Newsletter

04/06 — Edition 193: The new version of the Corporate Governance Code and Sustainability

28/05 — Edition 192: CEO Carpool: a Ride to Sustainability

21/05 — Edition 191: Portugal: Where do we stand as regards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda?

14/05 — Edition 190: Who will lead the Sustainability path? Large or small companies?

07/05 — Edition 189: Mother and Professional

30/04 — Edition 188: The Challenges of Talent Management!

23/04 — Edition 187: Responsible Business: Some good news that do not seem… greenwashing

16/04 — Edition 186: Climate Litigation: Do you know the risk you are taking?

09/04 — Edition 185: Responsible Easter: the example of Tony's Chocolonely

02/04 — Edition 184: Dear Water, welcome (finally) to the main stage

26/03 — Edition 183: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once – The Ultimate Survival Guide for Humanity

19/03 — Edition 182: The Role of Fatherhood in Business and Leadership

12/03 — Edition 181: We Certainly Need More Women in Leadership Positions!

05/03 — Edition 180: “Conscious quitting”: The latest workplace buzzword

26/02 — Edition 179: The world’s biggest hole is increasing! Do you know where?

19/02 — Edition 178: Will chatGPT take control of our life?

12/02 — Edition 177: Is there a role for Mathematics in sustainability issues?

05/02 — Edition 176: ESG: The new licence to operate

29/01 — Edition 175: The Devil is in the (tax) Details

22/01 — Edition 174: WEF Annual Meeting in Davos: Any really meaningful call to action or just a "vanity fair"

15/01 — Edition 173: CES 2023: Fruit, Cushions, John Deere, Archimedes and SDGs, what do they have in common?

08/01 — Edition 172: Return to the Office?

01/01 — Edition 171: “Sustainability is my strategy, but I am not sure I believe in it…” 2023 may bring the clarity you need"

2022 Issues

25/12 — Edition 170: Gen Z Christmas wishes: Craving for a more sustainable world in 2030

18/12 — Edition 169: What's still keeping women out of top management positions

11/12 — Edition 168: Three Actions That Will Help Foster Diversity, Equity And Inclusion In Any Organization

04/12 — Edition 167: Productivity: coming from the most unexpected source

27/11 — Edition 166: The five key Responsible Leadership characteristics

20/11 — Edition 165: “We are in a highway to hell, and still pressing the accelerator”

13/11 — Edition 164: “As soon as you have a business-school manager, you see a relative decline in wages” - A great “wakeup call” research

06/11 — Edition 163: Can COP27 pace the path for action we need to deal with Climate Change?

30/10 — Edition 162: Greenwashing – the belief that your consumers are idiots

23/10 — Edition 161: A Successful SDG Implementation Strategy

16/10 — Edition 160: Portugal at the top! Portuguese companies with high ambition

09/10 — Edition 159: Unilever’s CEO departure: The chicken and egg dilemma

02/10 — Edition 158: Sustainability, Finance and Strategy

25/09 — Edition 157: From Theory to Practice - How to implement the SDGs

18/09 — Edition 156: Patagonia: what a move this week!

11/09 — Edition 155: You need to know: ESG is not about Sustainability

04/09 — Edition 154: Energy Supply: let us focus on the Future, not on the Past

28/08 — Edition 153: Is the silly season really over?

21/08 — Edition 152: Mental Health Summit @ CATÓLICA-LISBON: Time for action is now!

14/08 — Edition 151: When hiring a CEO, what do Boards look for?

07/08 — Edition 150: What is my responsibility when talking about Poverty?

31/07 — Edition 149: Sustainability Reporting – the Paradigm is Shifting!

24/07 — Edition 148: Our Center's journey so far: Inspiring Responsible Businesses for three years!

17/07 — Edition 147: Gender Equality Gap – Still a Long way to go

10/07 — Edition 146: Returnship Programs – New Opportunities for qualified Women after a career break

03/07 — Edition 145: Blue Economy – a Sea of Business Opportunities

26/06 — Edition 144: Mental Health in the Workplace ... or the Urgency of Breaking Down Stigmas

19/06 — Edition 143: Decoding Climate Law

12/06 — Edition 142: Is Sustainabillity a Tool to Attract Talent?

05/06 — Edition 141: The Imperative of Sustainability in Retail

29/05 — Edition 140: Have you found your purpose yet?

22/05 — Edition 139: BlackRock and Environment: A Surprising Statement this Week?

15/05 — Edition 138: Mental Health Outlook in Portugal: where are we coming from and where are we going?

08/05 — Edition 137: Leadership: Women vs Men — Who´s best equipped?

