One of my first acts when I wake up in the morning is to check the latest with BBC news on my iPhone. As most mornings this summer, I woke up with headline news about the Greek debt crises. Not surprisingly, the European Union´s finance ministers could not agree on a new Greek bailout last… Continue reading Summer Reading List – Inspired by Greece
Category: Globalization
The Final Future of Places Conference
The final Future of Places Conference will be held in Stockholm from today, 29 June to 1 July. This is the final of a series of three international conferences and it will involve some of the world’s most profound minds and dedicated professionals in dialogue on the subject of public space, placemaking and place governance.… Continue reading The Final Future of Places Conference
A Diversified World – Valborg in Uppsala
This weekend started with the Walpurgis Night, the eve of the feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess in Germany. In German folklore Walpurgisnacht is also called Hexennacht (literally "Witches’ Night"). It was believed to be the night of a witches’ meeting on the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, a range… Continue reading A Diversified World – Valborg in Uppsala
Global HNW Conference in Monaco
“It’s not about what you know — it’s about who you know.” Yesterday I attended the Global High Net Worth annual conference in Monaco organized by Ian and Martina Brodie, publishers of MonacoLife, one of the most renowned English speaking newspapers in the Principality of Monaco. The conference was arranged in partnership with Savilles. The… Continue reading Global HNW Conference in Monaco
Bearing signs up to United Nations Global Compact
Commitment to UN Global Compact On November 5th, Bearing Group Ltd (the group parent company of Bearing) signed up to UN Global Compact. Being an international consultancy with assignments in both advanced and emerging economies, we have decided to adapt the compact to align our CSR policy with an international framework. Our letter of commitment… Continue reading Bearing signs up to United Nations Global Compact
Globalisation and The Shifting Costs of Manufacturing
“As if Japan weren’t small enough to begin with, I fail to understand why it is necessary to think of it in even smaller units. No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language, I don’t feel out of place. I think of the earth as my home. If… Continue reading Globalisation and The Shifting Costs of Manufacturing
How the World Population is changing
The Economist has published an infograph video showing how the world population has been changing since the 1950s, and how it is predicted to change until 2050. In what way is the planet´s population changing?
11 Mind-Blowing Facts About China
Business Insider has recently made a video with some amazing facts about China. This most populous country in the world, and its 1.35 billion nationals consume copious amounts of food and resources, and here are some mind-blowing facts that prove this: Only one time zone- Beijing Standard Time China geographically spans five time zones and there were… Continue reading 11 Mind-Blowing Facts About China
The Gravity of World Population
“We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in place.” – Günter Grass We live in a time of four major population related mega-trends that are shaping our future. Three of them relate to how many we are, where we live and how we… Continue reading The Gravity of World Population
Weirdest Hotel Requests And Complaints
Even though good customer service is one of the main conditions for success in any business, it is particularly important in the hotel industry where guests are looking to staff to help them make their stay as relaxing and comfortable as possible. And staff in hotels all over the world really does go out of… Continue reading Weirdest Hotel Requests And Complaints