Global research indicates that citizens no longer believe they can count on government to lead the way on sustainability initiatives – so they are looking to businesses instead.
Francine Acher has turned her family’s life struggles into the driving inspiration for a lifetime focused on helping to revolutionize treatments for neurological diseases. Now, the realization of that dream may be just around the corner.
Omer Bar-Yohay believes our current transportation system is fundamentally broken, leaving travelers at the mercy of carriers and wasting precious resources, including money and time. He envisions the solution as an all-electric, nine-seat passenger airplane scheduled to make its first commercial flights in 2022.
Claudio Capelli, a biomedical engineer at University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital, is part of a team using revolutionary digital modeling technology to transform the treatment of children suffering from rare congenital heart conditions.
The sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow, but water always moves. This universal truth inspired Martin Edlund, CEO at Minesto, to harness this constant and powerful energy source. His mission: a 100% renewable energy system.
Surpassing expectations is a hallmark of Mirco Maschio, president of agricultural equipment supplier Maschio Gaspardo, who strives to improve the lives of his employees, the local community and the environment.
As a risk-taker who enjoys pushing boundaries, Laurence Montanari, head of the EZ-FLEX project at Renault, has been at the helm of several disruptive projects. She aims for her next one to be a game-changer.
Inspired by his own challenging upbringing, Base 11 CEO Landon Taylor created an accelerator program that transforms high-potential, low-resource college and high school students into the STEM-trained talent industry so desperately needs.
For decades, the responsibility of delivering sustainable leadership has been left mostly to governments. With rising environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges against a backdrop of more demanding and critical citizens, however, this burden is proving too much for governments to bear alone.
Globally, entrepreneurs who are frustrated with ‘business as usual’ are leveraging digital technologies to create entirely new business models, such as an automobile manufacturing company with no factory and a satellite-launch company with no massive rockets.
Jean-Pierre Pellé is a director at Argon Consulting, a global leader in transformation operations. Compass asked him how frictionless collaboration among Design, Engineering and Procurement departments helps companies achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
Can subscribing to an autonomous-ready electric car improve air quality, alleviate traffic jams and make driving fun again? Stefan Krause is betting on it, and Canoo – the California-based mobility service provider he co-founded to eliminate the difficulties of driving – is his chance to prove it.
What if roads could do more than move traffic from point A to B? What if they could power traffic lights, street lamps, signs and buildings, or even charge vehicles as cars drive on them? As the global demand for energy continues to rise, smart roads are being factored into the equation.
Lithium-ion batteries revolutionized the portable electronics market and remain the predominant type of rechargeable batteries in use today. But their drawbacks – including charging limitations and recycling restrictions – have researchers chasing alternatives. A category of energy-storage devices called supercapacitors holds great promise for powering the future.
Urban congestion is a growing challenge, so local authorities and private companies are all in search of more sustainable and efficient mobility networks for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.
Humanitarian relief organizations may have the world’s most difficult supply chain challenge, requiring tradeoffs between cost, efficiency and speed with lives hanging in the balance.
Countries worldwide are facing a profound shortage of middle-skill workers. To close the gap, businesses and educators are teaming up to change out-of-date attitudes about these vital jobs, then recruit and train students for positions with local employers.
Kerenza Harris has developed automation systems that integrate processes from the earliest concept stage through fabrication and construction. Now, she is passing that knowledge to future architects as a faculty member at Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc).
Technology and passenger preferences continuously redefine the airports of tomorrow. Compass looks at how some of the most forward-looking of these facilities are exploiting digital technologies to enhance the end-to-end travel experience.
Rising regulatory demands have increased pressures on various departments, and one wrong move can result in massive fines and severely damaged reputations.
Luxembourg-based Leko Labs creates cross-machined wooden modules that can be assembled and then disassembled, allowing houses to be expanded, reconfigured or rebuilt into something else.
How and why is the US FDA is depending on food industry data to achieve the US Food Safety Modernization Act’s goal – safe food supplies – and how will food companies worldwide be affected ?
Mining, power generation and chemical companies are deploying drone technology at an accelerating pace. Drones are proven to save companies time and money, improve safety and, most importantly, collect data that can be analyzed for operational improvements.
5G, the fifth-generation communications and data platform for mobile devices, is not a network. Instead, it is a concept for organizing networks and other technologies to create greatly expanded capacity, enabling a wide variety of uses in multiple scenarios.
Home & Lifestyle trends move fast. Companies must stay ahead of the curve to deliver the products consumers want, when and where they want them. That’s why leading manufacturers need more agile, flexible and sustainable supply chains.
Many industrial equipment manufacturers struggle to ensure their product data is always accurate and up to date. Sophisticated business innovation platforms address the challenge, managing data as a continuous thread, improving workflows and boosting innovation.
With support from their global regulatory bodies, more pharmaceutical manufacturers are embracing digital technology. As they strive to operate more efficiently and sustainably, they also are accelerating healthcare innovation to save more lives.
As sustainability becomes a greater priority in the shipping industry, some shipyard operators are capitalizing on design and manufacturing innovations that enable zero-waste operations to produce zero-emission ships.
As automotive manufacturers face a future where people are increasingly opting for on-demand mobility rather than owning a car, experts advise looking beyond product aesthetics and functionality toward meaningful customer experiences that foster long-term satisfaction and loyalty.
Increasingly, the word “sustainability” seems to be on everyone’s lips, and not just as it relates to the environment. Social issues – fairness, opportunity and quality of life – are equally important. And so are economic issues: the impact a company’s success has on its community, including its long-term viability.
