How Geolocated Apps Try to Reassure You
They connect strangers… living just around the corner. Geomatching applications (for donating goods, sharing food, or fostering local solidarity, among other uses) strengthen social ties, help reduce poverty, encourage longer product lifecycles, and contribute to waste reduction. As such, they…
When Climate Actions Fuels “Green Colonialism”
Around the world, the green transition is increasingly being promoted. Governments, companies, and NGOs are seeking to integrate it into everyone’s lifestyle. But sometimes, this noble mission clashes with an equally, if not more, important challenge: the preservation of human…
Chuck Norris Didn’t Become Famous. Fame Became Chuck Norris
The “Chuck Norris Facts” – those absurds jokes about the actor that have circulated online for nearly tenty years – capture the moment when audiences began manufacturing celebrity themselves. “Chuck Norris doesn’t sleep. He waits.” “Chuck Norris can divide by…
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Parcel delivery: How can cities achieve greener logistics?
With one click, you can have a parcel delivered to your home. However, the journey it takes to reach your doorstep is far from simple, let alone the environmental impact it has. What if we could reduce carbon emissions and…
SDG and inequality measurement: why the UN may be right
How can we reduce inequalities both within and among countries? An ambitious goal that the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10 seeks to address. However, certain parameters are underestimated when measuring these inequalities. A methodological shift can shed light on…
Yihyun Lim: “AI may help us visualise and combat Climate change”
Can AI help us think the future differently and change its trajectory, especially regarding Climate change? That’s the view of Yihyun Lim, Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California and Former Director of the MIT Design Lab, and the…
Integrated thinking: reconsidering business models to profoundly transform companies
The obsession with financial results has sometimes led large companies to act irresponsibly. Hence the emergence of Integrated Thinking. In recent years, this new way of thinking about business has highlighted the key contribution of non-financial results to an organization’s…
Banks’ ESG score, a de-risking business
You should not see sustainability reporting as a burden. Our research, based on a study of 74 European banks, shows that the banks with the highest ESG scores are also the least risky. Sustainability is the future of banking. You…
Rise of populism: towards a “European Disunion”?
Each month, Frédéric Munier, Director of the School of Geopolitics for Business at SKEMA Business School, publishes a column in the magazine Pour l’Éco. In the middle of the summer, he looked at the solidity of the European Union (EU).…
Peuch-Lestrade: “It’s not a question of financial performance on one side and extra-financial performance on the other, it’s all just ‘performance'”
Out with classic financial reporting, in with integrated reporting! This new style of reporting goes far beyond the figures. It explains the company’s current and future strategy, taking into account both financial and non-financial performance and drawing them together. Business…
Paralysis or solution, how “climate anxiety” determines our reaction to Global warming
This is not a new phenomenon, but it is beginning to emerge. Eco-anxiety or climate anxiety affects a much larger proportion of the population than is generally thought. Its effects, more or less obvious, can even have serious consequences for…
Abortion in the Middle East: It’s not only about religion
The issue of abortion in the Middle East is too often reduced to that of religion. But depending on the time and place, it is not perceived in the same way everywhere. Abortion has been, and still is, one of…
Greenwashing or revolution, what is NEOM all about?
While others are multiplying the loaves, Saudi Arabia is growing oases in the middle of the desert. That is what it is claiming, at least, amid much publicity. The Middle East’s largest oil-exporting country is to build NEOM, an immense…
No, it’s not just another Women’s Rights Day
For several years now, the International Women’s Rights Day has become routine. And in a way, that’s good! But this inclusion in the societal landscape should not lead us to believe that the fight for gender justice and equality is…
Melting ice a hot topic: Trust in sea ice information products essential to safely navigate a changing Arctic Ocean
As the world faces terminal loss of Arctic sea ice during the summer months, scientists are rushing to develop new ways to accurately map and predict sea ice presence in the Arctic Ocean. But what determines whether newly developed sea…
Pandemic crisis and risks of state failure in EU’s aid recipients: An opportunity for promoting governance-linked development policy.
In the aftermath of the pandemic crisis, a number of already weak countries will fall in deep economic and social distress. That raises the question of the efficiency of official development aid coupled with debt relief to pull countries out of poverty when bad governance is endemic ...
Steel, a modern pharmakon
Revolutionary in its time, steel has become a material of vital importance to our modern economies. The list of steel-using industries is long, ranging from construction to transport and leading-edge technology. Yet, the extraction and refining processes involved in steelmaking produce 5 to 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions....
Periods, the ‘universality of terror’?
It was 45 years ago, but it seems like yesterday: in 1976, the horror film Carrie told the story of a young girl exhibiting supernatural powers which her mother associated with the start of menstruation. This story has its roots in ancient beliefs linking menstrual cycles, lunar cycles and magic. It is also a reminder of the extent to which, even today, menstrual bleeding can be taboo.
Circular economy: recognising that change is (also) needed in academia
Numerous players are being invited to change their perspectives to accelerate the transition to the circular economy. The role of the academic sector in this transition will also require a paradigm shift.
