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Make a difference – get ready for business in a post-COVID world
Plymouth Business School s new industry-led programmes will set you up for successful employment and a happy lifestyle in the South West
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17 December 2020
Plymouth Business School embarked on a revisioning of what a
high-quality 2030 business education experience would look like from a student point of view, no matter where in the world they wanted to work.
We looked at predictive models and different governments’ industrial strategies, spoke to colleagues at different business schools in different countries, looked at the UN Sustainability Development Goals and took advice from international consultants, employers and our own alumni.
Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op donderdag 17 december 2020.
Companies in the European Union (EU27) have increased their investment in research and development (R&D) for the tenth consecutive year as included in the 2020 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard published today. In 2019, they invested 5.6% more in R&D, up from 4.7% in 2018. This growth is driven by the automobile, ICT and health sectors. One successful example is the German company BioNTech, leading the groundbreaking development of one of the first COVID-19 vaccines in use. Since its early days, it has benefited from EU R&D support now worth over €108 million. BioNTech ranks at number 654 in the world ranking, and has been in this Scoreboard since 2013 It has multiplied its R&D investment by 6 and its net sales ten times in this 7-year period.
What Do Companies With Improved Financial Results Have in Common in Terms of ESG Practices and Frameworks?
What Do Companies With Improved Financial Results Have in Common in Terms of ESG Practices and Frameworks?
CSE Research explores why doing business as usual is no longer a valid option and the shift to doing business in a sustainable way is the only way to secure companies’ trust and financing.
Published 12-16-20
CHICAGO, December 16, 2020 /CSRwire/ - The
(CSE) announces its fourth consecutive 2020 Annual Research into ESG Ratings and Sustainability Reporting Trends in North America, focusing in common ESG practices and frameworks used by companies and organizations with improved financial results (e.g Annual Revenues increase). The analysis of the companies with the highest ESG scores shows strong evidence that ESG Reporting and Strategies with ambitious goals together with the use of appropriate frameworks have a very positive impact on financial performanc
CORPORATE players have their own ways of developing forward-thinking sustainability campaigns for the progress of the nation.
In the case of Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), the utility energy company launched its Towards A Sustainable Society campaign in partnership with Star Media Group (SMG) to educate and inspire the younger generation to champion sustainability.
TNB has chosen science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as the main thrust of the campaign.
Launched in August this year, the on-going campaign is under TNB’s education pillar, one of three pillars in its corporate responsibility framework.
“STEM is at the heart of a new wave which is transforming the way we live and work, ” said TNB group corporate division (corporate communication) head Datuk Baderul Sham Saad.
LafargeHolcim accelerates impact on UN s Sustainability Development Goals 14 December 2020
With 10 years remaining to achieve the UN s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), LafargeHolcim is committed to accelerating its impact across the SDGs and to transparently disclosing its progress.
LafargeHolcim was recognised as a global climate leader this year, entering the CDP’s prestigious ‘A List’ for tackling climate change, among only two companies in its industry to rank ‘A’ for climate and ‘A-’ for water. In addition, LafargeHolcim ranked first in the building materials industry by the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) and among the world s top 15 per cent of benchmarked companies. These recognitions add to LafargeHolcim’s number 1 ESG ranking with Sustainalytics in the construction sector.