Global leaders in sustainable innovation
As national leaders and the global economy’s most prominent business people arrive in Davos for the World Economic Forum, they are reeling from one of the most turbulent years in recent political history.
Q&A: Newmont Mining Corporation
Elaine Dorward-King, Executive Vice President, Sustainability and External Relations: "We are leaders because we strongly believe that transparency is hugely important to the industry."
Empowering cities, empowering people
Today, everything aspires to be smart: from the ubiquitous—the smartphone in your hand—to sometimes the ridiculous (Google Glass, Fitbit for dogs, Lily the selfie drone). But, if we want our future to be smarter, we need to start thinking beyond…
Smarter cities, smarter citizens
Cities are complex ecosystems that must be run efficiently to function well—and they are growing fast. According to the United Nations, by 2050 the number of urban residents will reach 6.2 billion, 66% of the projected global population.
Illuminating future cities
A shining example of how a private-sector partner can illuminate future urban development in collaboration with local leaders took place in Sweden's fourth largest city at the start of 2015.
Setting trends and saving the planet
In August 2016, just as the Renault-Nissan Alliance surpassed 100,000 annual sales of its EVs, Renault sold its 100,000th EV to a customer in Norway. The car, fittingly enough, was a Renault ZOE, the best-selling EV in Europe.
The intelligence to see way down the road
Encompassing eight global automobile brands, the Renault-Nissan Alliance was established in 1999 and last year sold 8.5 million units, one in 10 new cars worldwide.
The digital retail revolution
Since the advent of online banking and digital retailers such as Amazon and eBay, you can now get almost anything you can think of delivered to wherever you are with just a click.
Innovation outpaces insurance
Most car crashes are due to human error, so it makes sense to replace people with computers. However, even with autonomous driving accidents can still happen and questions about liability will inevitably arise.
Thinking big about adding value to data
Big data presents an opportunity that has to be managed to not be missed. It's massive and rapidly-expanding, in hundreds of formats and virtually worthless without analysis and visualization.