Connecting Europe to cities on the East Coast of the United States with overnight shipping, FedEx Express Committed to its guiding belief that a connected world is a better world, FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX), is the world’s largest express transportation company and a global leader in connecting people with goods,…
Climate change, population growth, urbanization, and changing levels and distribution of income are among the major factors putting pressure on the agrifood sector. The question now is what does the sector need in order to rise to the challenge and how do we support this endeavor. Today, the agrifood sector is more than ever…
Alarm bells are going off in real estate markets around the world, as rising interest rates are causing price contractions from New Zealand to Germany to Canada. German housing prices, a representative example, fell by 5% in 2022, and, according to Deutsche Bank, could drop as much as 25% before turning the corner. While…
Spring is in the air, and its warmer weather, sunshine, and flower-scented air make us all happier and more optimistic. It is a season that lifts our spirits, energizes and makes us more hopeful. And that’s a state of mind we must hold on to if we want to keep successfully overcoming challenges and striving…
In a time of vast technological strides and extreme climate challenges, Greece must adapt in order to ensure and enhance its competitiveness and become more environmentally friendly. One of the country’s much promising sectors that can take us in that direction is undoubtedly agrifood. In anticipation of the Chamber’s upcoming 11th Agrotechnology Conference, to be…
Responsible business is key to achieving the UN’s SDGs, but with consumers watching, companies can’t afford to stray off the straight and narrow. Companies (will) play a major role in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including zero hunger, good health and wellbeing, responsible consumption and production, and climate action. Looking at food…
With climate change in full swing, and with land and ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss increasingly recognized as real threats to human survival, it’s time to innovate for the planet and start building ecosystems for the Symbiocene. “The Anthropocene is generating despair and desolation; the Symbiocene represents the opposite,” wrote Australian environmental philosopher and former…
Hybrid work policies can be a struggle for companies when people come into offices that still look like ghost towns. There’s a critical mass that’s needed to gain momentum and leaders play a critical role—they need to be accessible in ways they may not have considered in the past and to set the tone for…
With the international landscape rapidly changing and the need for risk management growing, is it time to put in the work and embrace diligence and good governance? A year ago, we were at AmCham’s annual Tax Forum in Athens, discussing the changing landscape of international tax with fellow EU and US Taxand colleagues. It was…
