Economic Growth
How personalizing sustainable investments can shape the future of finance
Despite retail investors being interested in sustainability, few are investing money with this in mind. We examine a solution to encourage participation.
Rodrigo Tavares
Founder and President of the Granito Group, a global holding company devoted to the impact economy that owns the investment bank Granito & Capital, the consulting firm Granito & Partners, and the think-tank Impact Economy Foundation. He holds over 15 years of experience in government and international organizations working with foreign affairs and economic cooperation. From 2011 to 2014 served as Head of the São Paulo State Government's Office of Foreign Affairs. His academic path includes the universities of Harvard (Senior Research Fellow), Columbia (Research Fellow on a postdoc grant), Gothenburg (Ph.D.) and California, Berkeley (Visiting Research Fellow). Author of 4 books, including “Paradiplomacy: Cities and States as Global Players” (Oxford University Press, 2016). In 2017 he was nominated Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
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Social Innovation
纸媒该如何生存？通过衡量它们的社会影响力
“假如让我决定我们应该有一个无报纸的政府，还是有一个无政府的报纸，我将毫不犹豫地选择后者。”——托马斯·杰斐逊，1787（《致爱德华·卡林顿上校的信》）
Industries in Depth
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Global Cooperation
International diplomacy needs an overhaul to stay relevant. Here’s why
Diplomacy still has an important role in international relations, but it needs to adopt new approaches and opportunities to maximise its effectiveness.
Sustainable Development
As empresas precisam já nascer com responsabilidade social. Eis por quê
A investigação dos valores de uma empresa revela muito do seu potencial
Business
Las empresas deben tener responsabilidad social desde sus inicios. Aquí se explica por qué
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Sustainable Development
Companies need to be born socially responsible. Here are 10 reasons why
Corporate responsibility is something that should be built in to a company from the beginning, not added on as an afterthought or retroactively for a remedy.
Trade and Investment
California is now the world’s sixth largest economy
California is the world’s wealthiest sub-national entity, but in terms of foreign policy and international affairs, the US state has been punching beneath its weight for years. This has t...
Sustainable Development
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Latin Americans are slipping back into poverty. Impact investing can reverse that worrying trend
Latin America needs impact investors to help tackle the region’s major challenges.
Urban Transformation
El nacionalismo económico está aumentando, pero el futuro del comercio se encuentra en las ciudades
Con el rápido crecimiento de la paradiplomacia a nivel mundial y con la municipalización de la riqueza, las ciudades y las regiones probablemente jugarán un papel sustancial para atraer i...
Urban Transformation
“经济民族主义”正在抬头，但未来的贸易机会握在地方城市手中
位于日内瓦和伊斯坦布尔的世界投资促进机构协会（WAIPA）有170个成员，但超过三分之一的成员都来自特定城市或地区，而非国家，例如安达卢西亚和麦德林的创新和发展局。 哥伦比亚大学的一项研究表示，目前全世界大约有8000个地方贸易和投资促进机构。 当今世界以“全球价值链”和“全球资本流动” 为主流，这样的情况听起来可能会显得相当矛盾：地方机构正在绞尽脑汁甚至罔顾后果地进行...
Urban Transformation
Economic nationalism is on the rise, but the future of trade lies with cities
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Geographies in Depth
London, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland deserve a seat at the Brexit negotiating table
Such a daunting and historical decision as Brexit cannot be made without the full and formal involvement of the city of London, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.