Perspectives in Business

Un pilar fundamental que puede ayudar a las empresas a tomar decisiones más informadas y diseñar estrategias adecuadas para avanzar en su camino a la sostenibilidad es el Life Cycle Assessment o LCA. El LCA nos va a ayudar a identificar el impacto ambiental en todo el proceso de vida de un producto. En este episodio me acompaña desde Londres, el Reino Unido, Adrian Garyacochea, un analista que con...

The energy transition faces many challenges, and mining companies play an essential role in this energy transition with the need for critical minerals. Mining companies have an excellent opportunity to contribute to the energy transition by providing many raw materials. Implementing best practices in ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is crucial in this essential industry. The goal of hav...

I read an interesting article published by Deloitte titled "Economic Uncertainty Puts Pressure on Sustainable Behavior Change." Discussing this article with some of my colleagues would be a great opportunity. In this episode, my guests are from Denmark. Josephine Piplits is the founder and CEO of TripDoodler. Tripodoodler is a company with one purpose: to make it easier for travelers to make more...

ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is a very broad field of expertise with many challenges ranging from diversity, investments, and the impact on the environment that any organization has, and even many of these companies are redesigning their business models to adjust themselves to these challenges. However, one of the pillars of ESG is the ratings. In this episode, my guest is Florian B...

Nowadays, sustainable finance is growing every day. How important is it to invest in companies that positively impact the world? In this episode, I talk with Bertrand Gacon, the founder and CEO of Impaakt a company based on Geneva, Switzerland. Impaakt is a collaborative platform relying on collective intelligence to produce research and assessments of companies' social and environmental impact. I...

Los hospitales tienen un gran reto en temas relacionados a la sostenibilidad ambiental que puede proporcionar ahorros financieros a corto y largo plazo, mejorar la atención al paciente y aumentar la participación de la fuerza laboral. En general, reducir el consumo de energía y sustituir los materiales más perjudiciales para el medio ambiente permitirá, con el tiempo, ahorrar dinero a los hospital...

Yara van Heugten is a Dutch investigative journalist. She Investigates the truth behind the green promises of large companies: from the financial sector to the clothing industry. She is the author of an interesting article, "Sustainable clothing brand Patagonia manufactures in the same factories as fast-fashion; textile workers are being exploited," published in Follow the Money. In this episode,...

En mi opinion uno de los sectores que mas potencial tiene en temas de innovación y que esta sea sostenible es el sector publico. Pero a su vez presenta muchos retos para desarrollarla y sobre todo implementar para que las sociedades se beneficien de esta. En este episodio me acompaña desde Londres el profesional Uruguayo, Federico Vaz Federico Vaz. Federico enfoca su investigación Mi investigación...

En esta oportunidad me gustaría compartir mi punto de vista acerca del más importante capital natural: el agua y por que el agua es critica, sobre todo en el manejo empresarial. Todos los años Barron's presenta su reporte o articulo titulado las 100 empresas más sostenibles según Barron's. En este destacan una lista de empresas que están haciendo correctamente su trabajo en temas de sostenibilidad...

A report from New York University analyzed the credentials of 1188 Fortune 100 board directors and found that 29% of directors had relevant ESG credentials in 2018. Has this changed in the post-pandemic era? In this episode, I talk with Helle Bank Jorgensen, author of Stewards of the Future: A Guide for Competent Boards. We discuss challenges and opportunities for the board of directors because cl...

The value of history is a longstanding topic of conversation around the world. And it is even more so when the history is related to businesses and leaders. How many leaders and thinkers influenced business today? How important is history in business? In this episode, I have as a guest Geoffrey Jones, professor of business history at Harvard Business School, we discuss his new book "Deeply Respons...

La biodiversidad es esencial para la salud y la resiliencia de la naturaleza, así como para el bienestar y la prosperidad de la humanidad además brinda valiosos servicios ecosistémicos, como son la producción de alimentos, la regulación del agua, la estabilización del clima, la polinización y también la recreación; que tienen un valor de más de $ 150 mil millones de dólares anuales. Sin embargo, l...

Todd Cort is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainability at Yale School of Management. He is also the co-faculty director of the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. I visited Yale School of Management to talk with Todd Cort about some ESG (environmental, social, and governance) challenges like Materiality, Biodiversity, and Communication. Some of the points we addressed in the conversation were:...

