Global Compact International Yearbook 2016

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Start-Ups aBoUt Do-GooDerS, MoNeY-BUrNerS, aND SoCIal eNtrepreNeUrS United States the world’s most valuable start-ups The sharing economy is the buzzword for tech start-ups these days. Whether talking about Uber or Airbnb, these young and innovative companies are among the most valuable startups. However, this period of soaring growth might come to an end. Voices such as those of venture capitalist Bill Gurley and Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, advocate more caution with investments in this area. Both say corrections are overdue in the market. This could well lead to changes in the list of billion-dollar start-ups. One more point to add: Corporate responsibility is another element these top start-ups should add to their business models. Valuation of the 10 most valuable venture backed private companies total equity funding Uber $ 51.0 b $ 7.4 b Xiaomi $ 46.0 b $ 1.4 b Airbnb $ 25.5 b $ 2.3 b Palantir $ 20.0 b $ 1.5 b Snapchat $ 16.0 b $ 1.2 b Didi Kuaidi $ 16.0 b $ 4.0 b Flipkart $ 15.0 b $ 3.0 b SpaceX $ 12.0 b $ 1.1 b Pinterest $ 11.0 b $ 1.3 b Dropbox $ 10.0 b $ 0.6 b https://www.statista.com/chart/3904/worlds-most-valuable-startups/ As of october 2015 Source: statista / The Wall Street Journal Brazil Fresh ideas for banking With the new competition “InovaBra,” Bradesco is helping to foster start-ups and has promised to implement 10 ideas into its own product and service portfolio. Young companies that intend to participate can present their innovations in the following areas: improvements in services, methods of payment, digital channels, new security technologies, new solutions for smart phones, and future banking. The invention has to be developed enough so that it can be adopted in the coming years within any area of the bank. “We are already thinking about what to offer in the nextgeneration bank,” says Maurice Gerais, Bradesco’s Executive Vice-President. “This is a project where everyone wins: the customer of Bradesco, who has access to innovative products and services; the bank, which maintains its tradition and pioneering role, creating a new channel to generate innovation; and the start-ups, which have the opportunity to leverage business in partnership with a major supporter,” adds Gerais. 44 Global Compact International Yearbook 2016
innoVAtion Start-ups are innovative motors for fresh ideas from outside. That is why they are increasingly drawing the attention of large companies. This trend can be observed globally. Here are some markers. United Kingdom For start-ups, it’s not easy being green The world needs smart new players to meet global challenges such as climate change. But when young entrepreneurs try to promote their environmentally friendly business ideas, they get a lot of pushback from investors as well as customers. This is the result of a recent study from the Warwick Business School (WBS). One of the reasons for the disillusion is that entrepreneurs focus too much on their own values and beliefs instead of listening to their stakeholders. Balancing “what matters to me” with “what matters to them” is the principal challenge. “Their ambitions to ‘break free’ and enact their hopes and dreams to make a difference often need to be tempered by the realities of attracting investors and other stakeholders whose primary goal is making money and not environmental issues,” says Deniz Ucbasaran, one of the study’s authors and a professor at WBS who spoke to the Journal of Business Venturing. “This led some entrepreneurs to question if it was all worth it, as they had to compromise the scope of their ‘green’ ambitions.” Tanzania electricity for tanzania Standardized containers equipped with a photovoltaic battery hybrid system provide remote areas in Africa with clean energy around the clock. In Tanzania, the pilot plans of Rafiki-Power bring electricity to domestic and business customers. The system can be used anywhere in the world independently. Thus, the business model can be transferred to other African or Asian countries. “We bring not only light in the sector but also help the people to learn about television or the internet. You can compare prices and offers, and their products are more marketable,” says project manager Daniel Becker. India Few companies put CSr money into incubators India became the first country in the world to force companies by law to invest in sustainability programs. The official Schedule VII list tells companies what they can do to comply with CSR regulations. Of the 10 possibilities are “contributions or funds provided to technology incubators located within academic institutions which are approved by the Central Government.” But only a few companies have put CSR money into these incubators, reports the Hindustan Times. All over India, there are more than 100 incubators associated with the legal regulations, each of them coaching about a dozen start-ups. But raising money for CSR business is hard. The main reason seems to be that companies investing in CSR start-ups do not get returns on their investments because the returns are given to society. “CSR funding in incubators is an interesting option but may not be sustainable for building a start-up ecosystem for the longer term. That is better done by capital that will look for returns also, as that will ensure more competitive start-ups take root,” says Alok Bardiya, Director of Corporate Development at Cisco. The project is part of the Corporate Accelerator program named Agile, which E.ON launched in 2013. Agile helps innovators to realize their business ideas in the field of flexible energy solutions and to develop marketable business models. Global Compact International Yearbook 2016 45