01/05 — Edition 136: The Sustainability Journey: Six uncomfortable questions

24/04 — Edition 135: "The best way to predict the future is to create it", but… who creates it?

17/04 — Edition 134: Sustainability in Practice: a Real Experience from Our Students

10/04 — Edition 133: Are we moving towards deglobalization?

27/03 — Edition 132: Water: a Resource for the Future – the Business Perspective

20/03 — Edition 131: Human suffering: War vs Climate Change

13/03 — Edition 130: I've seen many scientific reports in my time, but nothing like this...

06/03 — Edition 129: The Russian invasion of Ukraine: Business “economic sanctions" can also be devastating

27/02 — Edition 128: Russia-Ukraine conflict: What is the role of a Responsible Business?

20/02 — Edition 127: “I am not there for you anymore” - the Planet says...

13/02 — Edition 126: Circular Economy Implementation in European SMEs

06/02 — Edition 125: Water: a Pact for the Future

30/01 — Edition 124: Opportunities for Women after a long period away

23/01 — Edition 123: 17th – 21st January: A powerful week you won't want to miss

16/01 — Edition 122: Gender Equality & Sustainable Development

09/01 — Edition 121: If you want to go far, create Partnerships for Good!

02/01 — Edition 120: Responsible Business 2022 – What to Expect

2021 Issues

26/12 — Edition 119: Santa Klaus is Improving his Sustainable Operations!

19/12 — Edition 118: Why we Should start Taking Care about Water Today

12/12 — Edition 117: How Can Business Confront Climate Change: Key Take Aways from COP26

05/12 — Edition 116: The Professional Rise of Women: Quotas and the Imposter Syndrome

28/11 — Edition 115: How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion matter for companies McKinsey

21/11 — Edition 114: Delta: A Future Centered on the Person, Ecology and Prosperity

14/11 — Edition 113: COP26: A Call to Change History

07/11 — Edition 112: Mental Health as a Priority for Younger Generations: Evidence from a Deloitte study

31/10 — Edition 111: The Gender Equity Challenge: Dealing with it at Microsoft

24/10 — Edition 110: Energy With Purpose: How bp is diversifying and decarbonizing as the world transitions to a lower carbon future

17/10 — Edition 109: Mental Health: Why Should it be a Topic in my Company Agenda?

10/10 — Edition 108: Electric Vehicles: 100 horses and only 3 cars…

03/10 — Edition 107: We have one (physical and digital) planet

26/09 — Edition 106: SDG Week at CATÓLICA-LISBON: An amazing journey!

19/09 — Edition 105: SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Week at Católica - Our Students Rising Up to the Challenges

12/09 — Edition 104: Jeff Bezos could save everyone on the planet!

05/09 — Edition 103: The (in) ability to listen as a source of inefficiency in companies …made worst in the context of operating as a Responsible Business

29/08 — Edition 102: Center for Consumer Well-being and Retail Innovation and the relevance of Sustainable Consumption

22/08 — Edition 101: Portuguese Water Management Pact

15/08 — Edition 100: This is our Edition #100. What a Journey!

08/08 — Edition 99: Cigarettes: Once Upon a Time… They were part of Human Life

01/08 — Edition 98: Our Center: What a second year!

25/07 — Edition 97: COP26: Last chance?

18/07 — Edition 96: Pestana Group: We are only guests of this Planet

11/07 — Edition 95: The New Working Standards: Insights from a Recently Graduated Student

04/07 — Edition 94: Purpose: the Implementation Process, Or… the difference between a PowerPoint exercise and the creation of a Competitive Advantage

27/06 — Edition 93: Water Consumption as a Challenge: A view from the corporate world

20/06 — Edition 92: What to expect from Millennials and Gen Z - Deloitte Report: “A call for Accountability and Action”

13/06 — Edition 91: Leadership skills: Soft is the new hard

06/06 — Edition 90: Oil Industry under unprecedented pressure!

30/05 — Edition 89: Leadership with Purpose? Certainly much more than just being a “nice guy”…

23/05 — Edition 88: The distinction between financial and non-financial (ESG) metrics will be over soon - for the benefit of the People and the Planet

16/05 — Edition 87: An Open Letter to CEOs: What Can you Expect from Us?

09/05 — Edition 86: Esporão: Living the Purpose

02/05 — Edition 85: Taking water for granted? Better not!

25/04 — Edition 84: The day I discovered that companies can help combat Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking and why it is in their self-interest to do so!

18/04 — Edition 83: To Be a Responsible Leader think “and”, not “or”

11/04 — Edition 82: The Challenge of Putting the Customer at the Centre of Purpose: is Digital a new Opportunity?

