Textile Recycling: Process, Types, and Innovations
by Laura Ross For Thomas Insights Textile recycling describes the process of recovering fibers, yarns, and fabrics, breaking them down into their constituent parts, and creating new materials or garments. The textile industry market size was valued at $959.87 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $1,371.84 billion by 2030. As [...]
Good Leadership Is About Asking Good Questions
by John Hagel III For Harvard Business Review Photo: HBR Staff/uncoveredlens/Pexels Summary: Especially when they find themselves in the midst of crisis and uncertainty, leaders should ask powerful and inspiring questions. Asking questions well can put you on the path to solving intractable problems and will also help you connect with [...]
Robotic Hand with Touch Sensors Could Transform Nursing in the US
by Anna Wells For Thomas Insights According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the year 2034 will feature a transformative change in the U.S. population, as the number of people over the age of 65 will exceed the number of children for the first time in history. As the Baby Boomer [...]
Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive
by Emma Seppälä and Kim Cameron For Harvard Business Review. Too many companies bet on having a cut-throat, high-pressure, take-no-prisoners culture to drive their financial success. But a large and growing body of research on positive organizational psychology demonstrates that not only is a cut-throat environment harmful to productivity over time, [...]
Winning the FX Risk Reduction Battle: Eisenhower’s WWII Tactics and Modern Hedging Strategies
by IWEC Partner, Corpay, Author: Corpay Cross-Border Solutions https://payments.corpay.com/cross-border In our previous blog, we explored the importance of visualizing cash flow and balance sheet risks as a precursor to better understanding which FX hedging strategy is a tactical fit for a specific financial period in the overall cash flow cycle. [...]
Types of Renewable Energy
The term “renewable energy” is defined as a source of energy that is replenished at a higher rate than consumed or those that are in functionally infinite supply (the sun, the wind, the earth, etc.). By Christian Cavallo For Thomas Insights Image Credit: Evgeny_V / Shutterstock.com Fossil fuels such as coal [...]
Achieving climate goals and renewable targets first requires solving the storage conundrum
by Sumant Sinha, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ReNew Power For World Economic Forum. Photo Caption: India will have to tailor its battery storage adaptation to its own needs. Image: Unsplash/Karsten Würth India is racing to meet its 2030 climate goal by boosting renewable energy generation, requiring flexible battery storage systems to [...]
One-Fifth of Water Pollution Comes from Textile Dyes
But a shellfish-inspired solution could clean it up. By Rebecca Cairns, CNN Photo image - Piyas Biswas/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Photo caption: A worker collects dyed fabric after drying it under the sun at a dyeing factory in Bangladesh. Every year, the textile industry uses 1.3 trillion gallons of water to dye garments – [...]
To B Corp or Not to B Corp?
For Many Founders, There's No QuestionHigh-growth startups are investing months--even years--to certify their businesses as B Corps. Here's why. BY ALI DONALDSON, STAFF REPORTER@ALICDONALDSON For Inc. Photo Illustration: Inc. The number of new B Corporations more than doubled in 2022, signifying a banner year for the stakeholder capitalist movement. Last year, [...]
6 Tips for Finding and Hiring Top Talent
Quickly Streamlining your hiring process may be the best solution to landing the best candidates. Here's how to do it effectively. BY MARCEL SCHWANTES, INC. CONTRIBUTING EDITOR AND FOUNDER, LEADERSHIP FROM THE CORE@MARCELSCHWANTES For Inc. Photo: Getty Images Are you struggling to find the right people to join your team? You're not alone. [...]