This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Eric Hazan, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company & Sven Smit, Co-chair, McKinsey Global Institute, and Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company, Amsterdam The definition of intangible assets needs updating to include the knowledge and skills that underpin them.New research […]How defining intangible investments can help grow the knowledge economy
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Eric Hazan, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company & Sven Smit, Co-chair, McKinsey Global Institute, and Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company, Amsterdam The definition of intangible assets needs updating to include the knowledge and skills that underpin them.New research […]How female founders and investors are shaking up venture capital
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sarah Chen, Co Founder & Managing Partner, Beyond The Billion & The Billion Dollar Fund for Women Majority of venture capital investment goes to all-male teams, but investors are recognizing the opportunity of investing into gender diverse teams.Bold […]Want investors to care about natural resources? Put a price on them
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alison Tarditi, Chief Investment Officer, Australian Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation & Tim Hodgson, Co-head, Thinking Ahead Group, Willis Towers Watson Long-term investors are part of the solution to one of humanity’s most pressing problems – the rapid degradation of […]Investors must travel a winding road to net-zero. Here’s a map
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jo Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan For institutional investors, the path to net zero is not straightforward – but it is navigable.Earning both financial and environmental returns can be done, but it requires […]Investors have a role in securing our shared digital future
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Algirde Pipikaite, Project Lead, Governance and Policy, World Economic Forum & Martina Cheung, President, S&P Global Market Intelligence Cyberattacks have almost doubled in the past five years with no sign of slowing down. Due to the increasing number of cyber breaches, […]Juncker Plan reaches almost €410 billion in triggered investment across the EU
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As of June 2019, the deals approved under the Juncker Plan amount to €75 billion in financing and are located in all 28 Member States. Some 952,000 start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are expected to benefit from improved access to finance. Currently, […]Why cybersecurity should be standard due diligence for investors
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Algirde Pipikaite, Project Lead, Governance and Policy, World Economic Forum Cyberattacks have almost doubled in the past five years with no sign of slowing down. Due to the increasing number of cyber breaches, there is a market shift towards […]Impact Investment needs global standards and better measurement
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This article is brought to you in association with OECD. Social impact investment, which aims to improve well-being as well as earn a financial return, could be more effective if it were more clearly defined internationally with more measurable outcomes, according to a new OECD report. Social Impact Investment: The Impact Imperative for Sustainable Development calls […]
