Why Mindset Matters: A Creative Approach to Human Skill Building What’s on the ‘hot list’ of skills for today’s employees? What do we need to prioritize in our efforts to equip our people to not simply survive but thrive in the months ahead? Are human skills coming to the fore? These were some of the
European Funds Warn of Greenwashing Epidemic Amid Confusion Over Sustainability Disclosure Rules As European asset managers scramble to implement the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), they are warning of a significant risk of greenwashing. With little clarity on what makes a fund “sustainable,” it is possible that asset managers may mislabel
Bitcoin ETFs Launch as Traditional Firms Set to Dominate With the launch of the first US-based Bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in October, crypto assets took another important step toward mainstream acceptance. Many questions remain, including the timeline for ETFs that invest directly in coins (rather than futures) and the role of regulators in
Microsoft, Apple, and Florida’s Water: 3 High Profile Cyber Attacks The shift to virtual has brought about a series of changes to the world of business. Some positive moves include the option to work from home, the adoption of flexible working, and a lack of commute. However, it hasn’t all been sunshine and roses.
How to Improve Cyber Security Culture: 5 Tips An important yet often overlooked aspect of any organization’s cyber security strategy is culture — building and nurturing a working environment that promotes and encourages secure behaviors and empowers people to better protect themselves and others through knowledge, awareness, and positive behavior change. In organizations with weak
Global Supply Chains are Under Pressure and it’s a Problem Around the world, supply chains are groaning under the weight of pandemic disruptions, materials shortages, and a lack of key workers. In some places, such as the UK, these problems are being exacerbated by domestic factors. At the same time, reopening is driving record levels
How to Strengthen Your Cyber Security Culture Cyber-attacks like ransomware are more successful now than ever before, even though companies invest heavily in internal defense measures. This trend, plus the fact 90% of all successful cyber-attacks start with human error, makes it more important than ever to focus on the human factor of
Energy Prices are Spiking as the World Weighs its Climate Change Agenda Even as world leaders prepare to gather at the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), global fossil fuel prices are spiking. Oil prices have hit three-year highs and natural gas prices are soaring amid rising demand and supply challenges.
Why Patient Education Creates Health Literacy There is no delicate means of addressing healthcare. Whether it is in terms of the price of our insurance coverage, the anxiety surrounding one’s next consultation, or the simple, transparent fear of being healthy today, but sick tomorrow. The difficulty is uncertainty. And although burying one’s head
Digital Therapeutics and the Role of Regulation: What’s in Store? Successful therapeutic development is dependent on a lot of things. Initially, it is as much an exercise in patience as it is capital. R&D is a costly and time-consuming enterprise, the kind that offers little reassurance in success, and given the associated cost,
