The
purpose of the Global Opportunity Report is to inspire decision makers and influencers to adopt wise and sustainable responses to the risks — and we need your help.
This was highlighted in a worldwide «challenges and opportunities» process in which I participated late last year that led to the
creation of the Global Opportunity Report 2015.
By Project Coordinator
of the Global Opportunity Network Emil Kofoed Braunschweig Here's a fashion riddle — which red carpet dress is black and white, but green all over?
With the
work of the Global Opportunity Network, we aim to enable us all to look at the pressure these global risks impose with a specific set of lenses: The kind that magnifies what new demands, behavior patterns and market disruptions these risks create, and convert this knowledge into sustainable opportunities — for societies and for business.
TECH + SUSTAINABILITY RISKS = NEW MARKETS Based on three
years of Global Opportunity Report data, it is clear that at the intersection of technology and sustainability risks emerge new market opportunities.
To get a better sense of what the program was like, we reached out to Unreasonable at Sea mentor Cathy Rodgers, who is also the vice president
of global opportunities for IBM.
Tasks are varied, but they will include drafting blogs, working with social media and contributing to the design and planning of the next
launch of the Global Opportunity Report.
This is why we in parallel with the development of each
edition of the Global Opportunity Report also expand the Global Opportunity Network — a network of organizations and individuals that demonstrate the great ability to see opportunities where others see only risks.
The Little Purple Book includes a foreword by 2011 NAR President Ron Phipps discussing the impact
of global opportunities on real estate.
Our investment philosophy is simple: Invest in high quality, compelling exchange traded funds (ETFs) that have been fully researched by our team to provide an efficient, inexpensive means to access all the advantages
of global opportunities while effectively managing the risks.
The
outcome of the Global Opportunity Network workshops showed a mosaic of perspectives, which we as sustainability professionals now can start to learn how to navigate.
The Atlantic Gateway is a dramatic
example of a global opportunity based on staggering growth rates in the rest of the world that impacts Canada, and offers the opportunity to better link Canada generally, and Atlantic Canada in particular, to the global economy.
He notes that having a «great local partner» in different countries means generally «we are number one or two — some exceptions where Amazon is first in other businesses but those markets represent less than one -
third of the global opportunity for Kobo.»
Conclusion: Time to Think Globally Canada's most sophisticated institutions have moved to take advantage
of global opportunities in their equity allocations.
Prior to that, Mr. Sotoloff oversaw US financing, nonperforming loan acquisition and global currency and interest rate risk management strategies for the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds, a
series of global opportunity funds.
The
purpose of the Global Opportunity Report is to demonstrate how the Opportunity Mindset can reveal the opportunities these risks also present and introduce ideas for how we can wisely use the pressure they exert to create more resilient societies.
All businesses undertake risk mapping, but the key trends found over three
years of the Global Opportunity Report tell us it is time to invest in opportunity mapping.
Since the
launch of the Global Opportunity Report 2015 first edition on 20th January, the report has been presented at numerous conferences and seminars globally.