What is impact investing? Impact investing is an approach that investors use to harness the power of capital to actively improve people's lives, society, and the environment. The term "impact investing" was first coined in 2007 to refer to the process of making targeted investments intended to solve specific environmental or social problems. The
What is Climate Risk? Definition, Measurement, and Regulations and Guidelines To understand climate risk, it is first necessary to understand what is happening to the global climate. With very few exceptions, climate scientists agree that the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is warming our planet. According to the United Nations body for
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the growing network of connected "smart" devices and objects – physical ''things" embedded with sensors and software that are linked to and exchange data over the Internet. These "things" range from smart lightbulbs that can be controlled by a smartphone
AI Ethics: What are its Key Principles? Developments in data analysis and machine learning (ML) have led to a dramatic increase in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by both private and public institutions. AI is involved in many industries and activities – banking and finance, industrial manufacturing, agriculture, marketing, social media, urban planning,
How to Identify and Manage Problem Loans With many economies bracing for downturn and a higher interest rate environment, a sharp spike in default rates is a likely prospect. What steps should banks and other lenders take to manage this? All lenders provide credit facilities in the belief that their customers will meet repayment
Understanding the Dynamics of Recession Around the world, many economies are either in recession or heading toward one as a result of the inflation crisis and the associated policy response from monetary authorities. But what exactly is a “recession,” what happens during it, how long does it last, and how does it end? The
Ten Key Project Management Skills for the Modern Worker Projects are the backbone of every organization. Even tiny elements of a job can be categorized into some sort of ongoing piece of work, meaning every employee within an organization is, in essence, acting as some sort of project manager. Nevertheless, even though every employee could
The Role of L&D in the Modern Franchise Agreement There is no industry more synonymous with the American success story than franchising. Since the early 1950s, aspiring and forward-thinking business owners have considered franchising a playbook for modeling their commercial ambitions. Since then, the industry has grown to represent 3% of GDP, as per the
The Modern IT Professional: Five Must-Have Human Skills “The future happens slowly, and then all at once.” COVID-19 tipped the world on its axis and shifted our perspective in terms of work toward the task of balancing all kinds of new and disruptive challenges. Organizations were forced to cope with the disruption of having
Learning & Development Under the Microscope Volume 1 The Life-Sciences industry is constantly evolving under the pressure of new expectations. Regulators expect more transparency, consumers expect constant therapeutic advancement, while employees internal to these questions want more in return for the cost of shouldering that burden. It is a
