Economy and society

Faith, hope and...choice: Larry Fink’s latest chairman’s letter to investors

Blackrock’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Larry Fink’s, long-awaited annual letter is here. These are the highlights.

• Stakeholders

Rules for a recession: stick to core business and hold on to great talent

KPMG’s Financial Institutions Performance Survey 2022 (FIPS) offers some concerns and insights that businesses need to be aware of.

• Talent

Report urges curiosity and courage on H&S

Health and safety needs to be integrated into organisational purpose, says the Better Governance Project.

• Health and safety

Growing the avocado world – respect, people and the future

Referred to as the superstar of fruits, this fleshy, green, buttery produce will be under the spotlight at The World Avocado Congress.

• Supply chains
• Trade

How dangerous is ChatGPT?

More sophisticated phishing, spear phishing, and social engineering cyber attacks are coming soon. 

• Risk oversight

The new CEO is younger and may even be a woman

Is it time for a new kind of leader to tackle the challenges and expectations present today?

• CEOs
• Leadership

Democratic capitalism is running on fumes

How can we cure the twin degeneration of capitalism and democracy?

The next ESG frontier is genetically modified food

The next test for the ESG purists is likely to be food security.

• Climate change
• ESG
• Supply chains