How is our community changing the course of the future?
To Nova SBE, positive impact shall have a relationship to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Our community is committed to foster dialogue and action, by disseminating knowledge, launching innovative projects, supporting organizations' transformation, and leading by example, as responsible citizens. This is the space that will provide the know-how so that the best and most innovative talent, such as yours, can play its role. If you want to lead the future and be at the forefront of change, this is your way in.
101 in Sustainable Finance
Manuel Antunes explains why the success or failure of this new investment framework will highly depend on data availability and accuracy, something that needs to significantly improve before sustainable finance can really become mainstream.
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Measuring Sustainability
Manuel Antunes explains why claiming an ESG investment as an “investment for good” is, today, still an exercise of wishful thinking.
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The Carbon Story: Credits, Offsets, and Sinks
Manuel Antunes elaborates on how different carbon programs mechanically work and what they are intended to actually accomplish
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Manuel Antunes explains why green bonds have a premium and what sustainability-linked debt is solving for.
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Manuel Antunes clarifies the differences between trading and voluntary schemes, as well as pointing out what's great and less so about them.
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The European Energy Crisis
Manuel Antunes explains how this crisis centers on the intersection of bad weather for wind energy generation and decades of poor policy planning.
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Too much ESG, too little impact
Manuel Antunes elaborates on why labeling impact funds correctly matters more than you might think.
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COP26: The Glass ‘Half Full’ and ‘Half Empty’
Manuel Antunes goes beyond the headlines and highlights the good and bad of COP26.
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SDG Journey Program: a new initiative to identify Nova SBE’s SDG Ambassadors
Two CEMS’ representatives joined Role to Play to draw a new program that promises to unite the community to contribute even further for the SDG Agenda. They are Melusine and Charlotte. Get to know them and the project!
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Expanding leadership and management at medical schools: a must have – an opinion from a clinical perspective
Professionals in the field have demonstrated the need of better training to deal with the clinical reality. Should medical schools team-up with business schools to make their curricula more multidisciplinary?
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Marketing with Purpose Insights with Carmen Lages
Professor Carmen Lages takes us through the talks from the Marketing with Purpose International Colloquium, a joint organization by Nova SBE and the Amélia de Mello Foundation that we will be recapping in following posts.
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ZONA DE IMPACTO, EP 1: Ending world poverty through migration
Is international migration the best way to fight poverty in the world? What are the benefits for those who welcome migrants? How to reduce irregular migration to Europe? These are some of the topics discussed by Rita Neves, Vítor Cavalcante and Cátia Batista, based on the research they developed through NOVAfrica both in Portugal and in Africa. Listen to this debate in this first episode of Zona de Impacto.
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MAZE Impact: 4 years of Social Impact Bonds
Portugal has been leading the way for social innovation worldwide and is now the third country in the world with more Social Impact Bonds. Learn more about this innovative tool that aligns incentives of private investors, social organizations, and public sector entities.
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Baby steps towards transparency in Portugal: disclosing financial transactions between the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare professionals
The public is becoming increasingly aware of the need for transparency in the financial ties between the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare professionals. Ana Moura discusses Portugal’s improvement efforts and leaves an insight on what is still to be done on the topic.
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Portugal, Social Balance 2021
“Portugal, Balanço Social” is a yearly report which aims to draw a socioeconomic portrait of Portuguese families and provide a basis for cross-sectional discussion on poverty and social exclusion in the country. This second edition was launched this January and you can learn more about it here.
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The need for personal and professional life balance
In an interview with Pontos de Vista, Silvia Rodriguez speaks about her leadership journey and the importance of finding a balance between personal and professional life, integrating fulfilling and meaningful projects, and embracing a journey of continuous growth and development.
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Daniel Traça: “Times change and the world demands that we change ahead”
In an interview with Jornal Económico, Daniel Traça speaks about the responsibility that University has to help the future become more optimistic and how Nova SBE wants to set an example. The focus on new areas of science and societal challenges, proximity to companies, and the innovation ecosystem are parts of the strategy.
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Leadership and team management: “The new leader knows how to take advantage of flexibility.”
In the first episode of the podcast “Business@Speed” by PHC Software, Pedro Neves discussed the impact and future of leadership at a time when human capital management is particularly important. Some of the topics addressed include the importance of understanding how companies can respond to the challenges, which mistakes should not be repeated, and the solutions that can facilitate this entire process.
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ECONOMY: Is the future exclusively in cities?
Over time, history has shown that cities continue to be perceived as the El Dorado of hope for so many people who, having a difficult life in places far from the big cities, look to them as the remedy for their problems. But is it really in the cities that the solution relies upon? Cátia Batista addresses this topic and explains why there is no single answer because, just like countries, cities, and people are not all the same, circumstances also determine the possible solutions for each one.
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Sustainability: Is it the future?
In this episode of the Podcast Cruzamento Daniel Traça speaks about sustainability, our country's opportunities in this area, and the creation and attraction of talent.
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Pandemic impacts on access to cross-border medical services (medical tourism)
Faced with treatment unavailability in their countries, patients have historically travelled to USA seeking for help. This movement, known as medical tourism, has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent freezing of borders. Irving Stackpole, gives us an analysis of the variables affecting the medical tourism market and its predictions for the post pandemic period.
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Rethinking public health spending sustainability
Keeping a growing healthcare system sustainable in developed economies might mean a raise in taxes or cost reducing actions in other sectors. How should a society and its governmental bodies reflect on its expenditure balance and priorities?
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Impactful Alumni: Meet Cristina Almeida
Cristina Almeida is the Head of Platform at Maze. Maze is a venture by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - an impact investment firm that accelerates and invests in solutions solving for social and environmental challenges.
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Thirst Project Nova SBE: Newsletter December
This is a quick read (2-3 minutes) on what are the new ways of approaching the fight against thirst not only around the world but also in Thirst Project Nova SBE. Get to know the new projects of this team of more than 20 students of Nova SBE that constantly try to move people into helping in this cause, also know how to help and how scientific innovation is playing a part on this matter.
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We all have a role to play. What is yours?
We know how much potential each member of our community has. From staff to researchers, from corporate to non-profit organizations. Whether you are producing relevant research, an idea that could be turned into an impactful project, or you're becoming an expert in a sustainability-related field. We want to help you discover your purpose and share it.
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Here, you can choose to participate in ongoing initiatives or propose new ones to the community. At the end of each academic year, you will get your Global Commitment CV, with your measured contribution to the UN SDG. If you do not have an @novasbe.pt email and you would like to get access to this platform, please email us at roletoplay@novasbe.pt and we will help you.
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