Green Hydrogen: Hype or Hope for the Energy Transition?

If you follow developments in the energy industry, it’s impossible to avoid the ever-growing focus on green hydrogen. As more companies look to deliver on their Net Zero commitments, attention is turning to green hydrogen and its potential to solve some of the more intractable problems facing renewable energy and electrification, especially intermittency of supply.…

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ESG: Moving from Compliance to Competitive Advantage

ESG is at the top of the agenda for boards and executives, causing anxiety for many leaders, who view ESG as a compliance issue and a risk to be managed. They often lump it in with regulatory and other compliance-oriented functions. But ESG represents more than compliance and a risk to be mitigated. Given the unprecedented…

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FoodNEXT: Responding to Changing Demand and a Transforming Ecosystem

The food industry is poised for radical transformation. Foodservice is going virtual, digital, off-premise, and on-demand. Food retailing is becoming unattended, automated, and autonomous. Channels are converging and new models are springing up. How are themes like convenience, proximity, ghost kitchens, and consumer data reshaping current business models? What innovation systems are needed inside established organizations…

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Using Business Model Design to Combat Climate Change & Social Inequality

The nexus between climate, social justice, and economic inequality crystallized in 2020 during the COVID-19 crisis. As Paul Siegler, Managing Director at Evergreen Climate Innovations, noted in Clareo’s 2020 Virtual New Energy Roundtable: “the pandemic, racial inequality, climate change—each crisis is a health crisis AND an economic crisis AND a human rights crisis.” As the…

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