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BLKB: Sustainable by Conviction, not Merely by Convention
BLKB is a future-orientated Swiss bank — with history. It was founded 150 years ago to meet local financial needs and has been taking responsibility for its region ever since. Today, BLKB’s forward-looking orientation expresses its comprehensive sustainability efforts. With
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Le Groupe La Poste: Committed to its Customers — and Sustainability
Since the 15th century, French postal service Le Groupe La Poste has been connecting the country, keeping pace with societal changes and continuously serving the public. Faced with the current decline in mail volume, and the boom in digital and
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Bon Courage: Hard Work, a Tight Team and a Bold Approach Have Taken Le Groupe La Poste Ahead
Le Groupe La Poste’s director of strategy, Diane Abrahams, believes in challenging the status quo. “We must have the courage to surround ourselves with people who contradict us,” she says. “They help us escape our own cognitive biases.” In 2015,
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Johan Thijs: Proud, Profitable and Prepared for Anything – KBC Weathers the Storm
“In March 2020, Covid knocked on the door,” recalls KBC Group CEO Johan Thijs. “We went into crisis mode.” Belgium — KBC has its headquarters in Brussels — was badly hit. The following months held something of a nightmare for
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Laura Penna: Pandemic Shines a Light on Plight of Disadvantaged Communities — and Bolsters Social Impact Investment
UniCredit continues to focus on financial inclusion and positive social impact. The pandemic has put the spotlight on social issues, says UniCredit’s Laura Penna, head of Group Social Impact Banking. “We’re seeing much wider awareness, not only from governments and
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Permanent Output Losses from the Pandemic
In the World Economic Outlook, published October 12, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slightly lowered its forecast for global economic growth this year to 5.9%, while maintaining a forecast of 4.9% for 2022. It also emphasized the “divergence” in the
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Aibek Kaiyp: Jusan Bank’s CEO Champions Change, Hits New Heights in Service Provision
First Heartland Jusan Bank, one of the largest banks in Kazakhstan, is developing its ecosystem to go beyond traditional services. At the helm in this period of transition is Aibek Kaiyp, CEO and chairman of the bank’s management board. His
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From the Black Plague to the Covid Crisis, Quarantine has Affected Maritime Trade
An overly familiar term in the 2020s, “quarantine”, dates from the 14th Century and is derived from quarantena — Italian for 40 — the number of days ships were held in the port of Venice, crews aboard, during the Black
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Why Even the Most Profit Centered Businesses Should Care About ESG Issues
Investors and corporations that do not have an explicit mandate to manage social or environmental issues still have an implicit interest in such issues The strongest way to manage risk is to consider the broadest number of issues material to
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Elaine Yan Ling Ng: Designer Egged-on by Nature’s Potential for Unique Beauty
The design world often looks to nature for inspiration, and Elaine Yan Ling Ng, a traditional weaver and innovative designer, finds magic in that marriage. “I am always inspired by nature and its cleverness such as its innate engineered structure,”
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