Pircher Verdorfer Imagine you have been asked to support a company with their employee survey. You have done your research,...
Low-Emission

4 Best Ways to Cut Building Emissions

It is now becoming increasingly important for construction experts to cut down their carbon footprint and design buildings that are sustainable and economical. Many...
Corporate ESG Programme

Designing a Corporate ESG Programme that Attracts, Nurtures, and Retains Women

By Chaitra Vedullapalli Inclusion is the new kid on the block that every company interested in advancement is courting. And one of the best methods...
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Waste Management: What It Is And Ways Your Business Can Do Better

In current environmentally charged conversations, businesses and the amount of waste they generate cannot be swept under carpets. As much as a lot of...

The Future Of International Banking For A Low Carbon Economy

The major challenge of our time is converting to a sustainable economy. Even though the problem of global warming is not by any means a...
green startup

The Most Exciting Eco-Friendly Startups in 2021

For the past few years, we have seen influential names in various industries announce bold statements of significantly reducing their carbon emissions in an...

Why Mark Zuckerberg’s Leadership Failure was a Predictable Surprise

By David De Cremer In today’s more developed global village, responsible leadership is of paramount importance especially from businesses that make use of digital platforms....

Public-Value Exchanges – New Platforms for Matching Capital to Social Need

By William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan New models of exchange are critical to the solution economy. They hold the secret to attracting capital of...

Sovcombank becomes a Founding Signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking

Sovcombank becomes the first Russian bank to become a Founding Signatory of the UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking, committing to strategically align its...
agriculture tech

Data to Address Hunger and Food Insecurity

Modern agriculture offers many technological solutions that allow you to control various events and activities in the fields. Irrigation management, smart soil sensors, satellite...

The E-Car Will Change Human Behaviour

By Stefan Krause and Boris Liedtke In this article, the authors share why despite the attacks on new mobility technology and the fact that there...

When Going Green Means Making Green: Making Eco-Friendly Profits

Going green means a lot of things to different people, with many associating it with higher costs. Learn why that's sometimes farthest from the...

Social Technologies in the Enterprise – Rising to the Challenge

By Evgeny Kaganer, Sandra Sieber and Neil Hair “What we are looking at is how to build a collaborative platform hooked into business automation software....
ESG

New GRI Standards Helping Companies Improve their Focus on Sustainability Reporting

ESG sustainability reporting is the new norm in the corporate world. Investors, customers, and government agencies are all asking for sustainability reports to decide...
Climate Resilience

Climate Resilience: The Hidden Advantage for Small Firms and Global Supply Chains

By Joyce Coffee Climate change is disrupting businesses everywhere—wiping out supply chains, shuttering SMEs, and threatening global markets. Yet resilience is the hidden advantage. Companies...

Disruptive Technology in Behavioural Health: Ethical and Risk-Management Challenges

By Frederic G. Reamer, Ph.D Digital technology has transformed the delivery of mental health services worldwide.  Behavioural health professionals now have the option to provide...
Digital education

Digital education: the best strategy of empowering kids to live a balanced life in...

By Ioana Bara-Bușilă Internet and technology are here to stay! Usually, this kind of tools are developed to help us becoming more efficient, better informed,...

How to Use Your Eco-friendly Approach as a Selling Point

As the market for eco-friendly and sustainable consumer goods grows and marketing campaigns emblazoned with environmentally conscious messages begin to reign mainstream advertising, what...
Conscious Capitalism

What Is Conscious Capitalism?

Business leaders are driven to choose the best course of action for their organizations. When you learn about purpose-driven businesses, or conscious capitalism, you'll...
beauty premium

A Beauty Premium and a Plainness Penalty: Attractiveness at Work

By Adrian Furnham Are physically attractive people seriously advantaged at work? Are they more likely to be selected, promoted, and given higher salaries? Does being physically...

Reasons Why It Is Essential To Have A Water Filter At Home

Once upon a time, we were able to drink the water directly from our tap, but this is no longer a luxury that we...
workforce for Sustainability Skills

Your Workforce is Crying out for Sustainability Skills. It’s Time to Skill up...

ESMT Berlin’s latest executive education program, Sustainable Business Transformation, sets out to equip business leaders with the skills required to implement sustainability strategies across...
Sustainability Warriors

The Net-Zero Battle Requires an Army of Economic Sustainability Warriors

by Laurits Bach Sørensen Although governments around the world have made commitments to achieving net zero, it is clear that more is needed if these...

Seven Types Of Renewable Home Energy

When you want to power your home in a responsible way, you can use the renewable energy sources that are listed below. Most people...
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Employee Climate Anxiety is on The Rise – How Leaders Can Address It and...

