Emma Grenham
293 articles
Bright future for new-look lighting
One of the greatest challenges discussed by delegates at Davos in recent times has been how to decouple economic growth from increased energy consumption. After the two hottest years on record, the environmental and economic imperative is now greater than…
17/04/2017
Women drive change in global car industry
While new inventions such as robotics and artificial intelligence grab all the headlines, a social revolution that is giving women increased economic power is also transforming many global industries.
22/01/2017
Mobility goes further
One of the most active areas for innovation in today’s car industry is the development of mobility services for long-suffering city commuters. Ford has created a new business unit, Ford City Solutions, focused entirely on helping people move more easily…
17/04/2017
Is the future hydrogen?
As the world evolves towards a low-carbon economy, major corporations across a range of industries are planning to join forces to foster the use of hydrogen as the missing link in the energy transition.
29/03/2017
Say goodbye to the steering wheel
For Karl-Thomas Neumann, chief executive officer of the Opel Group, there is no room for doubt: autonomous driving and electric vehicles are more than just buzzwords or passing fads.
29/03/2017
Mining leaders reap rewards of long-term vision
For those mining companies that continued to invest in innovation, sustainability and community relations despite the apparent end of the commodity supercycle, 2016 was a year of vindication.
22/01/2017
Financial sector braces for strong headwinds
Senior bank executives and regulators gathering in Davos this week are still grappling with the fallout of the global financial crisis, almost a decade after the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
22/01/2017
Turning the auto industry upside down
Luca de Meo is a respected automotive industry player. He has twenty-five years’ experience working for Renault, Toyota, Fiat and, since 2009, the Volkswagen Group before taking the helm at SEAT last year.
22/01/2017
SEAT’s Easy Mobility Team
In the next decade, the auto industry will undergo greater change than it has witnessed over the last century. Electrification, digitization, connectivity and mobility will all define personal transportation in the future.
22/01/2017
The pros and cons of suming
We are all consumers. Consumption is what our economies are built upon. At the most basic level, A produces something and B buys it.
15/02/2017