In Chosen Ones, bestselling author Veronica Roth offers a window into what life could be like for some of our favorite fictional heroes if they lived in our modern-day world. Having written her own “chosen one” story in the hit YA trilogy Divergent, Roth is back with her first adult novel to explore what might...Read More
The U.S. Shut Down Its Economy. Here’s What Needs to Happen in Order to Restart. Whole sectors of the United States economy have gone dark to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Here’s what comes next. A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The ability to restart economic activity will depend...Read More
With the economy coming to a stall, the Federal Government should remap Australia’s energy landscape, writes Tim Buckley. WE ARE IN unchartered conditions due to the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting global recession. Economic growth has slowed, the energy market has stalled, oil prices and the global stock market have crashed, and a virus without a vaccine...Read More
ImpactAlpha, March 12 – Toronto-based Engineers Without Borders has been making early-stage venture investments since 2013 as a complement its non-profit global development work. After a dozen investments, the organization is spinning off its venture arm as Hummingbird Impact to expand investments in tech-enabled social enterprises. Engineers Without Borders will remain a shareholder in the...Read More
Glamping in zero gravity will cost a few millions bucks at least. Have you always dreamt of leaving Earth? Are you a member of the two, or better yet three commas club? Well it’s a great time to be alive because after decades of delays, the space tourism industry may finally be taking off....Read More
According to the International District Energy Association, demands for air conditioning currently create 50-70% of electricity demand. The International Energy Agency estimates that it accounts for about 10% of global electricity consumption, and remains a “critical blind spot” in today’s energy debate. Tabreed is a national central cooling company that currently delivers over 1 million refrigeration tons of cooling...Read More
Socially responsible investing — also know as ethical, green or sustainable investing — is the new buzzword in the financial world. A growing number of institutions and individual investors seem to want to invest according to ethical principles, and the financial industry has been happy to oblige. Today, investors can choose from a smattering of...Read More
Think back to 30—even 40—years ago. The solid waste industry was once known for its behind-the-scenes, “invisible” work. Now, conversations around landfills, recycling and the call for zero waste and sustainable business practices have put the waste and recycling industry under society’s microscope, with society leaning on this industry to solve some of its greatest...Read More
` In this episode of the Inside the Strategy Room podcast, senior partners Tanguy Catlin and Kate Smaje discuss their recent work on digital reinventions at established companies, and the role CFOs should play in them. In their conversation with communications director Sean Brown, they share their insights from recent research on the factors that...Read More
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