Blogs & Insights

Sustainable growth at scale: circularity, responsible sourcing & the green consumer

Mathias Friedrichs | 14. april 2026

For shoppers, tissue is one of the most ordinary products in the supermarket. For manufacturers, it is anything but ordinary. Behind it sits an energy-intensive production process, concentrated retail buying power, rising sustainability expectations and a level of investment pressure that has become significantly more demanding in recent years.

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Securing critical talent in high-complexity pharma environments

Sofia Kassavou | 1. april 2026

The pharmaceutical industry is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by advances in oncology, precision medicine and specialty therapeutics, alongside increasingly complex global regulatory environments. As innovation accelerates, organizations are rethinking how they attract, develop and retain specialized leadership talent capable of navigating scientific, operational and commercial challenges across international markets.

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Enterprise AI transformation: from adoption to AI confidence

Sofia Kassavou | 24. marts 2026

AI has moved beyond experimentation and into the core of enterprise strategy. As organisations accelerate AI adoption, the real challenge is no longer deploying tools, but building confidence in how AI is governed, integrated and trusted within decision-making processes. Enterprise AI transformation now depends on strong data foundations, clear accountability and leadership capable of translating technology into measurable business impact.

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European AI sovereignty – vision or reality?

Alexander Moser | 17. marts 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the defining technology of our time. While the United States dominates the headlines with hyperscaler platforms, Europe is pursuing a different path: sovereign, secure and industry-driven AI infrastructure. But is this vision already becoming a tangible reality – or does it remain a political aspiration?

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Material choice in infrastructure investment

Vegard Berg | 10. marts 2026

As global infrastructure systems face rising environmental pressures, tighter regulatory standards and growing investor scrutiny, the long-term performance of assets is coming under renewed focus. Beyond engineering specifications and delivery timelines, strategic decisions made at the earliest stages increasingly influence resilience, sustainability and economic viability for decades to come.

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Executive search trends 2026: Leadership risk & advisory

| 25. februar 2026

Leadership decisions are becoming more consequential and more exposed. Across markets, industries and ownership structures, organisations are facing structural transformation, leadership succession pressures, geopolitical uncertainty and accelerated capability shifts. In this environment, executive hiring is no longer a transactional process. It is a strategic inflection point.

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2026 and beyond: Looking back, thinking forward in higher education

Dr Rohan Carr | 18. februar 2026

As universities enter 2026, the higher education sector faces mounting pressure from funding uncertainty, policy reform, talent competition and technological change. In Australia, as in many parts of the world, these forces are reshaping institutional priorities and operating models. Reflecting on the key themes that shaped higher education in 2025 provides important insight into the challenges and opportunities ahead.

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Decarbonisation of the cement industry

Frederic Du Jardin | 16. februar 2026

Cement is essential to modern infrastructure and urban development, yet it remains one of the most carbon-intensive industrial sectors. As net-zero targets move from ambition to obligation, the challenge is no longer whether the cement industry must decarbonise, but how it can do so under realistic economic and regulatory conditions.

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Strategic clarity has become a competitive asset

Carlos Eduardo Staut | 11. februar 2026

Clarity does not arise by chance. It is built. Never has so much information, so many indicators, so many opinions and so many management frameworks been produced at the same time. Paradoxically, it has never been so difficult to make truly good decisions. The contemporary labour market — especially for leaders, executives and experienced professionals — operates amid an excess of stimuli and a growing scarcity of strategic clarity.

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The role of soil in long-term agricultural sustainability

Anuradha Patil | 9. februar 2026

Agriculture is at a crossroads. For decades, food systems have prioritised scale and short-term productivity, often at the expense of natural resources. Soil health is increasingly recognised as a critical factor in long-term agricultural sustainability. As farming systems face growing pressure from climate change, land degradation and food security demands, attention is shifting away from chemical-intensive practices toward regenerative and soil-centric approaches.

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