TECH4GOOD, THE NEW VIVATECH UNICORN? (IF WE BELIEVE THEIR OWN WEBSITE…)

Viva Technology, Europe’s biggest startup and tech event is starting today in Paris. This year, one of the five major highlights of the event will be Tech4Good, which aims to demonstrate the many ways tech can ignite positive change, with special focuses on digital inclusion, climate action, data democracy, and gender parity.Partnering with NGOs and not-for-profit […]

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KINDNESS NOT NICENESS

Some month ago, outdoor apparel company North Face refused to make custom jackets for a Texas oil company, reportedly because it did not want its brand affiliated with the fossil fuel business. In response, Chris Wright, the CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services, is spearheading a social media campaign claiming that nearly every product in North Face’s lineup – including jackets […]

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SHAREHOLDERS REBELLION OVER LACK OF COMMITMENTS

As recently stated by many articles, such as the one published by the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/26/exxonmobil-and-chevron-braced-for-showdown-over-climate), many oils giant are currently facing “shareholder rebellions from climate activists and disgruntled institutional investors over their failure to set a strategy for a low-carbon future. Exxon failed to defend its board against a coup launched by dissident hedge fund activists at […]

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WHO SAYS THAT COMPETITION CANNOT MEAN COLLABORATION?

Burger King reshuffles the rules and launches a campaign inviting people to go purchase their burger from competitors, The logic? As this Forbes article explains (https://www.forbes.com/sites/shephyken/2020/11/15/do-you-have-the-guts-to-refer-your-competition-burger-king-does/?sh=34067eb76410), the fast-food industry has been severely impacted during the pandemic, and its future needs to be taken care of as a whole. Furthermore, Burger King Restaurants Italia is offering 4,000 vaccinations to as many […]

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VOUS AVEZ DIT KINDNESS?

Comme tous les ans, le 13 novembre est célébrée partout dans le monde la journée internationale de la gentillesse : un événement important pour tous. « La gentillesse est la chaîne solide qui unit les hommes.» disait Goethe. La gentilesse, c’est une pierre angulaire de la civilisation et des relations entre les hommes.  Nous l’avons malheureusement constaté. […]

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