Mining breaks new ground
In the face of an extended slump in prices for metals and minerals, the largest mining companies are maintaining their investments supporting the communities affected by their operations.
Q&A: Omega
Stephen Urquhart, Former President: We have been at nearly every Olympics. It really is part of our DNA."
Education disrupted
Over the course of the last millennium, Universities once mainly religious establishments have evolved into the secular powerhouses of the global economy, drivers of research, innovation and social development.
Q&A with Prof. Michael Cesarz, CEO, MULTI, thyssenkrupp Elevator
Elevators enabled the first high-rise buildings. But until now the basic principles have never really changed. However, we are now seeing buildings that are more than 800 meters high. Conventional elevators are reaching their limits. We need a new concept.
A $3 trillion investment opportunity
I am a climate change activist and an environmentalist. The sense of how fast all of our systems are approaching breaking point is what drives me to ensure that denial and fear do not get in the way of action.
Sci Fi deep sea mining
Just as Jules Verne’s famous fictional submarine ventured 20,000 leagues under the sea, its modern-day namesake, deep-sea miner Nautilus Minerals, is carving out a new niche in the extraction business.
Rebel with a cause
When Wayne Griffiths, CEO of SEAT and CUPRA, came to Barcelona as a free spirit in his youth, he liked the nightlife district so much that 30 years later he named a trailblazing electric car after it.
SEAT steps on the gas
As the global car industry prepares for the long transition to electric vehicles, there is growing interest in the potential of compressed natural gas (CNG).
Capital of sustainability
At this year’s Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, participants publically committed to $15 billion of investments in renewable energy and sustainability projects.
Innovating in the fast lane
We need to consider that the rise of economies is often directly correlated with a rise in emissions. So how do we decouple the two? The solution lies in changing energy technologies and behaviors, while working to mitigate the current scenario.