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As companies and organizations in all sectors deploy new technologies—including automation and artificial intelligence—ensuring this evolution fosters shared, sustainable prosperity will likely hinge on how well societies prepare the workforces of tomorrow. Private- and public-sector leaders have a critical role to play in helping to create family-sustaining jobs, close skills gaps, and ensure tech-fueled growth…

Europe is facing an unprecedented energy crisis. Even though many governments have introduced support mechanisms in recent months, the average European household is still facing energy costs that are almost two times higher than the previous year—and prices are expected to remain considerably elevated than in past years for the foreseeable future. At the same…

After the challenges of the pandemic and its aftermath, business operations are now dealing with surging energy and input prices, unpredictable supply chains, and volatile demand. In this environment, operations leaders face increasing pressure to keep output high and costs down. That’s putting the spotlight on asset productivity programs designed to keep equipment humming at…

More than two in five (43%) surveyed office workers are very or extremely worried about their workplace’s indoor air quality (IAQ)—a seven-point increase over last year’s results, according to Honeywell’s third annual Healthy Buildings Survey. Furthermore, nearly three in four respondents (74%) express some degree of worry about their building’s IAQ. The study recently queried 2,500…

The definition of “on campus” is changing. The advancement of AR/VR technology in higher education is introducing a new learning experience and environment, and institutions are quickly adapting to change. There are compelling reasons to move into this space—more engaged hybrid learning, expanding enrollment and reach and leveraging content production across more students. Unlike current…

  The lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles are well-known, at this point, as the main culprit for the environmental impact associated with manufacturing EVs. There are obvious carbon emissions generated by the mining of metals for EV batteries, not to mention high water usage and potential human rights abuses. But a new sector of…