Supporting organisations with sustainable business transformation ESG performance (or corporate sustainability) is becoming an increasingly important senior leadership and boardroom agenda matter in virtually every industry. Many describe this decade as the one for the sustainable transformation of business. The shifting environmental, social, political, regulatory, and business environment creates opportunities to be explored and risks to be managed. Sustainable transformation is complex and entails managing a major process of change, affecting the culture and decision-making approach of organisations. With…
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Dr Fredi Otto, Climate Scientist, Imperial College London Dr Fredi Otto, Senior Lecturer at Imperial’s Grantham Institute was added to the 2021 TIME100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, for her work as co-lead of World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international effort to analyse and communicate the possible influence of climate change on extreme weather events. Fredi joined Imperial College London from Oxford where she was previously associate director of the Environmental Change Institute,…
Imperial College Executive Education’s Sustainability Leadership Programme will provide managers and leaders with the methods and the mindset to help them to create a sustainability plan with real impact for their business. In this programme, they will learn how to run a sustainable business and promote a corporate culture that prioritises social responsibility. This 15-week online programme draws on expertise from Imperial College Business School faculty, industry experts, and case studies. The learning will be delivered in 12 modules including: The…
Ninety One, the global investment manager, and Imperial College Executive Education collaborated in 2021 on a bespoke Climate Risk Programme to educate Ninety One’s employees. The programme deepened the understanding on climate-related risks and opportunities, to help inform investment decision-making. The three week programme was initially held for over 100 of Ninety One’s investment professionals and built on their ability to assess climate risk and knowledge of various pathways towards climate change mitigation. Additionally, the programme covered which technological developments…
PBEC Members are officially invited to the grand opening of Air One – the world’s first fully operational Urban-Air Port for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, to be held at Coventry Airport, the 2021 UK City of Culture. 26 – 27 April 2022: Morning Session 9.30am Air One Opens 10am Welcome & Air One Tours 10.30am First Flight 12.00pm – 12.45pm Panel Discussion 12.45pm Hospitality 2pm Air One Closes Reserve and Book a Morning Session HERE – Mention…
Despite recent disruptions, the need to generate sustainable growth and expansion still remains. The 8th Transpacific Entrepreneurial conference will discuss the current opportunities for companies looking to expand into Canada and Greater China as well as the impact and possibilities the latest Greater Bay Area initiatives would bring to Hong Kong. It will also show “the roadmaps” to using Hong Kong as a platform for entrepreneurial ventures “from seed to exit.” The 2022 conference will encompass virtual panels in order to accommodate audiences from Hong Kong, Asia Pacific…
Space Summit Partnership Announcement! [Download Agenda Here] We are delighted to announce that the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC) is the new institutional partner for the Space Suppliers Summit which is scheduled to take place on the 4-5th October 2022 in Glasgow, Scotland. As one of Asia Pacific’s oldest business leader-focused institutions, PBEC is a platform for trusted market intelligence and supporting connectivity between key stakeholders globally. We understand the importance of networking and focusing on industries and exciting new sectors…
Decentraland: The new frontier opportunity Growing interest in the metaverse could unlock the next growth opportunity for virtual assets 22.03.2022 Unravel editorial team While the concept of virtual real estate may be difficult to reconcile at the moment, this could soon change. Illustration by Shutterstock. Metaverse is a subject attracting a lot of eyeballs at the moment. Its reference can be seen not only in big budgeted movies, but also in the corporate world. And with the recent renaming of…
By Steven Irvine – Founder, CEO & Editor ‘Week in China’ ENERGY & RESOURCES, TALKING POINT Speculative failure How China’s biggest nickel producer got caught out in the futures market Mar 18, 2022 (WiC 577) Tsingshan: the low-key Chinese resources firm made paper losses of $8 billion on nickel trades. Chinese investors sometimes refer to ‘demon stocks’. These are characterised by logic-defying lurches in their share prices and are frequently associated with improper market disclosure and insider trading. There’s a…
Accreditation to CMS Legal APAC IP Update – Winter 2021-2022 – Published: March 2022 China CNIPA releases the Amended Measures for Registration of Pledge of Patent Rights On 16 November 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the amended “Measures for the Registration of Pledge of Patent Rights”, which establishes an online application system for conducting registration procedures online. Applicants no longer need to submit physical identity, change, and cancellation certificates, etc. The CNIPA will conduct random…