The last decade brought a sustained run of profitability to the global airline industry, but carriers must expect that the next five years will be tougher. The seven trends described below will dramatically change how airlines operate. Read more in…
Numerous studies have found that people who purchase green products, who recycle, or who volunteer for green causes claim to be more satisfied with their lives than their less environmentally friendly counterparts. Read more in Fast Company A more sustainable…
Skills are the new currency on the labour market. Skills indicate demand and supply at a more nuanced level than occupations, whose required expertise and skills are changing increasingly quickly, and degrees, which are often already outdated by the time…
In a new apartment complex that will soon rise in the Dutch city of Utrecht, instead of deliveries from an online grocer, you can get boxes of vegetables grown in an intensive greenhouse on the roof or from a smaller…
Its president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, said at Davos 2019: “Seventy years ago, Costa Rica did away with the army. This allows for many things. Eight percent of our GDP is invested in education because we don’t have to spend on…
Over the last three years, thousands of stores shuttered–and dozens of companies went bankrupt. In 2017 alone, 7000 stores closed their doors, and many brands with large retail footprints filed for Chapter 11. Read more in Fast Company The surprisingly…
We live in increasingly divided societies, in which the social contracts that bind us are fraying. One driver is globalisation, which has intensified competitive pressures. Another is technology, which has increased the returns to highly skilled labour, and exacerbated inequality.…
According to the United Nations, world population growth is currently running at 83 million people a year – meaning there will be more a billion more people to feed in just 13 years. Read more in Raconteur From plantburgers to…
Businesses Are Facing a New Reality. These Are the Ones That Are Succeeding.hey’re taking responsibility for their effect on people and the environment. Read more in fortune.com The circular economy is a new reality By Peter Lacy was last modified:…
Water is one element that connected nearly all 17 global sustainable development goals (SDGs). The dedicated water goal SDG6 – ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all – is critical for social progress. Read more in…
