The COVID-19 pandemic and its environmental implications – The European Sting - Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology

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(Credit: Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Gabriela de Mattos Laube and Ms. Mariana Fonseca Santana and Ms. Kamila Andrade Santana, two second-year medical students from  Universidade Tiradentes, Aracaju-SE, Brazil. They are affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of TheContinue Reading

Circular economy: Commission takes action to reduce waste from single-use plastics – The European Sting - Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology

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(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission is today taking legal steps against 11 Member States, calling on them to step up the implementation of the Single-Use Plastics Directive in order to reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environmentContinue Reading

Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics Initiative: over 120 companies implement the ESG reporting metrics – The European Sting - Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology

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(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. For the private sector to drive progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a common reporting system is essential. Over 120 companies have co-designed the Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics – a set ofContinue Reading

How public-private partnerships could be the booster dose for India’s healthcare ecosystem – The European Sting - Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology

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(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Neelima Dwivedi, Executive Director, Public Policy, Communications & Market Access, MSD, Ruma Bhargava, Country Lead, Healthcare, World Economic Forum The two biggest challenges affecting healthcare in India are affordability and accessibility,Continue Reading

How organisations can use vulnerability to create cyber resilience – The European Sting - Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology

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(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michael Rohrs, Senior Manager, Security, Accenture, Andreas Wolf, Chairman of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organizations that will emerge as market leadersContinue Reading

What’s the environmental impact of blockchain gaming – and what can be done about it today – The European Sting - Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology

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(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Maxime Eyraud, Consulting Partner, Naavik, Abhimanyu Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Naavik, Moritz Baier-Lentz, Partner, BITKRAFT Ventures Blockchain gaming and cryptocurrencies are no strangers to ecological controversy with the rise of NFTsContinue Reading

VCs alone can not solve climate change. We need global and purpose-driven entrepreneurial ecosystems – The European Sting - Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology

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(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Illai Gescheit, Partner, Siemens Energy Ventures, Siemens The planet is facing one of its most important challenges to get to net-zero emissions by 2050. Start-ups and Venture Capitalists (VCs) are adaptingContinue Reading

A Plastic Factory Feels the Sting of Rising Energy Prices

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Long before President Vladimir V. Putin unleashed his war on Ukraine, Mosharraf Khalid was already contending with an expensive, bewildering and unrelenting assortment of problems afflicting the global supply chain. His company, Royal Interpack North America, makes plastic packaging for fresh fruit. Last year, its raw materials were routinely stuckContinue Reading