By Manuel J. Amor Loureda Private Equity (PE) has been historically perceived as lagging behind public companies in recognizing the … More
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Is climate change insurable?
By Manuel J. Amor Loureda Since the 1950s, the frequency of weather-related catastrophes, such as windstorms and floods, has increased … More
Smart Cities and Opportunities for Telcos
by Anna Wang, Elcio Yanaga, Tatyana Ivanova, Tejinder Chahal Half of the global population lives in cities, consuming 75% of … More
Why do we love to fly Emirates? Efficiency and effectiveness in the civil aviation industry
By Yonatan Avivi and Kenneth Kou In August 2009, while the US was deep in recession, The Harvard Business Review … More
Kumwe: Using Digital Technology to Improve Rwandan Supply Chains
By: Yonatan Avivi and Kenneth Kou If you were a smallholder farmer at harvest season in rural Rwanda, getting your … More
Should We Really Ban All Child Labour in Garment Manufacturing?
By Sesilia Plavina & Cristina David In the past few decades, the focus of fashion consumption has steadily shifted … More
Have Your Cake And Eat It Too: Reducing Food Waste In Hospitality
By: Madiha Javaid, Andrea Lam, John DeNavi “Don’t waste food. There are starving children in Africa!” For many of us … More
Laying Waste to Food Waste
The value chain for fresh food is rife with waste and inefficiencies, particularly from a social and environmental standpoint. Food … More
A Sustainable Business Model to Re-think the Plastic Usage Through Biodegradables
The Environmental Toll of Plastics Plastics damage the environment and human health. They are inexpensive and durable products that could … More
Can a school teach the commercial catering industry a new model?
New sustainability goals for the commercial catering industry As the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations defines, a … More
Distributed Ledger Technology: The Key to Reducing Global Inequality?
By Marvin Amberg, Nuri John Atay, Steve Isaacs & Christine Onyung “Indeed, the distribution of wealth is too important … More
Next Generation of Energy Demand Management
Author: Dogan Yiginer; Elizabeth Kim; Miro Mo; Irakli Urushadze When Benjamin Franklin first introduced the concept of electricity to the … More
Drax’s conversion from coal to wood pellet: green-friendly or green-washing?
A wood pellet is a high-density material, made from wood that has been exposed to heat and pressure, and can … More
Consolidated Edison: Victim of Climate Change?
Author: Dogan Yiginer; Elizabeth Kim; Miro Mo; Irakli Urushadze When the Superstorm Sandy battered New York City in the … More