Sustainability
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Is the future solar?
The first advantage of solar is that it is clean. No matter how much people work on clean coal, it is going to emit more than 20-30 times CO2 and other emissions than solar.
Coffee innovation
Q&A with Andrea Illy, "We are coming up with new technologies, for instance for allowing customization of personal blends. Innovation drives sales, because it results in superior quality, customer satisfaction and increases in sales."
Global leaders in sustainable innovation
As national leaders and the global economy’s most prominent business people arrive in Davos for the World Economic Forum, they are reeling from one of the most turbulent years in recent political history.
Technology revolution changes face of healthcare
Earlier and more effective diagnosis and treatment, a closer relationship between care providers and patients, and payments based on value rather than volume are all beginning to transform the world of healthcare.
Bright future for new-look lighting
One of the greatest challenges discussed by delegates at Davos in recent times has been how to decouple economic growth from increased energy consumption. After the two hottest years on record, the environmental and economic imperative is now greater than…
Is the future hydrogen?
As the world evolves towards a low-carbon economy, major corporations across a range of industries are planning to join forces to foster the use of hydrogen as the missing link in the energy transition.
Q&A: Newmont Mining Corporation
Elaine Dorward-King, Executive Vice President, Sustainability and External Relations: "We are leaders because we strongly believe that transparency is hugely important to the industry."
Mining leaders reap rewards of long-term vision
For those mining companies that continued to invest in innovation, sustainability and community relations despite the apparent end of the commodity supercycle, 2016 was a year of vindication.
Smarter cities, smarter citizens
Cities are complex ecosystems that must be run efficiently to function well—and they are growing fast. According to the United Nations, by 2050 the number of urban residents will reach 6.2 billion, 66% of the projected global population.
Illuminating future cities
A shining example of how a private-sector partner can illuminate future urban development in collaboration with local leaders took place in Sweden's fourth largest city at the start of 2015.