A study has found that there are strong positive correlations between the well-being of employees and the impact this has on their performance and productivity in the workplace.

George Ward, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, and Christian Krekel · LSE Business Review 18 Jul 2019

Cybersecurity

Investors have a role in securing our shared digital future

If investors demand better security practice in both their portfolio and target companies, they can play a part in securing our digital futures.

Algirde Pipikaite and Martina Cheung 08 Jul 2019

Global Risks

Resiliency is the key to strong investments in a chaotic world

With climate change and environmental degradation looming, technologies that can build greater resiliency into planetary and man-made systems are the new prize.

Zachary Bogue 29 Jun 2019

Innovation

Pathways to progress for women entrepreneurs

Female founders, particularly in B2B startup companies, face unique challenges when it comes to gaining funding and support.

Whitney Sales · MIT Sloan School of Management 20 Jun 2019

Private Investors

Traditional finance is failing millennials. Here’s how investing needs to change

Millennial investors want to participate rather than own. Tokenization - converting assets into tradable digital securities using blockchain - could help financial companies attract them.

Miles Pelham 20 Jun 2019

Future of Economic Progress

What the rise of powerful companies means for the open market

While rising corporate market power has had a fairly limited negative economic impact so far, if left unchecked, it could take a bigger toll on growth and people’s income.

IMF Blog · IMF Blog 13 Jun 2019

Education and Skills

This European city is the most educated in the world

The city with the highest percentage of university graduates has been revealed, as they're increasingly on the radar of companies and investors.

JLL Staff Reporter · JLL Real Views 13 Jun 2019

Oceans

Blue bonds: What they are, and how they can help the oceans

The Seychelles and the Nordic Investment Bank are among those offering investment bonds for ocean-friendly projects, such as wastewater treatment and preventing pollution.

Maram Ahmed 06 Jun 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

5 ways the private sector can help towards universal healthcare in Africa

The complexity of national healthcare systems in Africa, the second largest and one of the most populated continents in the world, presents both economic as well as physical barriers to a...

Nishit N Shah 04 Apr 2019

Middle East and North Africa

MENA’s start-up scene is taking off. Here’s how investors can join in

The potential for entrepreneurship in MENA is high, based on digital consumption and a startling increase in investment funding for start-ups.

Omar El Hamamsy, Ahmad Alkasmi, Luay Khoury, and Abdur-Rahim Syed 02 Apr 2019

Innovation

Europe is no longer an innovation leader. Here's how it can get ahead

The EU must galvanize its funding structures and adopt an entrepreneurship mindset if it is to keep pace with the rapid pace of global tech.

Iliyana Tsanova and Roger Havenith 14 Mar 2019

International Trade and Investment

The good news on pensions: sustainable equals profitable

It is a myth that socially responsible pension investments and decent returns are mutually exclusive.

Eric Parrado and Enric Sala 07 Feb 2019

Private Investors

Why wealth management needs more EQ than IQ

A wealth manager has to offer the Next Generation more than what is simply available at the swipe of a touch screen

Viola Steinhoff Werner 18 Jan 2019

Climate Change

On climate action, Europe must learn from its digital mistakes

When digitalization began to gather pace two decades ago, the political narrative in Europe too often cast it as a threat to jobs - and now Europe lags behind. We must not make the same m...

Werner Hoyer 15 Jan 2019

Private Investors

Here are 4 ways investors can influence more secure and responsible innovation

Cyber attacks against businesses have almost doubled in the last five years. Given that security is fundamental to any sustainable investment, investors must recognize they have a key rol...

Algirde Pipikaite 19 Dec 2018

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