➡️"The UAE is kind of forging ahead in all sorts of Wellness sort of metrics and wellness initiatives. It recently launched a national helpline for mental health based out of Abu Dhabi. At the beginning of the year.
➡️It became one of the first nations on the planet to kind of abandon the five-day week for the 4.5-day working week.
➡️They've already been to Davos reporting some of the initial findings which are decreased absenteeism and decreased presentism which is more expensive than absenteeism to businesses - this is something that CEOs and c-suites don't sometimes get - increasing productivity and an increase in the kind of staff staying, shall we say that attrition. Here the public sector is leading and actually, the narrative keeps getting louder to the private sector which is this is the train that's coming down the tracks.
➡️UAE is not rowing back on the well-being of its people it wants to attract the brightest and the best from around the world to the UAE.
➡️So, from an economic point of view, from a very sort of the almost selfish economic point of view, there is no marketing win for the UE to go backward in terms of Wellness. So, they've sent a really clear message to the private sector that is getting on board with this.
➡️ Scott Armstrong, mental health advocate with more than 30 years of experience as a journalist, editor, former editor-in-chief of Arabian Business magazine, and strategic communications consultant believes in the power of storytelling and content to reach and inspire people."
- Scott Armstrong founder of mentl, a platform with a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by being a trusted platform for leading content, expert resources, bespoke research, and progressive advocacy
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#mentalhealth #rethinkpodcast #talksthatmatter #mentalhealthawareness #leadership #uae
S2 Ep #13: "It’s Time To Talk About Mental Health in Business"
➡️It’s a new era for mental health at work: employers across the globe now recognize that protecting and supporting the mental health of employees is vital to the future of their business.
➡️If you want to be a progressive business leader, now is the time to invest in the emotional and mental health of your team, they are after all your most valuable resource.
➡️It takes courage to change, to speak, to be vulnerable, and to face the adversity that surrounds mental health.
➡️In this episode, we present talks that matter about: How can a society be designed for well-being, The link between mental well-being and leadership, How leaders can prioritize employees’ well-being and mental health, Why leaders should care about mental health (including their own), Mental Health awareness as a leadership tool, Protecting well-being at work
About the guest:
☑️Scott Armstrong, mental health advocate with more than 30 years of experience as a journalist, editor, former editor-in-chief of Arabian Business magazine, and strategic communications consultant believes in the power of storytelling and content to reach and inspire people.
☑️Scott founded Mentl, with a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by being a trusted platform for leading content, expert resources, bespoke research, and progressive advocacy.
Learn more: rethink-podcast.com
#mentalhealth #rethinkpodcast #talksthatmatter
☑️ Re: Think. Talks That Matter podcast is announcing a new season with more special guests, thought leadership, and insights, alongside best practices and local and global innovations, presenting solutions and inspiring sustainable development action.
☑️ Re: Think podcast’s mission is to inspire action and accelerate transitions to sustainable business models, inspire companies to reduce their negative impacts while enhancing their positive contribution to the Sustainable Development Agenda, and integrate ESG principles in their business.
☑️ Watch all episodes at: rethink-podcast.com
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➡️ ”So many different technologies are ready now to be scaled, so we go and do that. But then do we know that if I didn't put those things in there, what is my baseline? We need to start to measure the baseline on not just each building by building, but the aggregate.
➡️ What is Dubai, for example, have for a carbonization footprint in a building footprint, what does Brazil or London or New York City or Vancouver, Canada? All of these cities that have a mandate need to start to think like that. The municipality needs to be able to request and be able, so again it boils down to policy and reporting.
➡️These types of reporting mechanisms not only are they lend themselves quite nicely to AI but also give us you know global leadership data that others can follow. Countries that do have a net zero mandate should be using tools and integrating tools such as AI to be able to show that movement of the needle, capture that data, and have an open source platform that globally shows because it will come down to that.
