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How to develop geopolitical resilience
McKinsey & CompanyGeopolitical tensions have been rising, creating significant risks for companies, especially those operating internationally. Here is how to plan ahead.
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Why Apple can’t leave China
Financial Times, 27 September 2023Apple has spent two decades and billions of dollars building a massive supply chain for its products. At the centre of that operation is China. But as Beijing has become more authoritarian and relations with the US sour, it has become harder for Apple to do business there. The company has been signalling recently...
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Evergrande files chapter 15 bankruptcy protection - the state of Chinese real estate
Richard Coffin, Investment Analyst and host of the financial YouTube channel The Plain Bagel, dives into Evergrande's recent filing for Chapter 15 bankruptcy, what this means, and where China's real estate market and economy stands today.
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Russian roulette: Unilever has failed its moral duty to Ukraine
Sam Forsdick, RaconteurBritish American Tobacco, Shell and McDonald’s are not the most likely line-up of corporate do-gooders but they can all claim superiority to Unilever in one area – each of these businesses swiftly divested from Russia in the months following the invasion of Ukraine.
A year and a half on, Unilever remains...
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Geopolitical resilience: the new board imperative
Zaid Haider, Jon Huntsman Jr., and Chris Leech, McKinsey & CompanyGeopolitical risk is at the top of the CEO agenda. Board members can help by sharpening their understanding of the geopolitical context, monitoring developments, and exercising oversight over the controls to mitigate these risks.
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Urban design policies risks widening religious, cultural divides
Andrew West (Presenter), Anita Barraud (Producer), Nathan Turnbull (Sound Engineer), ABC, The Religion and Ethics Report, 02 August 2023Over the next decade, Australia is expected to receive 235,000 migrants a year. Almost eight in ten will come from non-European countries, more than a quarter will settle in greater Sydney. But is resistance to more housing in the city's east and north, often the called NIMBY or not-in-my-backyard syndrome,...
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The religious and spiritual ethics of wokeness
Andrew West (Presenter), Anita Barraud (Producer), Roi Huberman, (Sound Engineer), 26 July 2023Throwing yourself at the mercy of a higher power, seeking forgiveness, committing to a strict doctrine of behaviour and even thought. Once upon a time, you would think immediately of religion. But today, it’s the social justice movement that demands very public repentance.
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Is your business ready for the ‘low-cooperation era’?
Sophia Akram, RaconteurAs governments around the world retreat from multilateral agreements and adopt more aggressive stances, potential risks to business are flourishing. How can firms adapt?
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