State of the Profession 2016 | GreenBiz:
They dynamics of Sustainability professionals, like Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), has had amazing change over the last 10 years.
This report is impressive in so many ways. One is that CSR and sustainability are merging. Another is that both seem to be merged (embedded) into the divisions of organizations.
Jury Awards Apple $539 Million in Samsung Patent Case – The New York Times: The do-over award to Apple from Samsung on the patents law suit (and damages) is down to $539M from the original $1B. Here’s info on the original infringement ruling of $1B. VentureBeat has a good take on this as well. The war chest of patents — world wide — is massive in order to play in the smart phone and tablet…
Oh My God! Trumps administration completely stopped the PREDICT program that did USAID training and response world-wide for pandemics. Since the Bird Flu of 2005 (H5N1), the US presidents (Bush II and Obama) have moved toward building a program to identify potential pandemics and to help countries (including the USA) deal with such an eventuality. Of course, the PREDICT program got to deal with several pandemic-type events including SARS, MERS, Ebola and even Zika (mosquito)….
The New Reality of Work How can your future-proof your career? Artificial intelligence, sustainability, and shifting demographics are transforming careers faster than ever before. Traditional ladders are fading, replaced by emerging roles and short-term opportunities. Some jobs of the next decade do not yet exist, while others are being automated out of relevance. The gig economy is upon us, with more professionals piecing together careers from contracts, freelance projects, and part-time roles instead of lifelong…
Building a Business Plan: The basic components – YouTube: “ Here’s the basics about a business plan by yours truly, Dr. Elmer Hall, President of Strategic Business Planning Company. We help develop the plans that every business needs(tm). “ All, right. It doesn’t have direct application to Sustainability… Except that we aim to encourage sustainable businesses in all the spellings of the word “sustainable”. Businesses do need to be profitable. Look at the sustainable growth rate…
Artificial intelligence is redefining how individuals learn, create, solve problems, and generate value in their daily work. While macro-level productivity gains matter for national competitiveness, the true engine of AI-driven transformation begins at the bottom—within the capabilities of individual workers. This article examines how enhanced worker productivity, driven by AI-augmented skills and creativity, will reshape workforce dynamics for decades to come.Related Articles in the Disruptive-Innovation Category AI and the Rise of Enhanced Worker Productivity Enhanced…
BP to Pay $18.7 Billion to Settle Deepwater Horizon Spill Claims http://www.wsj.com/articles/bp-agrees-to-pay-18-7-billion-to-settle-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-claims-1435842739 Put a huge amount of the BP litigation behind it. This would be the same as all the profits that the company has made since 2012. However the payment schedule is 1.1 million dollars per year. Yes, BP was pretty irresponsible back then. But it still makes one wonder what if it were not such a big company that can afford to make…
