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Grupo T-Solar – The Generation Game: In 2020, That Means CSR, Environment, Efficiency and Opportunities for All Employees
Grupo T-Solar – a leading independent renewable power producer and asset manager – generated more than 595 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of clean electricity in 2019. The company has an enviable record in the development and operation of renewable power plants –
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Taking Underground Approach to Carbon Neutral Heating for Homes
Limitless carbon-neutral energy is right under our feet, says Kathy Hannun, the co-founder and president of geothermal giant Dandelion Energy. While geothermal usually means magma-driven energy projects, Dandelion focuses on the Earth-powered heating and cooling of homes. Dandelion residential geothermal
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Saying No to China
What had originally been announced as a series of conferences followed by a high profile summit in Leipzig to seal and celebrate a landmark investment agreement between the European Union and China, was downgraded to an online chat between EU
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Heidelberg University (CSI) on Financial Innovation: Unleashing Full Potential of Impact Investing
Many relevant fields and geographic areas are blank spots on the impact investing landscape, because they appear too risky or offer too low returns. If impact investing is to contribute to the SDGS, this needs to change. Financial innovation could
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UNCDF and Convergence: Getting the Right Blend in Game-Changing Finance
In December of 2015, the global news website, Quartz, published a piece entitled “Both Venture Capitalists and Banks are Betting on Blockchain.” In the five or so years since this piece was posted, the debate over blockchain persists — whether
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South Africa and the Struggle for Reform
Widely considered a bellwether for emerging market sentiment, South Africa’s rand has been on a dizzying rollercoaster ride, seesawing on currency markets as traders try to match fact with perception and decipher the country’s true predicament. On 11 June, the
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Japan Opens the Money Spigot
Once upon a time, Japan was said to pose a menace to the economic hegemony of the industrialised countries of the West. Current US criticism of Chinese trade practices and currency manipulation echo the acerbic disputes between Washington and Tokyo
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Europe: Fig Leaves to Save Spain and Italy
Looking to score without breaking a sweat, European politicians of almost every ideological persuasion often turn on ‘Brussels’, assigning blame to the union for every conceivable domestic ill and castigating it for their own failings. Unable to put up a
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Austerity Arrives in the Kingdom
For the first time in living memory, the Saudi government has embarked on a major austerity drive. In early June, state workers saw their generous cost-of-living allowance abruptly cancelled. Capital expenditure on iconic mega projects has been put on hold
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Tirelli & Partners: ‘Being Happy is a Priority, and Ethics Can’t Be Limited to a Code of Practice’
Italian real estate firm challenges traditional profit generation — and stands up for wellbeing. Tirelli & Partners is a top luxury real estate firm — and a cutting-edge real estate consultant. It was established in 1987 as a boutique agency
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