The Future of Agrotechnology
By Alexandra Loli, PhD | Business Partners, Jan-Feb 2023
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…
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Do Firms Greenwash?
By Dr. Pavlos A. Vlachos, Associate Professor of Marketing, and the Theodore Papalexopoulos Chair in Sustainability, at Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece | Business Partners, Jan-Feb, 2023
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…
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Wellbeing for All Beings
By Business Partners | Jan-Feb, 2023
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…
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Designing for the Future: Executive spaces are not designed for hybrid work. It’s time for a change.
By Pantelis Kouzis, General Manager, EKA Hellas | Business Partners, Jan-Feb, 2023
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…
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Should Tax Risk Be a Priority for Boards in 2023 and Beyond?
By Maria Zoupa, Head of Corporate Tax Advisory and Compliance / Executive Committee Member, Zepos & Yannopoulos | Business Partners, Jan-Feb, 2023
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…
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Understanding Corporate Governance
By Business Partners | Jan-Feb, 2023
We’ve all heard about it, but what precisely is it? Why is everyone talking about it? And how is it going in Greece? In this Q&A, Vassilis Monogios, founder and managing partner at AMiD and member of AmChamGR’s Corporate Governance Committee, talks about the meaning and potential of corporate governance and the importance of always…
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Values in a Time of Uncertainty
By Thomas Kolster, Mr. Goodvertising, marketing activist, author and speaker | Business Partners, Jan-Feb, 2023
In uncertain times such as these, with companies and leaders faced with multiple challenges from recession and inflation to war and climate emergency, our values and purpose are put to the test. How we respond truly matters. During the height of Covid, we witnessed companies queuing up to supposedly play their part, but most…
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Diversity and Inclusion in the Greek Workplace
By Business Partners | Jan-Feb, 2023
Taking the pulse of the Greek business landscape, KPMG in Greece conducted a survey on DE&I in companies operating in the country, uncovering interesting insights about the present and future of corporate culture in Greece. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are increasingly recognized as important principles of good management, core values that are central…
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