➡️Each country globally will have its responsibility, because if one is really a big emitter and the other one is a net zero, or a negative carbon output which is amazing, then how do we balance that right? It's not fair that one gets penalized, that everybody gets penalized the same when one is actually really putting in an effort and the other ones are not. AI I think lends itself to really that measuring tool in that data capture that we all need. ” – Damarys Zampini, Global Advisor Europe / LATAM, Ignite Impact Partners Fund
☑️Damarys has held extensive roles in Energy, business dev, and commercialization of large-scale projects worldwide. As CEO of SUSTRATEGY, Damarys builds and implements strategic growth plans for clients, working with innovative leaders to maximize cash flow while realizing their global potential including SaaS, AI, Blockchain, and Cleantech. Enabling inclusion and inspiring diversity is deeply in her DNA, as
The Role of Technology for a Sustainable Recovery, Damarys ZAMPINI, Ignite Fund
☑️Topics: energy, clean tech, the role of digital technologies in supporting sustainable business model innovation, women in energy, women in blockchain, sustainable business principles, Ai, Blockchain technologies, ESG, impact investing
☑️A green recovery from the COVID pandemic would have helped countries to build back better while driving economic growth and job creation. But the latest renewables reports paint a different picture: the transition the world had hoped for is simply not happening.
☑️COP26 – the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) saw a number of important commitments, including the UAEs roadmap net zero by 2050, announced a few weeks prior to the conference. The Middle East is now at the heart of the energy transition conversation with COP27 taking place in Egypt this year and COP28 in the UAE next year.
GUEST: Damarys ZAMPINI, Global Advisor Europe / LATAM, Ignite FUND
☑️Damarys has held extensive roles in Energy, business dev, and commercialization of large-scale projects worldwide. As CEO of SUSTRATEGY, Damarys builds and implements strategic growth plans for clients, working with innovative leaders to maximize cash flow while realizing their global potential including SaaS, AI, Blockchain, and Cleantech. Enabling inclusion and inspiring diversity is deeply in her DNA, as she co-founded Women in Energy, Women in Blockchain, and The Future of Energy & Youth Education program.
☑️Ignite Impact Partners Fund builds capital stack plans and acts as the financial catalyst for Climate Impact through our proven team and syndicate partners, bringing together ROI and social ROI.
Learn more: rethink-podcast.com
#ignitefund #cleantech #impactinvesting #rethinkpodcast #talksthatmatter #UAE #ESG
☑️ Re: Think. Talks That Matter podcast is announcing a new season with more special guests, thought leadership, and insights, alongside best practices and local and global innovations, presenting solutions and inspiring sustainable development action.
☑️ Re: Think podcast’s mission is to inspire action and accelerate transitions to sustainable business models, inspire companies to reduce their negative impacts while enhancing their positive contribution to the Sustainable Development Agenda, and integrate ESG principles in their business.
☑️ Watch all episodes at: rethink-podcast.com
☑️ Listen #ReThinkTalksThatMatter available on podcast platforms: Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify
#rethinkpodcast #talksthatmatter
Connecting Impact Investors with Social Enterprises
”My hope is that we will get rid of the phrase ”social entrepreneurship” in the future and we will just be entrepreneurs because in effect garnering the innovation that we can to make positive effects should be at the priority level of all investors and entrepreneurs alongside making financial returns. ” - Sheetal Mehta Walsh, Global Advisor, Ignite Impact Partners Fund.
☑️ Sheetal has 25+ years of experience in tech and global investments, having worked with over 1,000 global companies across multiple industries as a founder, investor, and board member. Her past responsibilities include the creation and global implementation of Microsoft’s first VC Relations business for Bill Gates; being appointed Deal Maker for the British Government to advise and secure funding of GBP 1 billion for 900 companies worldwide; and founding Shanti Life, an organisation that has impacted thousands of women, through financial inclusion, to become leaders themselves. Sheetal’s highly coveted skill set has also put her in the seat of Senior Advisor for the UoA’s innovation fund. Her wide and diverse network provides deep global reach to solve our planet’s biggest obstacles and scale businesses.
☑️ Ignite Impact Partners Fund builds capital stack plans and acts as the financial catalyst for Climate Impact through our proven team and syndicate partners, bringing together ROI and social ROI.
☑️” Connecting Impact Investors with Social Enterprises” with Sheetal Mehta Walsh, Global Advisor, Ignite Impact Partners Fund is the first episode of the new season #ReThinkPodcast
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#dubaibusiness #esg #middleeast #investiment #uaebusiness #dubai #sustanability #future #economy #rethinkpodcast #sustainability #impact #socialentrepreneuship #impactinvesting #IgniteFund #cleantech
Connecting Impact Investors with Social Enterprises
☑️ The new reality given by the existing global crisis has triggered a reconsideration of several beliefs in the business world. Sustainability has become more than a common term. Its integration in every business decision regarding the development of a company is now a global trend to which more and more leaders from all fields are trying to apply a new way of doing business.
