Mike Lyons, Head of Corporate and Investment Banking at PNC, shares his experiences in effective leadership strategy and responsible investing, from his close collaboration with the CEO of Bank of America during the 2008 recession to the release PNC’s first annual Green Bond to encourage the transition to a low-carbon economy, at the 45th International Conference.
Read MoreIn the decades leading up to the recognition of CSR as a central pillar of business, CSR was typically viewed as an extraneous project of minor importance for businesses during a time where consumers placed a greater emphasis on the quality of a product rather than the quality of a company. However, as technology and information have become readily available and accessible to more and more of the world population, people have evolved in their consumption calculus by evaluating every aspect of the product that makes it what it is.
Read MoreIn the environmental industry, it is extremely difficult to strike a balance between product efficiency and market viability; improvements on one end often require a sacrifice on the other. However, a team of students from Harvard and Brown have successfully transcended this stereotype with their startup H2Ok Innovations, which offers a host of technologies that perform a nearly instantaneous analysis of organic and chemical contaminants in water samples. Their fusion of data analytics with consumer accessibility has already led them to garner several accolades.
Read MoreOn Friday, March 8th, Business Today held the 3rd iteration of Design Nation, an expenses-paid conference that explores the impact of design within career, business, and industry.
Read MoreHivebike was developed one year ago by a team of students at Swarthmore College. The project lead, Hunter, first had the idea to found Hivebike after a visit to China, where he was surprised to see how efficient the Mobike program in China was.
Read MoreSeven students from Emory University are creating a line of stainless steel water bottles. What sets their product apart from the competition?
Read MoreThe name Bombas socks may sound odd, but the meaning of the name stems from the Latin word for bumblebee. Dave Heath, one of the co-founders of the company, discusses his sock brand’s mission stems from altruism, just as bees work.
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