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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) have been at the forefront of corporate conversations for years, yet progress remains slow and, in some cases, performative. While companies are more vocal about their commitments, the reality on the ground doesn’t always match the rhetoric. Many businesses have taken steps forward, but are we actually creating lasting change, or are we still stuck in cycles of tokenism and box-ticking?
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Darren Rebeiro
13.02.2025
Want to make more money? Good, me too. But how to do that by staying true to your values? Here’s the thing: inclusion isn’t just a “nice to have”, something for companies to do to show how right-on they are.
23.01.2025
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Mandeep Soor, cofounder and CEO of Bendi about data, sustainability and supply chains.
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Mandeep Soor
05.12.2024
As the world looks to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan to advance the policies needed to deliver deep, rapid and sustained emission reductions to limit global warming to 1.5⁰C, finance is set to be a central focus. This “Finance COP” (as it has been dubbed) looks to establish a new framework aimed at closing the persistent gaps in climate finance, and will also be an opportunity to have critical discussions on the role of financial institutions in accelerating climate action.
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Majda Dabaghi
15.11.2024
During the Covid-19 pandemic, our society advanced by decades in a matter of months. Overnight, our societal definition of ‘normal’ was replaced with working and learning from home.
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Leanne Maskell
04.11.2024
Increased reporting demands and a changing world mean organisations are looking to create significant value more than ever before – and that responsibility is falling on chief financial officers.
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Kirstie Pickering
29.10.2024
ESG principles have gained significant traction in recent years, but the conversation surrounding them continues to be clouded in misunderstanding. The prevailing notion that “starting with anything that looks like sustainability” will suffice has led startups and investors astray.
17.10.2024
Forecasts highlight the increasing importance of remanufacturing as a critical component in the future of manufacturing industries. Oakdene Hollins Research and Consulting, for example, projects the potential of the remanufacturing market in the EU to be €90B by 2030.
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Maggie Slowik
20.09.2024
From the Wright brothers taking flight to Google revolutionising the internet, society has always been captivated by stories of pioneering "firsts". In the business world, being a first-mover has long been viewed as a powerful competitive advantage.
16.07.2024
In a business world urgently focused on sustainability, organisations are discovering the limits of their ability to create meaningful progress alone. More than ever, senior leaders need to develop the vision, will, and skill to create radical collaborations – they need to start joining forces with their competitors.
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Emrah Durusut
02.07.2024
I recently read an interview in the Financial Times with Harry Hyman of Primary Health Properties, who was asked the question ‘what is your basic business philosophy?’ His response was ‘to run a business with recurring profits and a positive social impact.’
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Leanne Spencer
20.06.2024
While Swift’s purchase of carbon credits shows a willingness to address the sustainability issues associated with her world tour, greenwashing isn’t a good look for a billionaire superstar in the position to do something truly revolutionary for the future of the planet and its population.
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Mike Penrose
18.06.2024
We have many problems in the sustainability industry. I remember the days when finding data was like going on a scavenger hunt that often resulted in nothing. We used search engines to look for specific data and statistics, but the ESG specific terminology that can be used by different industries and in different contexts, usually resulted in irrelevant search results.
24.05.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Mauro Cozzi, CEO and Co-founder of Emitwise about carbon accountancy, addressing scope 3 emissions and the journey to net zero.
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Mauro Cozzi
14.03.2024
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