Boardrooms in Europe are becoming more diverse, but some countries are moving forward faster than others. When it comes to gender diversity, Norway, France and the UK are trailblazers, but other countries, for example Germany, Switzerland and Spain, are lagging much behind.
Read moreFrom the beginning of my career, I noticed that working hard and being good at what you do is simply not enough to move ahead in your career, especially if you are a woman.
Read moreOur futures and those of many other life forms on our planet are not assured. Unsustainable growth, lifestyles and business activities are adversely affecting the environment and biodiversity, using up scarce natural capital and...
Read moreSince 1989, the Goldman Environmental Prize recognizes environmental defenders and change makers. The 2022 Goldman Prize winners provide us with inspiring examples of leaders making a difference, working to restore, rebuild, and...
Read moreBoard meeting agendas and the papers that directors receive relating to them can determine how effectively they discharge their legal and other duties and responsibilities and influence the areas which they may address and...
Read moreThis week, we launched The Lexicon of Change at The Nature of Cities Conference. The Lexicon introduces words, paradigms, and concepts for building regenerative, resilient, and sustainable systems. We are co-creating a dictionary...
Read moreIn addition coping with changing stakeholder requirements and priorities, technological developments, market dynamics, disruptions and crises, contemporary boards face a number of inter-related longer-term challenges. Tactical...
Read moreThe negative impacts of human activities upon the environment and their social consequences have reached such levels that there is a scientific consensus that certain consequences need to be addressed by collective action at...
Read moreWe are at a critical moment in human history. The pre COP 26 UN Climate Change Synthesis Report on Nationally Determined Contributions to achieving Paris Agreement targets suggested these will not be sufficient to contain...
Read moreHuman existence, welfare and social progress depend upon the Earth’s environment and our interaction with it. Yet corporate activities are polluting this environment, degrading bio-systems, reducing biodiversity...
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