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.
Reducing biased information processing to increase compliance with measures recommended by the NHS for the prevention of Covid-19
The Nova SBE Behavioral Lab explored how a cognitive bias - called confirmation bias - affects people's decision to follow the SNS recommendations regarding the prevention of COVID-19 and teste da simple and economical intervention to improve the compliance rate.
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The Nova SBE x TOMRA Container Deposit Scheme
Nova SBE partnered with TOMRA, the Norwegian multinational specialized in recycling solutions, to have the first pilot project for a mandatory container deposit scheme in Portugal.
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Transformers
Transformers is a Global Movement of people who make a difference through what they love to do.
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A new opportunity for family offices: investing in gender equality
While institutional investors are ocean liners, family offices are sailing boats ready to adjust sails according to the wind direction. With smaller governance structures and more independent decision-making, family offices are better able to set agendas and head towards new opportunities.
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Interested in Sustainable Finance? These Three Platforms Will Help You
At least three trends are steering the wealth management industry. The first is related to the increasing role of mobile and digital solutions. “Clients of digital advisors report high levels of satisfaction— 5 to 10 times higher than clients of traditional wealth managers—due in large part to their improved experiences,” says a recent McKinsey report.
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It Is Time to Consider Investing In Renewable Energies
In the beginning, investments in renewable energies only drew environmentally motivated capital. Money was allocated with the heart. But presently, it would be difficult for family offices and other types of investors to neglect the opportunities generated by clean energies.
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A new tool will help you invest for the long-term
In a panel on “Investing Wisely” held at Horasis Global Meeting last week, a New York-based investor in the audience challenged the panelists with: “while you are praising long-term investing, my average holding period is 7 seconds – and I make money.”
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Menos Hub
Menos hub is a social organization that was born with the mission of simplifying the creation of micro-businesses to allow anyone to create their opportunities.
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What internal shifts need to occur for a family office to embrace sustainable investing?
Family offices can offer a much higher level of customization and a greater alignment of interest than private banks or wealth management firms. They are also showing a growing appetite for the myriad of investment approaches under the “sustainable finance” umbrella. In this context, the following questions often surface:
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Business schools target the next-gen with sustainable courses
Business schools are now going out of their way to woo an increasingly environmentally aware next generation of leaders with more sustainable finance and business courses.
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Dress for Awareness
Conscious clothing, in the message it conveys and in the ways it's made. The clothes we wear are a set of ideals — they shape the world around us. We want to drive conscious behavior blending minimal design, organic materials, and sustainable manufacturing. You wear it, and we donate 100% of our profits. Ready to join?
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Covid-19 in Africa: a success or a tragedy foretold?
The very fast implementation of political measures to combat covid-19 might partially explain the “African success” in this pandemic. However, all its direct and indirect consequences, as well as the long-term sustainability of these measures, are not very clear yet.
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Economics at the Service of People
The NOVAFRICA’s vision of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2011. A deserved distinction for tackling the most important challenges in fighting poverty. NOVAFRICA celebrates being part of this movement since 2011.
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Patient Innovation
A platform created for patients and those who care about them to share and access useful solutions to cope with their diseases.
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What a ‘green recovery’ might look like
“Whatever it takes!” has become a motto for saving the global economy as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the planet and shuts down entire countries. Governments are pushing unprecedented stimulus packages, now exceeding 10 trillion USD according to estimates from the consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
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Payments for Ecosystem Services explained: financing the planet’s regeneration
More than half of the world’s total GDP is dependent on Nature. There is an intrinsic and commonly recognizable value to the natural world, that is reflected, economically, in the concept of ecosystem services. So, how do these services work?
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Impact-Weighted Accounts: can accounting shift the paradigm?
The modern economy works in a seamless standardized way. Decision-making by policymakers, managers and investors takes into consideration the assessment of value statements based on financial parameters.
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Associação Amal – Hope for a New Home
Amal Soap project wants to provide a fresh start to Syrian families through activities that are rooted in their ethnic identity that contribute to their financial stability and integration in the community.
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Want to report your impact? Here is a list to get you started
Over the past few months, our team has been focused on assessing our impact: internally, as an organisation working within a community and an environment, and externally, through the projects we have been supporting. This blog post details one of the frameworks that has helped us in this endeavour, the Impact Management Project (IMP).
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Conta Connosco - Pro-bono initiative to help fresh graduates
Conta Connosco is an initiative started by a couple of Nova SBE Alumni to create a community of young Portuguese professionals ready to share their experiences and advice.
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Four ideas to embed impact within an organisation
Professor at Nova SBE, António Miguel is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of MAZE – decoding impact, an impact venture created by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 2013, exclusively oriented to support and invest in solutions for social and environmental challenges. In this article, Professor António explores four principles guide to achieve impact at MAZE.
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Makers in the Making
Makers in the Making is for all the entrepreneurs that aim to accelerate their innovative ideas. Join us!
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The opportunity to improve the lives of half the population
There are 3.9 billion women in the world, which corresponds to 49% of the world’s population. However, and despite the fact that women drive about 85% of consumption decisions [1], most products have not been developed considering their specific needs.
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Economic 1st responders
Partnering with Deloitte and DNA Cascais, Economic 1st Respondents targeted the survival of the ecosystem during the pandemic by reflecting on the necessary adjustments to a new environment and the future.
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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.
We are committed to every single person, and your voice can make a difference.
Join us and help us inspire tangible change.
Create and get involved in real projects now!
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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