 Bloomberg's vice chair for public policy, Mary Schapiro, was chair of the US Securities and Exchange commission. In this exclusive interview, she explains why transparency and global consistency will be key to meeting climate goals.
 Sustainability has moved into the mainstream for consumers, societies and businesses. As investors assertively pursue sustainable and purposeful growth opportunities, having the right priorities and partnerships unlock success.
Recently ranked as one of the Top 100 Women in Technology by Gigabit magazine, Jacqueline Teo has a wealth of experience shaping digital transformations.
To keep disparate teams motivated, she notes, business leaders are increasingly expected to demonstrate authenticity and awareness around issues from fairness and inclusion, to environmental responsibility and social justice.  British companies are among the most likely to blame ill fitting tools for cyber attacks. Intelligent technology is increasingly being used to bolster cyber defences, but companies are unsure which tools to select and how to implement them.
 A powerful combination of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) demands is driving private equity funds and corporations to urgently transform their core strategies. Considerable shifts in consumer awareness and spending patterns, employee expectations, regulatory frameworks, and industry perception have prompted investors to
reassign billions of dollars using ESG lenses. Businesses must acknowledge this turbulent change by rapidly reshaping strategy and incorporating M&A as a cornerstone for swift and lasting improvements. After assets under management (AUM) in ESG-geared funds crossed the $1 trillion threshold in 2020, the following six months saw an unprecedented $103 billion worth of corporate and fund ESG activity3 as businesses jettisoned problematic units and launched bold sustainability acquisitions.  Levels of reliance on technology have been rising consistently in a mobile-first world and as people’s homes fill with internet-connected devices, a trend accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Downtime causes significant annoyance and is ever more common as systems fail to integrate.
 Covid-19 has massively disrupted fashion houses' operations. Making the right strategic choices is essential to their survival.
 Tax credits and incentives are set to be an essential part of stimulus as countries seek to recover from the economic impacts of Covid-19. We examine how tax programmes can be structured to drive effective investment and economic growth.  Essential work from home policies introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic have also created a raft of operational blind spots that hackers can access. Companies need a fresh approach, intelligently securing all devices employees use.
For former office-based staff, working all or part of their time from home is ever more clearly a permanent shift. New research shows that more than eight in ten staff have increased their time working from home since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and many expect this high level of home working to remain in place.  5G is poised to transform operations across industries and contribute more than $2 trillion to the global economy during the next 15 years.
In this fast-moving, high-investment context, it should be expected that telecommunications patent holders will seek to actively monetize their patents. Any business deploying these technologies would be wise to consider how to reduce operational risk and cost exposure by moving from a reactive to a proactive approach around 5G patents. |
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