Nuevamente con un nuevo episodio para opinar acerca de un interesante libro. Hoy estaré comentando acerca del libro Stewards of the Future: A Guide for Competent Boards". "Los administradores del futuro: una guía para las juntas/directorios competentes", libro escrito por Helle Bank Jorgensen quien es la fundadora de Competent Boards, una institución educativa que ofrece programas online acerca ES...

Jennifer Motles is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Philip Morris International; she is based in Switzerland. In this episode, I spoke with Jennifer about an exciting report on ESG metrics, materiality, ambitions, and impact-focused on nature capital such as Biodiversity and Water entitled: Towards A Net Positive Impact On Nature PMI's Ambition On Biodiversity And Water. These sustainable strat...

How often do we think about the history of a product, brand, or business? In this important episode, I had the honor of speaking with author and journalist David De Jong about his book "Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties." We discussed the past, present, and future of the dark side of business, profit, and history. This topic shines an important light on the cont...

En esta oportunidad comparto mis opiniones acerca del libro "NetPositive: How courageous Companies Thrive by Giving Moren Than They Take" "Cómo las empresas valientes prosperan dando más de lo que reciben". Los autores de este libro son Paul Polman ex CEO de Unilever y Andrew Winston, uno de los más reconocidos lideres en sustainable business. El concepto Net Positive define a un negocio que mejor...

Decidí comenzar una serie de episodios acerca de libros, artículos, reportes y casos de estudio ligados a ESG y Sostentabilidad. Para este episodio voy a comenzar analizando del libro Reimagining Capitalism In A World of Fire escrito por la Profesora Rebecca Henderson. Rebecca Henderson es profesora en Harvard Business School, además es advisor de algunas empresas lideres en el mundo. Fue nombrada...

Today we have Giorgos Papagiannakis as a guest. Giorgos Papagiannakis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Peloponnese in Greece. In this episode, we discuss with our guest a topic related to greenwashing, brands, organizations, employees, psychology, and sociology aspects, and it is about organizational stigma; also, we highlighted some parts of a paper he...

Jindan Gong is a Research Associate at Stockholm Environment Institute headquarters – she is part of the Energy and Industry Transitions team, Division of Global Agendas, Climate, and Systems. Jindan conducts interdisciplinary research on the transition to a fossil-free transport sector, fossil-free steel, and off-grid energy and water solutions. In this episode, she shared what we can learn from...

Pablo Gamez Cersosimo es un periodista y escritor especializado en la consultoría empresarial, en el Metaverso, la transformación digital sostenible y el comportamiento humano en línea. Es autor del libro Depredadores Digitales, en el que hace conocer la huella de carbono digital que generamos dia a día. El vive en los Países Bajos. Sandor G. Lukacs de Pereny es un Investigador y Profesor de la Es...

Alex Edmans is a Professor of Finance at London Business School. He is the author of the book "Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit," featured in the Financial Times Best Business Books of 2020. In this episode, I talk to Professor Edmans about interesting concepts from his book. Also, we highlighted some exciting points from his paper "The End of ESG.". Contact Alex E...

Dada la creciente importancia de la ciberseguridad para el desempeño operativo y financiero de una empresa, se ha convertido en un tema clave de ESG de una empresa. Los stakeholders y también incluidos los inversores, los reguladores y la cadena de suministro, ahora están más atentos a las vulnerabilidades de ciberseguridad y la gestión de datos de las empresas. En este nuestro episodio nuestro in...

En el mes de Julio del año 2021 se señaló en Financial Times que solo en el año 2020, la cantidad de CSO's en las empresas Fortune 500 se incrementó a noventa y cinco de estos, es decir, creció más del 228% desde el año 2011; según Weinreb Group, una firma de investigación y reclutamiento de CSO's. Como dato adicional solo el año pasado, treinta y un Fortune 500 designaron a su primer CSO.

Modern slavery can affect any business, sector, and supply chain, which is why we must be vigilant. There are many fields where modern slavery could occur, such as construction, agriculture, hospitality, and also the restaurant industry. In this episode, our guest is Andrew Wallis from Bristol, UK. Andrew is the founder and CEO of Unseen UK. This organization provides assistance and training to in...