Warren Buffett Will Run Berkshire For 60 Years Beyond His Death
The world’s most frugal multi-billionaire has always had an eye for value, despite the payoff being decades away. His largest and most far-sighted investment, totaling billions of dollars, is not aimed...
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Fabien Cousteau: Leading Like Our Lives Depend on it
By the time Fabien Cousteau had assumed the self-bestowed title of guardian of the oceans, from his father Jean-Michel and grandfather Jacques, he felt no pressure to continue the family legacy – it...
View ArticleGlobal Climate Action Summit Seeks to Boost Carbon Disclosure
Hundreds more businesses, cities, states and regions are today being urged to step up their climate actions, transparently report carbon emissions and make big progress meeting emissions reduction...
View ArticleSDG Pioneers Give a Glimpse of The Future of Business
The United Nations Global Compact has recognized 10 SDG Pioneers – individuals from around the world who are championing sustainability through their own companies and mobilizing the broader business...
View ArticleNew UN General Assembly President Calls For an End to Business as Usual
Ex Slovakian politician, diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miroslav Lajčák has opened the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in his new role as President. His fluency in...
View ArticleCorporate Reporting on The Global Goals Just Got Easier
Business reporting on the impacts and contributions to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is set to become less complex following the launch of a new report – Business Reporting on the SDGs: An...
View ArticleCompanies Challenged to Disrupt Business-As-Usual Mindset
Nearly 800 business leaders from over 70 countries joined leaders from civil society, Government and the United Nations at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2017. Convened during the 72nd Regular...
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The President Who Dismantled His Country To Save The World
One of the world’s most powerful leaders decides that aggressive posturing and ideological differences shouldn’t matter anymore. He’s of the opinion that leaders who seek peace should be seen as...
View ArticleA Lesson From The Man Who Saved the World
In 1983 Stanislav Petrov was responsible for reacting to a report that five American nuclear missiles were heading toward the Soviet Union. Rather than retaliate, he followed his gut feeling and went...
View Article30 Characteristics of Future Leaders
Leadership is inherently viewed as positive and good. The reality, of course, is something quite different. There are good leaders and there are bad leaders, male and female. There are those who...
View ArticleThe Man Who Built a Jungle
In 1979, Jadav Payeng, then 16, joined a forestation project in the Golaghat district of India, in the hope of preventing flooding along a desolate sandbank. The project was abandoned after five years...
View ArticleHow to Awaken Your Inner Mandela
Anne Pratt is both fascinated and excited about the mysterious ingredients that make up a great leader. It began as a young child aged seven when her mother spent time with her at the Kwa-Zulu Natal...
View Article5 Global Problems and how you can Profit From Them
We are in the midst of a seismic change in the way we organise our societies, run our businesses, and live our lives. Whether we all stand to benefit from this change is up to you. You are the one who...
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This Should Scare You More Than Terrorism: The Opioid Epidemic
Terrorists move over. There’s a far worse terror in town that is indiscriminately targeting kids and adults, killing well over 10 times more Americans a year than all terrorist attacks of the last 16...
View Article25 Immigrants And Refugees Who Made The World Great
Contrary to common political rhetoric, immigration does not represent a zero-sum game in which jobs, services, and resources consumed by immigrants result in fewer resources for taxpayers and...
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How to Lead Like a Champion
World-renowned fashion photographer, Nigel Barker, has shot a series of iconic portraits of 16 world-class athletes to help raise money and awareness for nonprofit Laureus Sport for Good USA. The...
View Article8 Leadership Trends For 2019
Leaders come in different shapes and sizes. They may subscribe to a single style of leadership or a combination of the best practices in people management. Whatever the case, one thing that you have to...
View ArticleChanging The Way Americans See Africa
A report released by the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center’s Media Impact Project reveals that Americans seldom see mentions of Africa or Africans on popular television shows or in the news; and when...
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Motorbike Transport App Creates Jobs And Saves Lives in Rwanda
Where else in the world can you upload your photograph to an app, plus a few personal details and get a job? Well, Africa for starters. With the lack of established infrastructure, Africa is in the...
View ArticlePatagonia Uses Trump’s $10 million Tax Cut to Help Save The Planet
In December 2017, President Trump announced “an incredible Christmas gift for hard-working Americans” after his allies in the GOP Congress approved a tax cut package in record time. This past...
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