Why we need business, operational and financial resilience to optimize cybersecurity

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Eric Swalwell, Congressman, 15th District of California, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee To drive down risk and improve resilience against malicious cyber activity, governments and the private sector must evolve their respective approaches to cybersecurity risk management.The private […]

‘FYI’: The most annoying corporate jargon, rated

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ewan Thomson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Jargon is a common feature of many professions and industries, from medicine and law to finance and technology. But a recent survey on corporate jargon indicates that we are largely unimpressed by its […]

8 ways the circular economy will transform how business is done

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Henrik Hvid Jensen, Chief Technology Strategist NEE, DXC Technology Imagine an economy where resources get used but not used up; new business strategies keep products, components and materials in the system – during and after use – and where […]

‘Generous listening’: The skill you need most in the new world of work

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Vuslat Doğan Sabancı, Founder, Vuslat Foundation If there is one crucial thing that the ‘Great Resignation’ or the even more recent ‘Quiet Quitting’ trend has taught us, it is that we, as leaders, have failed to listen generously to […]

How biodiversity credits can deliver benefits for business, nature and local communities

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Cherie Gray, Global Lead Sustainability & Market Development, Swiss Re, Akanksha Khatri, Head, Nature and Biodiversity, World Economic Forum Continuous degradation threatens critical ecosystems and the services they provide and economies are getting dangerously close to tipping points that […]

Managers are struggling. How can employers help them adapt and survive?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Valérie Beaulieu-James, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, The Adecco Group It’s been a turbulent three years for employers. The pandemic has been a uncompromising period of enforced social distancing, deep-cleaning, shutdowns, a new home-working culture, livestream meetings, re-opening, […]

Hybrid entrepreneurship – 5 reasons to build a venture while still working 

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Patricia Russ, Founder and CEO, Ovini Berlin What do Steve Wozniak, Henry Ford and Sarah Blakely have in common? They built some of the most successful businesses of all time – Apple, Ford and Spanx – all while […]

VCs alone can not solve climate change. We need global and purpose-driven entrepreneurial ecosystems

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Illai Gescheit, Partner, Siemens Energy Ventures, Siemens The planet is facing one of its most important challenges to get to net-zero emissions by 2050. Start-ups and Venture Capitalists (VCs) are adapting their missions towards planet-positive goals. Rather than […]

Investing in nature gives industry and business a competitive advantage. Here’s why

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: André Hoffmann, Vice-Chairman, Roche, Switzerland & Katell Le Goulven, Executive Director, Hoffmann Institute, INSEAD On the agenda at the IUCN Congress in Marseille is awareness that investment in a vibrant natural world opens the door to sustainable and […]

Business management: how can you introduce new ideas?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Christian Stadler, Professor of strategic management, Warwick Business School Introducing new management ideas can be a slow process, with plenty of people resisting new ways of working. Christian Stadler, a professor of strategic management, suggests ways to accelerate […]

Building back business: Avoiding a trade-off between resilience and growth

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Christopher Alessi, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum “The question is: how do we achieve resilience in a new global environment, including a pandemic-prone global environment, as well as growth – how do we avoid a sharp trade-off between […]

3 leaders on creating a pipeline for female talent in business

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Geraldine Matchett, Chief Financial Officer and co-CEO, Royal DSM NV & Carolyn Tastad, Group President, North America; Chief Sales Officer, Procter & Gamble& Martine Ferland, President and CEO, Mercer • The case for gender equality has been made, […]

Top global firms commit to tackling inequality by joining Business for Inclusive Growth coalition

This article is brought to you in association with OECD. A group of major international companies has pledged to tackle inequality and promote diversity in their workplaces and supply chains as part of an initiative sponsored by the French Presidency of the G7 and overseen by the OECD. The Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) coalition will […]

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