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CiNext – Corporate boycotts expose an inconvenient truth

by JOHN FOLEY via REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS Boycotts can really work. Think of what happened to the Montgomery city transit system in Alabama in 1955, when Black passengers stopped taking…

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CiNext – Economic recovery compatibility with the re-launch of the European Green Deal

by Claire Hollier COVID-19 pandemic has revived our reliance on single-use plastics notably polystyrene. The way people and industries have faced the pandemic was to prioritize hygiene over environmental concerns…

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Summer might slow coronavirus but is unlikely to stop it

by Kate Kelland, Manas Mishra and Christine Soares Editing by Peter Henderson, Matthew Lewis and Peter Cooney The arrival of warmer weather in the Northern Hemisphere raises the question…

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CiNext – Sustainability in practice

by Jesmond Saliba Every event now is a global event, as 2020 has made amply clear: from the Wirecard bust to the Libyan conflict, from the Black Lives Matter movement…

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CiNext- People, planet and profit sustainability today

by Claire Bonello The original definition of sustainable development was coined at the first Rio Earth Summit in 1992. In essence it was a focus on “meeting the needs of…

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CorporateDispatchPRO – Sustainability is everybody’s business

The latest issue of Corporate Dispatch Pro is out, pitching multiple perspectives on the relationship between business and sustainability side by side. Traditionally, mainstream business models have been accused of…

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The nexus between business, policy & society

Social wellbeing cannot be reduced to GDP; quality of life, ethical standards, safety systems, and personal achievements are not accounted for by the size of an economy. And in reflection…

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World health-check halfway through 2020

by Tonio Galea A quick glance at the current situation in the world gives a rather grim picture of the global civilization. The coronavirus is still claiming lives, young…

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Investing in Purpose

by Jesmond Saliba Countries around the world seem to have reached an unspoken consensus to move on from the coronavirus. Calls for caution by health authorities notwithstanding, governments have decided…

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European airlines face longer haul to recovery

by Laurence Frost Editing by Mark Potter A patchwork of national restrictions and a reluctance among travellers to cross borders mean European airlines face a bumpier return to the…

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Reinventing business on purpose

by Nathanael Muscat A demarcation lines between industries and offerings become ever more blurred, purpose is fast emerging as a key strategic driver for sustainable growth. Traditionally, high-growth strategies involve…

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What is so good with the ‘new normal’?

by Prof. Andrew Azzopardi, Dean, faculty for Social Wellbeing We are all cognisant that social life is construed of building blocks that when combined form a social structure. That people…

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Grazie Italia – “Italy’s sacrifice probably indirectly saved lives in the rest of Europe.”

European Council President Charles Michel praised Italy for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday, declaring in an address to Italian leaders that the country is "leading the way"…

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CorporateDispatchPro eJournal Edition 4

CorporateDispatchPro Edition 4 - CiGroup's fortnightly eJournal giving you Insights, Views and News is out. Geopolitics analysis, ComuniqEU #European news and views, #Insights on #Malta, International News views and news…

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Libya – A ‘Syria’ in the making in the Mediterranean

A Russian drive to recruit Syrians to fight in Libya for militia leader Khalifa Haftar accelerated in May when hundreds of mercenaries were signed up, five Syrian opposition sources and…

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How brands try to answer kids’ question ‘Am I going to get shot?’ to explain racism and violence to children

For 8 minutes and 46 seconds - the time it took George Floyd, an unarmed black man, to die at the hands of Minneapolis police - cable TV kids channel…

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Children in the times of the COVID-19 crisis

by European Commission Vice-President Dubravka Šuica and Commissioner Didier Reynders The COVID-19 pandemic is a human tragedy of massive proportions. We often hear that this is a disease that does…

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Only losing users will get Zuckerberg’s attention

By Gina Chon Mark Zuckerberg says he’s listening to criticism of the way he handled President Donald Trump’s inflammatory posts on Facebook . Some employees, and civil rights groups, aren’t…

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It’s a long jump back onto the travel bandwagon

by Sharon Lam Reuters Breakingviews It has never been truer that the journey is the destination. Travelling has proven resilient after previous crises, which suggests that once a Covid-19…

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Malta’s key enabler: A digital and green transition

by Keith Zahra The annual country specific recommendations issued by the European Commission tend to pass under the radar except for the experts within the respective line Ministries around…

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Communication now is a Form of Leadership

by James Vella Clark In my last contribution I had made the assertion that the brands who keep communicating will be the ones who will come out stronger when…

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CommuniqEU – European News Roundup

by Keith Zahra Environment and Biodiversity The European Commission has adopted a comprehensive new Biodiversity Strategy to bring nature back into our lives and a Farm to Fork Strategy…

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Handshake will be relic of a more trusting time

by John Foley - Reuters Breakingviews Finance will be different after Covid-19, and not just because the economy will be in the doldrums. Social shifts that outlast the pandemic…

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Homing in on homelessness in Malta

by Ann Marie Cutajar Defining ‘homelessness’ and the ‘homeless person’ might not be the most straightforward task. The definition of homelessness varies according to the person defining it, the…

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Malta Insights

Annual inflation rate in April above EU average Malta’s annual inflation rate in April stood at 1.1 percent, the eighth highest among EU member states according to figures by Eurostat.…

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Creating a shared value ethos – towards 2030

by CiConsulta The Independence of Malta from the British Government had triggered a socio-economic development in a small-island state with very limited natural resources. The hard-working ethic of its citizens,…

