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The business value of social sustainability

CIO

Directly or indirectly, companies affect what happens to employees, workers in the value chain, customers and local communities and it is important to manage impacts proactively. trillion loss in human capital wealth from gender inequality. trillion, underscores the financial advantages of prioritizing social sustainability.

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Congratulations to the 10th anniversary SAP Innovation Awards 2023 winners!

CIO

Optimization by reinventingthe management of resources, including people, products, raw materials, and capital. Data-driven decision-making by enabling effective business processes and real-time information flows across business networks, supply chains, and value chains.

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Inside Nasdaq’s AI-fueled pivot to SaaS provider

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Exchange expands into SaaS, AI For many, the word Nasdaq conjures images of opening bell ceremonies, a stock trading floor, and the Bull of Wall Street sculpture, traditional symbols of American capitalism. To power its pivot, Nasdaq restructured into three divisions: Market Platforms, Capital Access Platforms, and Anti-Financial Crimes.

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Global Healthcare Industry – M&A and Capital Market Landscape Update

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The financial markets witnessed a record surge in activities in the equity and debt capital markets (ECM and DCM) wherein borrowers continued to seek opportunities to refinance and extend debt maturities in the present low-interest-rate environment thereby building ‘fortress balance sheets’. Global Healthcare Capital Markets Activity.

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Volkswagen drives the automotive industry cloud forward

CIO

It’s rewiring their value chain,” says Skyrme, who sees differentiation and driving growth as “the Holy Grail of industry cloud.” Siam Commercial Bank’s industry cloud efforts have paved the way to expanding the 104-year-old bank’s business model “from a commercial bank to a leading fintech group in the region.

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Nationwide Doubles Down on Venture Capital Efforts, Expands Investment Fund to $350 Million

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11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Nationwide is announcing it is expanding its venture capital investment fund to $350 million. The funding will be directed into high-growth potential insurance and financial services startups that directly advance Nationwide’s strategy and enable even greater customer value. COLUMBUS, Ohio , Feb.

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EU Approves ESG Reporting Standards: Impacts on the US

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said Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union. A Need for Policy and Transparency As more investors shift their capital towards highly-rated ESG companies and away from those involved in pollution, bribery, or worker mistreatment, the market is adapting accordingly.