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Clean Cooking: How Technology and Advocacy Are Helping Save Lives

Some three billion people in the world have no access to clean cooking solutions, taking a toll in particular on women’s health.

Clean Cooking: How Technology and Advocacy Are Helping Save Lives
- Social Impact
- Oct 19
- Global Focus
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Some three billion people in the world have no access to clean cooking solutions, taking a toll in particular on women’s health.
Among Top Math Students, Why Does a Gender Gap Persist?
- Leadership
- Oct 18
- North America
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New Wharton research looks at the gender gap among high-achieving math students and its potential implications.
Crazy Rich Indians: An Inside Look at the Burgeoning Bollygarchs
- Public Policy
- Oct 18
- Asia-Pacific, India
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India is the world’s fastest-growing economy and could remain so for 20-30 years. Can it succeed at shrinking its great wealth disparity?

Technology

As the founders exit, Instagram has one billion users and Facebook has 2.2 billion. That’s a big chunk of the world’s population. So where can they go from here — and what will regulators allow them to do?

Public Policy

Have elites rigged the system? A new book, “Winners Take All,” argues they do, and in this opinion piece the U.S. media lead for the World Economic Forum offers some perspective on the idea.

‘Winners Take All’: Can Elites Really Change the World for the Better?

Oct 18
Europe, North America
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Can the World Change Course on Climate Change?

How Private Information Helps Fake News Fool the Public

Oct 11
Global Focus, North America
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Finance

New research shows financial services companies that deploy the latest instant payment methods can gain a competitive advantage.

How Instant Payments Are Transforming Banking and Retail

Jeremy Siegel: Why the Stock Market Slip Is Not a Slide

Oct 16
North America
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Comcast Is Paying Up for Sky: Now What?

Oct 02
Europe, North America
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Video

How Digital Tools Support Hyper-personalized Customer Experiences

Oct 05
Global Focus, North America

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Social Impact

Companies are increasingly paying attention to environmental, social and governance risks, as these can affect the bottom line.

Why Companies Must Manage Environmental, Social and Governance Risks

How Impact Investing Can Reduce Maternal Mortality

Oct 11
Asia-Pacific, India
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How Fintech Is Transforming Microfinance

Aug 30
Africa, Asia-Pacific, Global Focus, India

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Leadership

A new California law requires companies based in the state to include female directors on their boards. But will the law actually change how companies are run?

What’s the Impact of More Diverse Corporate Boards?

Oct 16
North America
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What Every Founder Should Know

Oct 10
North America
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GE’s Leadership Problem Goes Beyond Its CEO

Oct 09
North America
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Marketing

The buyer’s journey does not begin with awareness, as is traditionally thought, but instead before the potential buyer is aware there is even a need, notes the author of this opinion piece.

When Does the Real Customer Journey Start? Earlier Than You Think

Oct 12
North America

Is There a Replication Crisis in Research?

Oct 12
North America
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Why a Data-driven Approach Can Enhance the Art of Logo Design

Oct 11
North America
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Management

Amazon’s decision has led to increased scrutiny of the company and its CEO, with analysts trying to figure out what Jeff Bezos could be planning next.