04/04 — Edition 81: The Magic of Business and Easter

28/03 — Edition 80: Are Companies and CEOs able NOT to speak out? It doesn't seem so…

21/03 — Edition 79: The replacement of Danone’s Group CEO: Is it about Purpose vs Profit? Or Purpose AND Profit?

14/03 — Edition 78: On the Science of Profit and Social Responsibility

07/03 — Edition 77: Fashion and sustainability? It’s possible with innovative business and consumption models!

28/02 — Edition 76: Keep one step ahead! Upcoming business and human rights laws

21/02 — Edition 75: Linking C-Suite pay to Sustainability Performance: Which ESGs metrics to set?

14/02 — Edition 74: Digital Business Transformation?: Yet again, all about purposeful leadership!

07/02 — Edition 73: A Pandemic of… Social Entrepreneurship

31/01 — Edition 72: World Economic Forum – Davos 2021

25/01 — Edition 71: The Ethical Pandemics, Or… How mercy meets business

17/01 — Edition 70: “Working from office every day? Nope!”

10/01 — Edition 69: 2021: Year of Dangers, Year of Hope

03/01 — Edition 68: “In the long run we are all dead” - Well, some Companies will

2020 Issues

27/12 — Edition 67: Santa’s Go Green: A Christmas’ Tale

20/12 — Edition 66: Philip Morris and the Tobacco Industry - Kill your business, before you die with it

13/12 — Edition 65: Research Note: Purpose-Driven Consumption Building - The Dialogue Between Companies And Consumers

06/12 — Edition 64: The Fashion Industry path towards Sustainability: We are Watching You!

29/11 — Edition 63: DANONE - Stakeholder vs shareholder primacy: a concrete example

22/11 — Edition 62: We are now a member of the UN Global Compact!

15/11 — Edition 61: Leadership with Purpose: What does it take

08/11 — Edition 60: Sustainable Development Goals event in Lisbon Partnership with House of Beautiful Business and Lisboa Green Capital

01/11 — Edition 59: Shifting the capital towards… ESG

25/10 — Edition 58: Impact Accounting: How come a “bad” $1m result equals a “good” $1m result?

18/10 — Edition 57: Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism

11/10 — Edition 56: Sustainable Development agenda: the path to succeed

27/09 — Edition 55: Manage with Purpose for Impact - B tools are here to help

20/09 — Edition 54: Business Roundtable: Corporate America taking a stand on Climate Change!

13/09 — Edition 53: Rio Tinto: An Unusual Decision

06/09— Edition 52: Purpose-driven Business An innovative and inspiring Online Executive Program to start in October

30/08 — Edition 51: In These Turbulent, Divided Times, Lead With Beauty ...but not in a superficial, "beautifying" way

23/08 — Edition 50: Is António Costa Silva's Strategic Vision for 2020-2030 Aligned with the SDGs?

16/18 — Edition 49: How to Navigate the Pandemic: A Social Psychological Toolkit

09/08 — Edition 48: It's our world as well! Oil & Gas reimagining sustainable energy…

02/08 — Edition 47: Infectious Diseases as an Economic & Global Health Threat: The importance of Responsible Leadership to bring it to an end

26/07 — Edition 46: 1-year Anniversary of CRB: An Overview of Our Activities

19/07 — Edition 45: “Entreprise à Mission” – the case of Danone “A mission that is part of our DNA”

12/07 — Edition 44: Greed is not good: The case of Wirecard

05/07 — Edition 43: Key learnings from our Online Water Summit: Water scarcity is undeniable, businesses have a clear role to play, partnerships are crucial and the time for action is now

28/06 — Edition 42: How to Navigate the Pandemic: The Human Cognition Toolkit

21/06 — Edition 41: True leadership and adaptive change: Organizational responses to "Black Lives Matter" crisis

14/06 — Edition 40: “Next Generation EU”: A Unique Opportunity to create a Stronger Europe and a more Sustainable World

07/06 — Edition 39: Is COVID-19 an opportunity to rethink our business ethics?

31/05 — Edition 38: How to Grow without destroying the Planet and not leaving anybody behind: The Doughnuts Economics

24/05 — Edition 37: Tap Into The Power Of Autonomy To Engage Your Employees: An opportunity even during a crisis

17/05 — Edition 36: Leadership in times of Crisis: The best and the worst in the same week

10/05 — Edition 35: Will the COVID-19 crisis prevent corporate engagement with a more sustainable future?

03/05 — Edition 34: Water as a Value Driver for Sustainable Growth: Water Summit on 25 and 26 June 2020

26/04 — Edition 33: Research Note and Crisis

19/04 — Edition 32: The five trade-offs of the crisis

12/04 — Edition 31: CSR – Much Ado about Nothing? - Part II: Let's talk about "Responsibility"