Thirty years ago, the end of communism held out hope that Montesquieu’s ‘doux commerce’ would help bring peace to the…
3 April 2023 | 5 minute read
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War, Peace & Business: How geopolitics is impacting globalisation
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AI shows why it is imperative to have more women in negotiations
Two pieces of news caught my attention in the past month. The first one relates to the low representation of women at…
30 March 2023 | 7 minute read
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Tackling the big risks to global supply chains
Global shocks, from the COVID-19 pandemic to the Russia-Ukraine war, have exposed multinational groups to increasingly costly disruptions in their…
29 March 2023 | 5 minute read
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Sustainability & Responsible Business
B Corp Certification: a window or a mirror?There are over 6,000 certified B Corporations in the world. These firms, which are certified based on a number of…
27 March 2023 | 5 minute read
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Sustainability & Responsible Business
How business can deliver where government is failingBlackRock chief executive Larry Fink wrote in his 2020 letter to CEOs: “A company cannot achieve long-term profits without embracing purpose and considering…
21 March 2023 | 6 minute read
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“Business leaders should take political risks more seriously”
Geopolitical instability and conflicts have become the greatest threat to global economic growth, yet when taking short-term decisions that are…
16 March 2023 | 6 minute read
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Even when algorithms outperform humans, humans can still make the difference
With artificial intelligence (AI), machines can perform tasks much better, faster and with fewer errors than humans. Recent research concludes…
15 March 2023 | 3 minute read
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Sustainability & Responsible Business
Why businesses need a human rights officerWhen we think of corporate human rights violations, prominent child labour or slavery scandals are likely to leap to mind.…
14 March 2023 | 6 minute read
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Sustainability & Responsible Business
“It is time to build a society with new imaginaries and models”Imagine a civilisation that would annually build a 10-metre wide wall around their planet (40,000 kilometres), using resources it takes…
10 March 2023 | 4 minute read
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