☑️Connecting Impact Investors with Social Enterprises is the episode opening Re:Think Podcast ’s second season, talks that matter about social entrepreneurship, philanthropy, woman entrepreneurs, social impact investing, ESG, woman empowerment, and microfinancing with Sheetal Mehta Walsh, Global Advisor, Ignite Impact Partners Fund.
☑️ Sheetal has 25+ years of experience in tech and global investments, having worked with over 1,000 global companies across multiple industries as a founder, investor, and board member. Her past responsibilities include the creation and global implementation of Microsoft’s first VC Relations business for Bill Gates; being appointed Deal Maker for the British Government to advise and secure funding of GBP 1 billion for 900 companies worldwide; and founding Shanti Life, an organisation that has impacted thousands of women, through financial inclusion, to become leaders themselves. Sheetal’s highly coveted skill set has also put her in the seat of Senior Advisor for the UoA’s innovation fund. Her wide and diverse network provides deep global reach to solve our planet’s biggest obstacles and scale businesses.
☑️ Ignite Impact Partners Fund builds capital stack plans and acts as the financial catalyst for Climate Impact through our proven team and syndicate partners, bringing together ROI and social ROI.
☑️ Re:Think podcast’s mission is to inspire action and accelerate transitions to sustainable business models, inspire companies to reduce their negative impacts while enhancing their positive contribution to the Sustainable D
☑️ ‘Re:Think – Talks that matter’ podcast brings together bright minds, thought-leadership insight, and inspiring sustainable development actions.
☑️In episode 3, our host Nicoleta Talpes is joined by Marc Cirera the Founder & CEO of Companies for Good, a social enterprise designed to help businesses change for good. Marc is a business ethics and CSR specialist with a clear vision: a world where companies operate in a more sustainable and responsible way.
☑️” When it comes to taking care of our planet and having an equalitarian society, some people and some cultures have different levels of understanding and different levels of maturity and so we also need everybody here and everywhere in the world indeed to play their role. We have so much power in our hands as individuals every time we are about to buy something to consume.
☑️We're making an impact on society and the planet with that purchasing. The power we can change things we can buy from companies that are producing things in a more ethical
way that is treating their employees properly or we can buy just the cheapest stuff and go along with it we can buy things that are made in a sustainable way, or we can just buy things that are destroying the planet and even more importantly before we buy, we need to think do I really need that? Why am I buying this?
☑️Because most of the time most of us are buying stuff just because and we are living in a consumer society but that is putting like a huge burden on a planet that is you know limited planet with a limited number The power of resources and if we have a growing population and growing demand for products there is no way we're going to make it. We're not going to find the resources.“
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#investment #familyoffices #funds #globalmarkets #capitalmarket #business #venturecapital #investing #dubaibusiness #esg #middleeast #invest #uaebusiness #dubai #sustanability #future #econom
☑️ ‘Re:Think – Talks that matter’ podcast brings together bright minds, thought-leadership insight, and inspiring sustainable development actions.
☑️ In our 2nd episode "Renewables - the cheapest source of power" our host Nicoleta Talpes is joined by Dr. Nicolas Calvet, Founder, and Chair of the Masdar Institute Solar Platform (MISP) first facility in the UAE dedicated to concentrated solar power & thermal energy storage R&D. Professor of Sustainable Energy at Khalifa University. Representing the UAE at the SolarPACES Executive Committee, part of the International Energy Agency. Entrepreneur. Co-founder of Seramic Materials, pioneer in recycled ceramics.
☑️” The Masdar Institute Solar Platform was founded in 2013 when I joined UAE and the Masdar Institute, and the goal was to develop R& D activity around concentrated solar power (CSP) and more importantly thermal energy storage (TES). The intention was to attract international collaboration to bring different technology in the UAE and test them in a desert environment. It's very important to test this technology in our very specific environment.”
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#investment #familyoffices #funds #globalmarkets #capitalmarket #business #venturecapital #investing #dubaibusiness #esg #middleeast #invest #uaebusiness #dubai #sustanability #future #economy
