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"We all have our own part to play in creating the world we’d like to see, but it’s certainly clear that even small spheres of influence can have momentous impacts with the right actions."

Social enterprises can change entire industries

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Social enterprises certainly act as influential drivers for the sustainability transition. Yet other individuals and businesses should also consider playing their part and become recognized as contributors to a better world

When it comes to making a difference, thinking “bigger is always better” leads to tunnel vision – especially for social enterprises.

The Three Dimensions of Social Impact

By: EBR | Friday, January 8, 2021

The “bigger is better” mindset has spread beyond the business world to the world of social impact. And for good reason: After all, isn’t it better to serve more people, and to seek efficiency through scale?

TrendForce noted a greater proportion of devices produced this year are likely to support 5G, with 37 percent of new handsets expected to use the latest network technology compared to 19 percent in 2020.

Huawei plunged out of device top 6

By: N. Peter Kramer | Thursday, January 7, 2021

TrendForce, an analyst company, predicts global smartphone production to begin its recovery in 2021 after dropping 11 percent in 2020

The tough lessons of 2020 will provoke two major developments in B2B, having to do with technology and people.

The Post-Covid Future of “Everything as a Service”

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 5, 2021

If you work in the B2B space, you have almost certainly encountered the term “servitisation”

COVID-19 prompted about 30% of employed adults to take a leave of absence, according to a new World Economic Forum-Ipsos survey.

This is how COVID-19 has impacted workers’ lives around the world

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Stress, anxiety and loneliness have increased among working people, according to a new survey, underscoring the ongoing toll of the COVID-19 pandemic

“We must regulate the platforms, but be careful not to make scapegoats of them,” said Cremer, who last year advised the European Commission on proposed regulation.

Bolstered by pandemic, tech titans face growing scrutiny

By: EBR | Monday, December 28, 2020

Accelerating the transition to an ever more digital existence, the coronavirus pandemic has tightened tech giants’ grip on billions of customers’ lives

"Recent COVID/Tech activities have been skewed towards certain benefactor groups (eg, governments & individuals), and other groups (eg, business) are underserved."

For a true economic recovery, small businesses will need more support

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Tech has been deployed throughout the pandemic to keep economies going and to keep people connected, healthy and safe

A high sustainability rating does not necessarily equate to real sustainability impact (and profit).

Doing Good: Where Sustainable Investing Gets It Wrong

By: EBR | Thursday, December 17, 2020

Annoying jargon exists in all business disciplines. Responsible Investor recently asked its readers for the words they would like to see banished from the lexicon of sustainable finance

"Climate neutrality and digital leadership will not be an easy task for Europe. The transformative agenda of the European Green Deal is as demanding as it is compelling. Some CEOs perceive it as a Herculean task."

EU companies ready to take on twin green, digital transitions

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 16, 2020

EU employers are ready to switch gear and accelerate the roll-out of the green and digital transitions

Three business characteristics can serve as leading indicators of possible human-rights abuses in the making.

How Operations Can Stop Labour Violations Before They Happen

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 15, 2020

For decades, policymakers and corporate CSR departments have undertaken sustained, sincere efforts to clamp down on labour abuses such as slavery, perilous working conditions and wage theft

"Founders make fewer mistakes and pivot in the right direction when they learn to challenge their own assumptions and experiment continuously."

Is There a Scientific Formula For Start-up Success?

By: EBR | Monday, December 14, 2020

Even in the best of times, starting a business is like running a marathon with the odds stacked against you

Report highlights organizational design principles that can drive more ethical behaviour in technology.

5 traits of organizations that use tech responsibly

By: EBR | Friday, December 11, 2020

As new technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing and blockchain become mainstream, and their practical uses more pervasive, myriad new business opportunities will be created

When the going gets tough, bring on improvisation and learning.

How Start-ups in Emerging Markets Succeed Despite Scarcity

By: EBR | Friday, December 11, 2020

2019 was a record year of venture capital funding for start-ups in emerging economies from Latin America, Africa to Southeast Asia

From finance to smart cities, distributed ledger technology is beginning to deliver on its vaunted potential in several key sectors.

The New Business Models (and Jobs) in Blockchain

By: EBR | Thursday, December 3, 2020

Given the Bitcoin price craze in the face of the morose economy during the Covid-19 pandemic, one may assume that the distributed ledger technology (DLT)/blockchain bubble is ready to burst once again

A recent study revealed that 78% of employees put data at risk inadvertently.

How secure is your data? 3 predictions and 3 protections in the age of hybrid work

By: EBR | Friday, November 27, 2020

Covid-19 introduced a paradigm shift in working culture. The new era of the “hybrid employee” has required a recalibration of how organizations provide secure, productive and digitally enabled environments for their employees

The old methods of demand generation won’t work in the always-online era.

Making the Shift to Digital Sales in B2B

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 24, 2020

A new, digital era of B2B sales and marketing is upon us. It’s driven by corporate customer demand for online access to their suppliers’ offerings and expertise

“The sensitivity analysis is based on the assumption of a quick recovery, but what if the expected economic recovery takes longer than anticipated?”

Business groups clash over EU’s 2030 climate goal

By: EBR | Monday, November 23, 2020

Europe’s largest employer’s association, BusinessEurope, has questioned “the value and credibility” of the economic analysis underpinning the EU’s proposed climate target plan for 2030, triggering an immediate backlash from pro-climate corporate groups

Success in this new era of accelerated disruption requires a holistic approach to technology.

Four Steps to Business Model Innovation

By: EBR | Thursday, November 19, 2020

In the current era of disruption, recently accelerated by the pandemic, firms must be in command of cutting-edge technologies; otherwise, they face potentially mortal danger

"The next COO at your company will work remotely, stay with the company for six months, and never even get a company email account. But they will be the best hire you’ve ever made."

4 things that will redefine the way we work by 2025

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Where previous calendars measured time according to Before Christ and Anno Domini, the coronavirus outbreak has revealed a new sense of time. This is the beginning of a new epoch

If we want a robust economic recovery and a fairer world, we must stem the tide of women fleeing the Covid-19 workforce.

Foundations for Gender Balance Can Be Built at Home

By: EBR | Friday, November 13, 2020

In the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic, concerned observers warned that although the physical toll of the virus on men is higher, women would suffer more social and economic devastation

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