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What are Externalities? - Part 1 

In this special two-part episode, we dive into the concept of externalities; what are they? How do they affect businesses and societies at large, and how are companies addressing them? 

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From the Ashes of ‘Business as Usual’ 

Like the 2018 financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic was yet another inflection point in our appreciation of the purpose of our economies and our understanding of the role of business in society. 

As we emerge from the pandemic, one thing is clear: blindly perpetuating “business-as-usual" is no longer viable in light of the social, economic and environmental challenges we face.  

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Reshaping Capitalism to Redesign Society 

With global crises deepening on several fronts, it is becoming increasingly clear that our economic systems in their current form are at war with the planet and society.  

Whilst capitalism has brought progress and prosperity to many around the world, countless more have been left behind.  

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Back to Basics: The New IR1.0 

Humanity wouldn’t be where it is today if not for the successive industrial revolutions that began in the 18th century. The latest of these, known as IR 4.0, has become synonymous with the promise that digital technology will solve all our problems.  

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Finding Purpose & Leading Change

In this podcast, Mr. Chandran Nair, Chairman of GIFT.ed, and Ms. Maryam Al Mansoori, a GIFT alumnus who leads the worlds first recycled plastics exchange, share their insights and experience finding purpose and leading change.

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