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The Tripoli mirage

by Tonio Galea The Libyan National Army is enduring its worst days yet since launching an all-out assault on Tripoli to topple the Government of National Accord, more than…

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The paradigm after the crisis

by Jesmond Saliba A crisis is rarely welcome, but the coronavirus emergency may be just what the doctor ordered at this juncture in history. That the pandemic pushed the world…

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From profits to resilience

by Matthew Bugeja We live in a time in which our very way of life has changed both drastically and abruptly. The global economy was growing at an acceptable rate,…

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Calling for Change

By Lawrence Zammit The post-coronavirus Maltese economy is not expected to be the same as the one we had in the pre-coronavirus times. The new normal will not be like…

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The private sector and bailout sustainability

by Matthew Bugeja There is a term to describe what COVID19 is: a black swan event. Perhaps one of the best definitions of a black swan event comes from the…

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How to Avoid Extra Stress caused by Frequent and Intensive Internal Communication

by Tanja Tatomirovic One of the things I learned in childhood was not to accumulate material goods, because, as my parents taught me, in that case, I would not recognize the…

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Burying the hatchet in times of coronavirus

by Tonio Galea - Editor CorporateDispatch.com Almost four months since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, the world is still getting to grips with a pandemic that has overturned every…

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Economics vs Health in fighting Covid-19

by Matthew Bugeja Everything is about COVID19 at the moment. There is no escaping the unprecedented impact it has had on the entire planet in just three short months. Short…

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Community People

by Professor JosAnn Cutajar, Department of Gender Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing Definition of Community A community consists of a group of individuals or families that share certain values, interests,…

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Foreign predatory buying of EU crucial industries

by Claire Hollier Considering the current economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there are signs of increased concern that European companies, notably those in critical sectors, are increasingly vulnerable…

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Putting more ‘Europe’ in European Solidarity

by Dr Joanna Drake The eyes of Europeans are turned upon EU institutions as national governments struggle under the weight of the coronavirus. In the wake of the Covid-19 threat,…

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Explainer – Inside the Institute of Virology in Wuhan, Hubei province, China

Nestled in the hilly outskirts of Wuhan, the city at the heart of the coronavirus crisis, a Chinese high-security biosafety laboratory is now the subject of U.S. claims it may…

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If there ever was a May Day

by Jesmond Saliba There have not been many International Workers’ Days, down the decades, as significant as this one. The socially-mobile, knowledge-based, IT-powered economies that power contemporary society have remoulded…

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When oil became waste

By David Gaffen The magnitude of how damaged the energy industry is came into full view on April 20 when the benchmark price of U.S. oil futures, which had never…

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The children of Covid-19

by Jesmond Saliba The post-millennial generation is only starting to make its way into the world, but it now finds everything in complete upheaval. Children and young people will have…

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Minding our SMEs’ business

by Jesmond Saliba It seems obvious today that there is a symbiotic relation between national health and the economy. What is less immediately obvious is that anxiety is causing as…

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Who loves the nation most?

by Jesmond Saliba The Covid-19 epidemic is stoking a fresh sense of nationalism around the world that has gone missing for several generations. The widespread return to identity symbolism and…

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COVID-19: A risk management strategy – Prof. Neville Calleja

By Prof. Neville Calleja, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine & Surgery Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a game changer for many of us. Public health, from being regarded…

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First in, last out

by Jesmond Saliba Tourism was the first sector to feel the brunt of the coronavirus and, given the overlapping nature of the situation, it may be the last to emerge…

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Let Europe rise!

by Jesmond Saliba, Nathanael Muscat, Keith Zahra As the world grapples with the spread of the novel coronavirus, politicians, political experts, social media commentators and the general public have chastised…

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Post-pandemic: Government policies championing environmental sustainability

by Claire Hollier Towards end March 2020, when it became blatantly evident that the COVID-19 pandemic will hit hard most economic sectors in Malta, the Prime Minister accompanied by the…

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A myriad of lessons from COVID19

by Matthew Bugeja This is an ambitious exercise. One which will take a while to complete. But I am committed to providing different items which could serve as interesting discussion…

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The Brands That Will Survive Covid19: Those That Kept Communicating

by James Vella Clark “All we need to do is make sure we keep talking” ‘Keep Talking’ - Pink Floyd. When three weeks ago, people started retreating inside their homes,…

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On the warpath with Covid-19

by Tonio Galea The world is, without doubt, entering a new era as the coronavirus continues to spread unabated to every corner. This era that has yet to be formally…

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Malta 2030

by Jesmond Saliba It only took a few days of partial lockdown to demonstrate how deeply our separate lives are connected by our consumption patterns. From the fuel we put…

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Let us not kill the dead

Editorial Death has started its agonizing walk among us as we have just witnessed three lives being snatched away by the coronavirus, within a week. Our impulsive rush to refer…

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Loneliness – A Modern Epidemic

by Dr. Natalie Kenely, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Faculty for Social Wellbeing Introduction Most of us know it, are acquainted with it. At some point in…

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From Russia With Love

by Matthew Bugeja The world may have come to a grinding halt, but Russia has found a way to make headlines in the last week or so. It may have been…

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Comuniq.EU – Defence

by Keith Zahra The European Commission has opened calls to finance up to €160 million in joint defence industrial projects in 2020 and announcing seven new defence research projects selected…

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