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Marcos Preto, CEO of Agrocortex: Unlocking Value of Forestry Projects
REDD projects fight logging and environmental destruction of the Earth’s ‘green lungs’ – the amazing and irreplaceable rainforests of the Amazon. Voluntary carbon credits are in high demand, increasingly so over the past year, and there are growing opportunities for
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Rosabeth Moss Kanter: A Glowing Academic Career that Defies Attempts at Abbreviation
The problem of profiling Rosabeth Moss Kanter, holder of the Ernest L Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, is trying to fit her accolades into the allotted space. Kanter advises CEOs and senior executives via her consulting group, and was
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Rubicon Leadership Driven by Passion to Put an End to Waste
Rubicon is a software platform with a mission: to end waste. It provides smart recycling solutions for businesses and governments worldwide. Rubicon helps its partners — haulers, businesses, companies, cities, and municipalities — find economic value in their waste streams
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Rubicon’s Mission is Inclusive, and More Important Now than Ever
Every service that Rubicon provides, every line of code in the software that it creates, and every interaction that it has with its customers and partners, is focused on one mission: to end waste. Through its software platform, the cities,
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Kaan Terzioğlu, Co-CEO of VEON: The Privilege of Connecting Lives and Livelihoods
“We touch millions of people every day: their lives, their businesses. And, especially during the Covid era, it is clear that our industry is the backbone of society,” says Terzioğlu. “We provide connections between those who cannot travel or interact.
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Sergi Herrero, Co-CEO of VEON: Product as Mission
“The distinctions between telecoms, technology and data companies are vanishing rapidly. What lies ahead of us is seamless digital opportunity.” Sergi Herrero spent 12 years in the San Francisco Bay Area during the heyday of tech, serving as Facebook’s global
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Katia Coudray, CEO of Asteria Investment Managers: Leading from the Front, Keeping Focus on Specific Goals
Asteria Investment Managers chief executive Katia Coudray is a leader who has proven her mettle many times over. She has more than 20 years of experience in investment functions and executive roles. Coudray created and co-founded Asteria Investment Managers, which
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SIS Group Founder and Chairman Jaspal Sidhu: Making Quality Education Affordable
The SIS Group of K-12 Schools is focused on providing affordable, quality education in developing countries. Jaspal Sidhu, a Singaporean, heads Indonesia’s largest and most reputable chain of private schools operating at multiple price points under the brand SIS (www.sisschools.org).
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SASB CEO Janine Guillot: Following Personal Passions Into the World of Sustainability
Janine Guillot, CEO of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), has an enduring love of the great outdoors that has stoked and strengthened her passion for sustainability. Guillot graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and began her career as
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IFC’s Blended Finance Department: Blending Public and Private Finance to Invest in Challenging Markets
What can be done to encourage more private investment in developing countries, especially the poorest and most fragile? This question lies at the heart of the development challenge today. Governments and development institutions alike recognise that the private sector is
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