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Back to homepageMaking Science: ‘Top 20’ Goal of Digital Marketing Firm with Global Reach
The winner of the 2021 award for Best Digital Growth Strategy belongs to Making Science, the European technology and digital marketing consultancy. The company, headquartered in Madrid, specialises in e-commerce and digital transformation and has undertaken a series of acquisitions
Read MoreNIBULON: To Feed the World
According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), by 2050 the world’s population is likely to exceed nine billion – resulting in a 50 percent increase in global demand for agricultural products. The role of the agrarian sector in
Read MoreA Possible Tug-of-war Between the Fed and the Markets
The projections for United States GDP released by the Federal Reserve on March 17, pointed to a growth rate of 6.5% in 2021, well above December’s 4.2% forecast. Congressional approval of the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion fiscal package and the
Read MoreOtaviano Canuto: Middle-Income Countries Should Not Be Rushed to ‘Graduate’ Status
Many donor countries seem eager to see middle-income countries (MICs) graduate to non-client status in multilateral development institutions before achieving their full development potential. Such institutions can significantly contribute to the sustainable development of MICs, while seizing many benefits from
Read MoreMarcos 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
Read MoreEmployers Need to ‘Catch Up’ with Looming Covid Mental Health Crisis
When it comes to workplace wellbeing, there has been a polarised response to the pandemic. A third of UK employees say support has improved, but others say many organisations are falling short. Mental ill health costs employers £2.4bn each year,
Read MoreRosabeth 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
Read MoreRubicon 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
Read MoreRubicon’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,
Read MoreHard-Hit but Striking Back: Dubai Finds Correct Balance
Last year, Dubai registered a sharp decline in its population. Almost eight of every 100 inhabitants left the country as the pandemic and a drop in oil prices unsettled nerves and the economy. Key sectors such as real estate, tourism
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