Page 1 and 2: we support Global Compact Internati
Page 3 and 4: we support H.e. Ban Ki-moon, UN Sec
Page 5 and 6: GooD praCtICe SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPME
Page 7 and 8: Sustainable innoVAtion the idea of
Page 9 and 10: innoVAtion how to Be An Intrapreneu
Page 11 and 12: innoVAtion T his “corporate socia
Page 13 and 14: innoVAtion IT sector as a place of
Page 15 and 16: innoVAtion Capitalism is CHAOS The
Page 17 and 18: innoVAtion But the shoe was a comme
Page 19 and 20: innoVAtion Sanergy builds healthy,
Page 21 and 22: innoVAtion “ We know that success
Page 23 and 24: innoVAtion stakeholders by serving
Page 25 and 26: innoVAtion Growth a HarD HaBIt to B
Page 27 and 28: innoVAtion Not everyone dreams of a
Page 29 and 30: innoVAtion industrial sectors and m
Page 31 and 32: innoVAtion polItICal leaDerS Call F
Page 33 and 34: innoVAtion IS tHe Meaning of Work a
Page 35 and 36: innoVAtion Top 10 Skills in 2020 1.
Page 37 and 38: innoVAtion Since the future is unce
Page 39 and 40: innoVAtion HoW to BUSt tHe Biggest
Page 41 and 42: innoVAtion Global Compact Internati
Page 43: innoVAtion Perhaps the term “shar
Page 47 and 48: ChAngeMAker Global Compact Internat
Page 49 and 50: THE PEACEFUL PUNK I n modern societ
Page 51 and 52: when I was about nine,” recalls J
Page 53 and 54: the proBLeM soLVer Alejandro Araven
Page 55 and 56: Doing More with Less The idea of fr
Page 57 and 58: The SAVIOR OF SUNDANCE Robert Redfo
Page 59 and 60: “ The time I spent in Paris was a
Page 61 and 62: who essentially saved these mountai
Page 63 and 64: efficiency and invest in renewable
Page 65 and 66: So what will you do? Most of us do
Page 67 and 68: Your athletic career is meant to ra
Page 69 and 70: it’s efficient, minimizing energy
Page 71 and 72: GOOD PRACTICE IneqUAlITIeS | eDUCAT
Page 73 and 74: she rose to in her month. “I was
Page 75 and 76: Each year, the bank marks “World
Page 77 and 78: and municipalities properties on wh
Page 79 and 80: Our refugee aid initiative is consi
Page 81 and 82: acting as reading buddies and integ
Page 83 and 84: T-Mobile Netherlands T-Mobile Nethe
Page 85 and 86: with a steadily growing economy, Ba
Page 87 and 88: MDH CSR by the Metrobank Foundation
Page 89 and 90: Children at particular risk Schisto
Page 91 and 92: providing training and operational
Page 93 and 94: External feedback A leading industr
Page 95 and 96:
• oral traditions and expressions
Page 97 and 98:
Areas with weak health infrastructu
Page 99 and 100:
the risk of expansion in Africa. Be
Page 101 and 102:
GOOD PRACTICE IneqUAlITIeS | eDUCAT
Page 103 and 104:
Sustainability Master Plan 2010 - 2
Page 105 and 106:
For measuring the key performance i
Page 107 and 108:
Environmental Product Declarations
Page 109 and 110:
workers will be in demand and covet
Page 111 and 112:
close to the communities adjacent t
Page 113 and 114:
identify weeds and provide farmers
Page 115 and 116:
Insights: Five Drivers of Sustainab
Page 117 and 118:
This can be reduced by motivating t
Page 119 and 120:
activity. The Bretagne Vivante non-
Page 121 and 122:
the energy demand for construction
Page 123 and 124:
In South Africa, MAN’s first carb
Page 125 and 126:
“Platooning” lets trucks take a
Page 127 and 128:
When mcs recently began working wit
Page 129 and 130:
The engine boasts two advanced tech
Page 131 and 132:
supply chains represent one of the
Page 133 and 134:
As the leading mail and parcels del
Page 135 and 136:
the degreasing part of the painting
Page 137 and 138:
arship programs advance research an
Page 139 and 140:
the negative effects of extreme wea
Page 141 and 142:
Cities of the future CITIES OF THE
Page 143 and 144:
Cities of the future CopeNHaGeN: Gr
Page 145 and 146:
Cities of the future Global Compact
Page 147 and 148:
Cities of the future tIaNJIN: GreeN
Page 149 and 150:
Cities of the future SeoUl BeCoMeS
Page 151 and 152:
Cities of the future SÃo paUlo: CI
Page 153 and 154:
Cities of the future tHe toMatoFISH
Page 155 and 156:
Cities of the future tHe CoSt oF aI
Page 157 and 158:
Cities of the future NaNJING: proMo
Page 159 and 160:
Cities of the future eVeRy 20 SeCOn
Page 161 and 162:
iMprint Sales price: USD 30.00 | eU
Page 163 and 164:
GLOBAL COMPACT INTERNATIONAL YEARBO
show all

Global Compact International Yearbook 2016

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?