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Why the political backlash matters, what the deeper issues are behind it, and how business leaders can respondDownload the transcript – Beyond greenwashing: How ESG became a corporate battlegroundESG is one of the most polarising and misunderstood topics in business right now. What started as a push for more responsible companies has turned into a political battleground. Companies that once proudly waved the sustainability flag are now scaling ba

Fast-moving developments in how countries trade, invest, and make use of artificial intelligence will impact on all of us over the next nine months。As we enter a new academic year, in the face of ongoing uncertainty and a fragmented world – what can we expect to see?Geo-economics, multi-alignment and technology— Linda Yueh, Adjunct Professor of EconomicsThis coming year is likely to be one for recalibration in geo-economics and technology, to nam

Download the transcript – Why does the office still matterFor organisations competing in a knowledge-intensive economy, sustainability cannot be defined only in environmental terms. It must also include the capacity to sustain workers and the value they create. A central but underappreciated factor here is ambience – the air quality, temperature, lighting and soundscape of the workplace.Sustainably designed office ambience is not just about reduc

AbstractThis article discusses how to apply computational linguistics techniques to analyze largely unstructured corporate-generated text for economic analysis. As a core example, we illustrate how textual analysis of earnings conference call transcripts can provide insights into how markets and individual firms respond to economic shocks, such as a nuclear disaster or a geopolitical event: insights that often elude traditional non-text data sour

AbstractAs businesses increasingly rely on granular consumer data, the public has increasingly pushed for enhanced regulation to protect consumers’ privacy. We provide a perspective based on the academic marketing literature that evaluates the various benefits and costs of existing and pending government regulations and corporate privacy policies. We make four key points. First, data-based personalized marketing is not automatically harmful. Seco