By Marga Hoek As climate change accelerates, so does employee climate anxiety—affecting well-being, performance, and retention. In this piece, Marga Hoek explores how leaders can...
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Eco-Friendly Entrepreneurship: Saving Energy and Costs from Day One

Eco-friendly entrepreneurship has evolved beyond a trend to become a cornerstone of contemporary business strategies. In today's fast-paced market, prioritising sustainable practices isn't just...
Space

All You Need to Know About the Scottish & UK National Space Strategy

The space industry has become one of the fastest-growing and most influential mediums of the 21st century. The global space economy was valued at...

Mobile Technology Meets Social Innovation: Reflections on progress and challenges

By Ken Banks Talk is good, or so they say. But too much talk and not enough action isn’t. After working for the past twelve...

The coronavirus vaccine: What it means for business and the recovery

While 2020 has been dominated by the coronavirus and the strain it has placed on public health systems and economies worldwide, there’s hope that...

James Drake Comments on How We Can Protect Footballer Health Following Eric Bailly’s FA...

The Drake Foundation’s sports-concussion research proves that we need to take injuries like Eric Bailly’s more seriously. James Drake has spent the last six years...
Seafood

Why Restaurants Should Care About Seafood Sustainability

Sustainability is a growing conversation in the restaurant industry. What started as a buzzword has grown into an industry of its own, with the...
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Inking Sustainability: The ESG Journey of Taiwan Paper Industry

By YANG, ZI HAN, Asia Correspondent, The European Business Review The recent inauguration of the Taiwan Carbon Solution Exchange (TCX) marked a monumental step in...

Mattress Recycling Tips For Your Hospitality Business

One of the most important things you need to do if you own a hotel, motel, rental property, or any other hospitality business is...
X ray

6 Ways X-Rays Have Helped Us

November 8, 2020 marks 125 years since German Physics Professor Wilhelm Roentgen discovered the x-ray. On this day in 1895, also known as International...
Sustainability

Maximizing Sustainable Growth in Land Development

Sustainable land development is the responsible use of land resources to support human habitation. It emphasizes a smart integration of ecological, economic, and social...
Sustainable Investment

What is Sustainable Investment, and Why Should You Care?

Sustainable investment is a relatively new concept, but it has started to gain traction as industries gain more awareness of climate risks. Investment is...
Financial Growth

Economic Sustainability in a Time of Impact and Regulation

By Laurits Bach Sørensen It is imperative that the world accelerate its green transition. New technologies and new business models are fundamental in order to...
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Effects of Climate Change on Small Ponds

Climate change and its effects on the ecosystem is a worldwide crisis that cannot be ignored. It has affected agricultural practices in all dimensions,...

The Social License to Operate: Examining the Importance of Community Relationships in ESG

By Dr. Ana Nacvalovaite ESG framework has gained recognition as a means to assess a company's sustainability, and ethical practices "E" and "G" factors have...
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Empowering Women through Sustainable Economic Growth

Women play an integral role in the progress of humans and the development of society. Living in a modern era, women of today are...
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Eco-Friendly Cleaning Solutions: How Fitness Centers Can Go Green

Introduction The buzz around sustainability is getting louder, especially in the fitness world. Did you know a whopping 51% of people now think being eco-friendly is...

Zero-Waste Tips: 10 of the Most Impactful Habits

 The world produces more than 2 billion tonnes of waste yearly. And it is expected to increase to 3.40 billion tonnes by the year...
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The Importance of Recultivation: Restoring Land for a Sustainable Future

In a world where the scars of industrial activities have left vast expanses of land barren and lifeless, a remarkable process emerges as our...
Sustainability-related Assurance and Reporting A Comprehensive Insight

Sustainability-related Assurance and Reporting: A Comprehensive Insight

Sustainability-related assurance and reporting have become integral components of modern business practices. As the global community becomes more conscious of environmental, social, and governance...
Solar Power

How to Make Your Home More Trendy With Solar Battery Panels

The sun is one of nature's free and most powerful sources of energy. And because of that, people have increasingly opened up to the...
Data center

Hospitality Industry Need to Utilize Data to Become More Sustainable 

By Dr. Carlos Martin-Rios The hospitality industry is responsible for 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and according to the Global Hotel Decarbonization Report published...
Organisational Purpose

The Importance of Protecting and Driving Organisational Purpose

By Fiona Logan We’re continuing to experience incredible disruption – from the Covid-19 legacy to the climate crisis, and from the war in Ukraine, to...
ESG Investing

ESG Investing — Help Us Build a Better Future

Changing the world is never an easy task. In fact, some people will tell you that it’s an impossible one. Yet, even if that...
HiRes

First Look: Developing A New Map For Effective Business Succession in Family Businesses

By Richard Shrapnel Family Business Succession is never a simple, straightforward endeavour. Besides the financial outcomes of the transition, the human needs and emotional involvement...