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The Importance Of Immigrants For The Future Of Tech

The Horizons Tracker

The importance of migrants was underlined during the Covid-19 crisis when it was revealed that the founders of both BioNTech and Moderna, two of the companies at the forefront of the development of a vaccine against the virus, are immigrants to the United States and Germany respectively. This should perhaps come as no surprise. Driving AI.

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How Ready Are Companies For The Post-Pandemic World?

The Horizons Tracker

Indeed, McKinsey recently argued that one of the few plus points from the pandemic was it reinforced the importance of building change capabilities within our organizations. There was then a gap to access to finance and a non-supportive policy environment. of respondents citing survival as a key challenge.

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It’s a Match! How to Create an Equitable Compensation System That Fits You

HR Digest

Building a conscious pay system requires conscious policies and practices that support such an initiative. percent of senior managerial and directorial roles , according to McKinsey. The next involves assessing the conditions you work under and reframing your policies and systems to best support your employees.

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Rethinking Sustainability in Light of the EU’s New Circular Economy Policy

Harvard Business Review

Chamber of Commerce supports companies in developing circular economies (CEs), and China — like Europe — has developed policies and legislation around CEs. Soon after, it developed a financing offer for refurbished equipment, which mirrored the warranty and service experience offered for new products.

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What Businesses Need to Know About Sustainable Development Goals

Harvard Business Review

According to estimates from McKinsey, consumers in these markets could be worth $30 trillion by 2025 — a significant step up from the 2010 value of $12 trillion. For most governments, financing the global goals campaigns will be a stretch; governments have already reneged in the past on commitments for similar targets.

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Technology Is Changing Transportation, and Cities Should Adapt

Harvard Business Review

McKinsey and Bloomberg New Energy Finance have estimated that in 50 metropolitan areas worldwide, a rapid transition to advanced mobility systems could yield $600 billion in societal benefits through 2030. Doing so will allow policy makers to play a more proactive role in shaping what that future looks like.

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The Dangers of Digital Protectionism

Harvard Business Review

Many governments are currently rethinking their policies regarding cross-border data flows. Although cross-border data flows grew 45x between 2005 and 2014, according to a McKinsey analysis , events since 2014 have pushed the pendulum to swing away from unconstrained data globalization. What Policy Makers Should Consider.