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Snap analysis by Shyam Bishen – Head of Health and Healthcare at the World Economic Forum – on the new WHO designation of Monkeypox.

With 16,000 cases in 75 countries, the monkeypox outbreak is spreading rapidly across the world. In response, the WHO has just declared it a global public health emergency. This declaration clearly signals the need for a coordinated international response, the timely investment of significant resources, and intensified cross-border collaboration in terms of vaccines, treatments and …

New Ivanti Research Finds that 49% of Employees are Frustrated by Work Provided Tech and 26% are Considering Leaving their Job Because of it

The research uncovered 64% of employees believe their experience with technology impacts their morale, but only 20% of the C-Suite put budget toward improving the digital employee experience, and only 21% of IT leaders prioritize end user experience when selecting a tool New Delhi/Salt Lake City – June 28, 2022 – Ivanti, the provider of …

Rising inflation and external shocks may lead to slowdown in growth – Dun & Bradstreet report

Mumbai, May 05, 2022 Key economic forecast: Real Economy: Dun & Bradstreet expects industrial production during March to have been impacted by uncertainty posed by the Russia-Ukraine war, the rise in commodity prices, volatility in the financial markets and supply chain bottlenecks. Dun & Bradstreet expects the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) to have grown …

Suvobrata Ganguly’s Pentales: a book of short stories about fountain pens and the post pandemic Kolkata Book Fair – Jyotshna Agiwal

I must admit upfront that I am privileged, as way before the Pentales had taken its current shape, I had had the pleasure of going through the draft. I have also had the pleasure of seeing (and knowing) most of the pens – “old knaves” as Suvobrata Ganguly calls them – whose stories feature in …

Accountability on coal: managing the impacts of a sector in transition

GRI launches new standard to address sustainability challenges facing coal companies Amsterdam, 15 March 2022 – How can a sector that is responsible for 30% of global carbon emissions be held to account for its impacts, including ensuring that coal companies meet growing stakeholder demands for transparency in how they align with the low-carbon transition? …

The case for impact-focused reporting is as clear as black-and-white

By Eelco van der Enden, CEO of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Last month saw the annual letter to CEOs from BlackRock’s Larry Fink land in our inboxes. It includes some very positive, indeed admirable, language around the need for responsible business practices. To quote Mr. Fink, “a company must create value for and be valued …

“I wish to be a torchbearer of your values”

Mrinalini Bondyopadhyay (Daughter of Srikumar Bondyopadhyay, the financial journalist, who is no more to hold her hand, writes he may not have prepared her for his early departure, but he has been an experience sharing dad — an invaluable beacon for life) Wikihow should really have a tutorial on how to start writing about the person, who …

The stakeholder capitalism revolution is well underway

Multi-stakeholder demands for transparency on sustainability impacts can’t be ignored Amsterdam, 8 February 2022 – What does adopting ‘stakeholder capitalism’ really mean, and why should companies be accountable for their impacts on society and the environment, and not only the interests of investors? These key issues are addressed in Towards stakeholder capitalism: how we can …

Dating Trends 2022

Future dating trends The end of monogamy as we know it and the rise of open couples In the last year we have witnessed a significant shift within our community. Being an extramarital dating app, Gleeden is mostly used by individuals who are married or in a long-term relationship seeking for adding some spice into their love …

Sustainable Steel – Sustainability Indicators 2021 and our sustainability journey

12 November 2021 Brussels, Belgium The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today publishes Sustainable steel – Sustainability Indicators 2021 and our sustainability journey. In addition to including the latest figures for our 8 Sustainability Indicators, the publication gives an overview of the evolution of sustainability programmes at worldsteel over the past 50 years, and details our 9 new Sustainability …