Volume 09 Issue 2
Published: 20 Oct 2022
We need to be quicker.
A family of four enjoys their picnic on a gently sloping, grassy riverbank. One of the children skips down to the gurgling stream, places her paper boat on it and watches in fascination as the water slowly carries it away. Nearby, two other children jump from one flat rock to another that lay across the water. It’s a beautiful sight and no, it’s...
Volume 09 Issue 2
Published: 20 Oct 2022
Harmonising frameworks with the Impact-Weighted Accounts Framework.
"How dare you!”
These were the words Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg had for world leaders at the 2019 United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit in New York, admonishing them for their failure to take stronger actions to tackle climate change.
In 2015, all UN members had adopted...
Volume 09 Issue 2
Published: 20 Oct 2022
The digital transformation of the industry.
Fast food restaurants, as we know them, are ideal for grab-and-go customers. Industry players compete fiercely when it comes to providing consumer convenience, so they pick outlet locations where foot traffic is strong, such as shopping malls, community centres, airports, railway stations, or attractions like amusement and theme parks....
Volume 09 Issue 2
Published: 20 Oct 2022
It’s about taking the first steps.
The ability to address the ‘wicked’ problems of our world relies on the great rebalancing of natural resources and our behaviour to address issues such as overpopulation, overconsumption, and, of course, climate change. The late eminent physicist Stephen Hawking predicted in 2017 that the human race has only 100 years before we...
Volume 09 Issue 2
Published: 20 Oct 2022
Making the best of the third age.
By 2021, Singapore had one of the most rapidly ageing populations among developed nations. One in four Singaporeans would be at least 65 years old by 2030,1 and this would increase to one in two by 2050.2 Not only had life expectancy increased to 81.3 years for men and 86.1 years for women, but it was also a growing concern...
