Positive storytelling can encourage consumers to make better, more eco-conscious choices. That鈥檚 the vision the Stephanie Beaulieu (MBA鈥�22) shared with Karl Moore in an article for Forbes.com. Beaulieu founded the eco-fashion company Ecova to make change in the fashion industry.
Published on: 21 Dec 2022
People are using cash less, and plastic more. But this presents a problem for unbanked and underbanked people. There are still a significant number of Canadians who don鈥檛 have a bank account. They can鈥檛 participate fully in the digital economy, but central bank digital currencies could help them do that. The Bank of Canada is one of the central banks considering a digital currency, and one of its main benefits is inclusion, says Katrin Tinn, an Assistant Professor of Finance at 9I制作厂免费.
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Published on: 21 Dec 2022
Delve: Why Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Standards Need an Indigenous Perspective
In the high-stakes realm of finance and investment, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria play a larger role than ever in companies鈥� decision making and commitment to creating shared value. In this accelerated transition toward cross-sector economic change, whose interests are centred and whose concerns are left out of the sustainability conversation?
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Published on: 16 Dec 2022
We are proud to share that Warut Khern-am-nuai, Associate Professor in Information Systems, has been named to the Poets&Quants 50 Best Undergraduate Professors of 2022 list. This fifth edition of the award received more than 500 nominations from more than 50 of the best undergraduate business programs, including a dozen international schools.
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Published on: 12 Dec 2022
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Published on: 9 Dec 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic was incredibly costly, for the health of the population and the economy. But the next infectious disease pandemic could be even worse. Politicians can choose to prevent it, but they need to take action now, argues聽Dr. Joanne Liu (MDCM'91,鈥疘MHL'14, DSc'16) in Scientific American.聽 For this to happen, there needs to be a leader-level council that identifies gaps in preparedness, mobilizes finances where they are needed, and holds its stakeholders accountable.
Published on: 6 Dec 2022
2021 was an anti-climactic year for Black Friday sales. Global supply chains had been disrupted, inventory was very low, and demand was very high. So, retailers had little incentive to sell items at discounted prices. 2022 has been a little different, said Prof Maxime Cohen in an interview with CTV News. Some supply chain disruptions have been alleviated, and there is excess inventory in certain product categories. This set of circumstances encourages retailers to discount products more aggressively.聽聽
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Published on: 6 Dec 2022
Europe鈥檚 energy crisis has highlighted the gap between the green energy production that we want, and the fossil fuel energy infrastructure that we actually have. When Russia cuts off the flow of natural gas to Europe, there simply is not enough green energy to compensate, said Eric Reguly of The Globe and Mail in an interview with Prof. Karl Moore for Les Affaires. Twenty years ago, green energy was growing faster than it is today, Reguly said.
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Published on: 6 Dec 2022
The job that you think you are applying for can be pretty different from the work that you actually do. It鈥檚 crucial to know why this happens, says Associate Professor聽Lisa Cohen.聽 Sometimes hiring managers do not know precisely what their organization will need in the months and years to come. In other cases, the organization鈥檚 needs are evolving, and it needs to adapt to changing circumstances. This can be frustrating for employees, and can even lead to conflict in the workplace.
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Published on: 6 Dec 2022
Harvard鈥檚 Tiya Miles won the 2022 Cundill History Prize for her book All that she carried: The journey of Ashley鈥檚 sack, a Black family keepsake.聽 The prize was launched by Peter Cundill (BCom鈥�60) in 2008, and is administered by 9I制作厂免费. It awards $75,000 each year to a book that embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary quality and broad appeal.鈥疶he Cundill History Prize awards an additional $10,000 to two other award finalists.
Published on: 6 Dec 2022
U.S.-based magazine Global Traveler has named Air Canada the best airline in North America for the fourth year in a row, but this honour is a relative one, according to Prof. Karl Moore. According to Moore, it shows just how bad some of the other airlines in North America are.
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Published on: 6 Dec 2022
Congratulations to Taryn Welikovitch (BSc鈥�16, GDip Accounting鈥�18, GCPA'19) on receiving the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting Teaching Award for Guest Lecturers.
This award recognizes excellence in teaching by guest GCPA lecturers. Excellent teaching can be demonstrated through a well-designed course, engaging in-class activities and materials, use of innovative teaching strategies, and a commitment to improving one's courses through feedback.
Published on: 2 Dec 2022
Black Friday offers cut-rate deals, but low prices can come with a high environmental cost. If shoppers don鈥檛 make choices wisely, their purchases could end up in the landfill.
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Published on: 2 Dec 2022
People get in to policing to fight crime, but most calls to police are not about crimes at all, said Fady Dagher (EMBA鈥�12) in an interview with CBC. Officers regularly respond to calls that involve people experiencing mental health crises, or people with disabilities. The new Chief of the Service de police de la Ville de Montr茅al聽(SPVM) wants his officers to better understand what it is like to be on the other side of these calls.聽
Published on: 2 Dec 2022
The Desautels Faculty of Management ranked among the 40 most sustainable MBAs in the world in 2022. The Better World ranking is conducted by Corporate Knights and considers criteria like sustainability research output and classroom teaching. Desautels made the cut in part because of its strengths in sustainability-related research intensity and the diversity of its faculty.
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Published on: 2 Dec 2022
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