A leap of faith towards a better future
If there is one theme that would make or break this decade is impact investing, or investing in social, economic, environmental (or ESG) efforts that matter for our present and future. It is safe to...
Once more unto to the breach
You would have wondered the same: “What does Shakespeare have to do with an executive leadership programme?” It turned out to be one of the most enjoyable and life-changing learning experiences....
Gone with the Wind Power
Just as the historical epic movie 'Gone with the Wind' caused a paradigm shift in the way we invested in cinema, the current Russian war on Ukraine is likely to cause a paradigm shift in the way we...
Investing time and energy in Khareef scenario
We often say that 'history repeats itself. However, what I really believe we really mean is that we, human beings, still repeat similar cycles of events and scenarios when we do not learn our...
Have we learned our lesson?
What we have been through in the past three years used to face our ancestors over centuries. No generation of humanity before us were this connected and witnessing together at the same time a global...
Coal and the elephant in the room!
It would not be an exaggeration if history labels this year as the energy security year.This is because over the past decades human socio-economic progress has led to an unprecedented increase in...
Investing in public safety
We are witnessing two emerging outcomes as we recover from the global pandemic. First we are realising now that our health is our most underrated blessing and our least optimised asset and second is...
War and sustainability
Even the most pessimistic thinkers would have not imagined that humanity instead of appreciating peace as we are recovering from a global pandemic is now discussing whether we are on a path towards...
Can we make circular economy great again?
One of the valuable childhood memories for many of us is remembering the way we grew up with families that saw values in everything around us.Growing up in Salalah, I noticed my family and our...
Time for building forward better
No topic is receiving more global attention in this century, so far, than sustainability, or how we as more than 7 billion people in this planet can balance our future needs, with energy security and...
The five strengths of the Costa Ricans
How do you think can a country described in 1719 as “the poorest and most miserable colony in all America (Central, South & North)” by a Spanish governor, become one of the most peaceful, talented...
Eco-innovation, one of the most attractive sectors for investors
We will soon notice a great divide emerging between two markets; a traditional market and a green-impact driven market, if you had to bet on one make sure you bet on the latter.There were times we...
Sustainable ways of investing in our future
As the saying goes “the more things change the more they stay the same”. This is true when we look at the history of how societies evolve over time.Since the beginning of time, history favours the...