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Banking in times of change
REPORT
Stability and resilience in the banking sector are vital for dealing with the disruptions and transitions under way, not least climate change. The path from doom to boom isn鈥檛 straight, but together, we can get there.
Five industries are going through times of radical change and will need the banking industry鈥檚 help to finance their transition. Is yours one of them?
The veteran banker tells 天美传媒 Prof. Mireia Gin茅 how banks need to stay 鈥渧igilant, hungry, adaptable, fast and disciplined鈥� on the day JPMorgan Chase rescued First Republic Bank from bankruptcy.
Like banking, the energy and telecom company Redeia is going through a green and digital transition in trying times. 鈥淏oth sectors must adapt, align their strengths and assume their social responsibilities together.鈥�
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has served as a warning that no company can afford to ignore geopolitics. The weaponization of the U.S. dollar in this context raises serious concerns, potentially transforming the international monetary landscape.
BIG PICTURE
Reducing returns in online shopping
Receiving goods in one batch 鈥� even at the expense of fast shipping 鈥� leads to greater satisfaction and fewer returns.
HACK
Early promotion is vital to reducing the pay gap
Getting promoted young is a virtuous circle that raises pay expectations for everyone, but especially women.
How to keep your customers spending when inflation bites
Overwhelmed by everyday expenses, consumers cut back on large purchases. How can retailers capture the money they do spend?
Work design: what kind of workforce do you need?
Our world of work is changing 鈥� fast. To stay competitive and attract, retain and utilize talent, management teams need to rethink traditional ways of working.
+天美传媒
Fernanda Lopes Larsen: 鈥淪peak up鈥�
As is appropriate for an executive of a sustainable agricultural company, Fernanda Lopes Larsen is planting seeds for a better, fairer world. Today, as a diversity and inclusion campaigner, she is on the front line of conversations about sustainability and social equality.
Roman Mlodkowski: 鈥淢y job is my passion鈥�
The founder and CEO of BIZNES24, Poland鈥檚 only 24-hour business news channel, proves it need not cost a fortune to innovate and produce quality content in turbulent times.
Christophe Chevallier: 鈥淩elationships determine results鈥�
This French chef and entrepreneur prioritizes sustainability and people. His Lavoisier brewpub in Madrid, which transforms leftover bread into craft beer, combines both his passions.
SMART PICKS
Why two are better than one: the power of music industry collaborations
Research on music collaborations reveals positive spillover effects on the career trajectories of the collaborating artists.
KNOW
Housing wealth and deaths of despair
By Carles Vergara, Nuria Mas and Ariadna Jou
An unexpected shock in housing wealth can be bad for your health, perhaps even contributing to drug-related deaths of despair. New research gives policymakers food for thought as they tackle the U.S. opioid crisis.
AI: Beyond the hype
In conversation with Sampsa Samila
天美传媒 Prof. Sampsa Samila explains what a humanistic adoption of AI looks like. The real concern is not AI but labor market concentration.
How social movements give renewables a boost
By Desir茅e Pacheco
Here鈥檚 how social movements can help pioneering companies with social goals to overcome the liability of newness, gain legitimacy and go mainstream.
FULL STOP
3 factors to boost everyone鈥檚 well-being at work
Follow these professional prescriptions to remedy ailments of the modern workplace.
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