Hyper-networked supply chains: how a collaborative way of working can benefit retailers
By: EBR | Thursday, June 16, 2022
A new co-operative supply chain model may point the way to a hyper-networked supply chain future, and a third way for retailers stuck between the costly privilege of supply chain independence and heavy dependence on the retail behemoths
Building Momentum in the Energy Transition: Key Insights from Davos and Beyond
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 15, 2022
If the nascent energy transformation is to take off, business and government must work together to promote circular systems
Why the EU needs to split its electricity market
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 15, 2022
The current price difference between renewable energies and fossil fuels is stark and weighs heavily on electricity prices across Europe
3 actions to accelerate emerging market climate transition
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) are critical to global climate efforts
Making Humanitarian Operations More Sustainable
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Humanitarian operations take place in challenging contexts. When a minute can make a difference between life and death, stakeholders from international donors to local communities are hard pressed to make decisions quickly, often with poor information and constrained budgets
What’s the best place to put EV charging stations?
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 14, 2022
A new computational model can help determine the optimal places for locating electric vehicle charging facilities
Care about staff retention? Then change your mindset - here’s how
By: EBR | Thursday, June 9, 2022
If the pandemic has delivered any silver linings, surely one of these is the opportunity for people to bring their whole selves to work
How to build an equitable ocean economy
By: EBR | Thursday, June 9, 2022
Sustainability and equity are two sides of the same coin
Plastic pollution: European farmland could be largest global reservoir of microplastics
By: EBR | Thursday, June 9, 2022
Plastic particles smaller than 5mm (known as microplastics) are well-documented pollutants in ocean and freshwater habitats
Working together to reach net zero: How to transform manufacturing and value chains
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 8, 2022
A stark picture of the future of our planet was painted when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its Sixth Assessment Report
Is EU Serious About Defense?
By: EBR | Monday, June 6, 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine has created a new sense of urgency for Europe to invest in defense. While NATO remains the main collective defense organization, the EU should build capabilities to complement its efforts
As climate fears mount, people choose to relocate
By: EBR | Thursday, June 2, 2022
As climate change effects such as heat waves, wildfires, floods and droughts, continue to worsen, increasing numbers of Americans are considering relocating to less vulnerable parts of the country
Here’s why countries must cooperate on carbon prices
By: EBR | Thursday, June 2, 2022
Countries should cooperate to introduce an international carbon price floor (ICPF) to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, the IMF says
Reality check: How’s the transition to regenerative agriculture going?
By: EBR | Thursday, June 2, 2022
Regenerative agriculture is all the rage for large food companies. Their sustainability teams love telling me about ambitious goals of transforming hundreds of thousands of acres to regenerative stewardship and storing significant amounts of carbon in the soil
Pollution is the ‘largest existential threat’ to humans, killing 9 million each year
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Pollution is currently responsible for at least 9 million premature deaths a year worldwide, accounting for one in six deaths, according to a new report
10 ways companies can help tackle the global food crisis
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 31, 2022
It’s difficult not to be downcast when you survey the global geopolitical scene in 2022. The four biblical horsemen of the apocalypse — war, famine, pestilence and death — seem to hold the reins of our collective future
At the edge of innovation: What can edge AI do for you?
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Edge artificial intelligence (AI) is decentralized computing that allows data-led decisions to be made by a device at the closest point of interaction with the user
The difficult equation of inflation
By: EBR | Monday, May 30, 2022
A controversial issue for the whole (macro and micro) economy is the forecast for the evolution of inflationary pressures affecting the daily lives of all citizens
How digital tech can turbo-charge the social economy
By: EBR | Friday, May 27, 2022
Social entrepreneurs matter now more than ever. Purpose-driven social enterprises, which measure success by the good they do rather than the profits they make, have been on the front line in reducing inequality, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
5 strategies to navigate the shifting frontiers of the energy transition
By: EBR | Thursday, May 26, 2022
Amidst economic and geopolitical volatilities the energy transition is entering an uncertain phase
By: N. Peter Kramer
