SDG11: From city to slum: urban challenges that must be overcome
SDG11’s goal is to make cities “inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. As with all the SDGs, the aim is ambitious … and difficult to...
4 ways business is stepping up to meet global climate goals
Non-state actors like businesses are essential to meeting the ambitious goals outlined in the Paris Agreement. A panel discussion at the recent ECOCITY World...
Reports of Viacom’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
Time was when Viacom’s infamous booming audio logo trumpeted the sound of success. And in the risk-ridden world of TV entertainment shows it held...
Case study: Jeff Bezos
Amazon boss gives peers a tactical lesson in how you can achieve growth while going for broke
NESTLED on the outskirts of a former coal...
A Butterfly without Excuses: Progress Stalled
The ways of the world are quite often more straightforward than they at first glance appear to be. Whatever happens has a cause that...
World leaders issue clarion call for accelerated action on water
A fundamental shift is needed to avert devastating consequences, says high-level panel on water
A HIGH-level Panel on Water consisting of 11 Heads of State...
The route to profitability — in times of pandemic
ASHLEIGH HINDE, CEO and founder of contact lens company Waldo, on the difficulty of balancing the people, payments and profits equation during tough times
WITH...
Commodity prices likely to rise further in 2018: World Bank
Oil prices to average $56 a barrel in 2018, up from 2017 average of $53/bbl
Oil prices are forecast to rise to $56 a barrel...
Johnson must deliver ‘transformative’ strategy to help disabled people in UK
BUSINESS leaders have called on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to deliver on his promise of a transformative National Strategy for Disabled People.
In an...
Shareholder value eclipsed by stakeholder value, and brand purpose is king
Vaccine announcements don’t automatically signal a return to business-as-usual, argues ROSS CLUGSON
VACCINES are like buses. You wait eight months … and then two...




































