(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Sustainability has become a mainstream issue in both global political and business arenas. From the point of view of investors, the key driver for considering sustainability issues is to reduce risk. According to PwC research, three in four investors now place this as a priority.

(3BL Media/Justmeans) – According to Gartner.com, Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a computer security and business discipline that “enables the right individuals to access the right resources at the right times and for the right reasons.” It addresses the need to ensure appropriate access to resources across diverse technology environments and to meet increasingly rigorous compliance requirements.

(3BL Media/Justmeans) – In a linear economy, inputs and manufacturing process move in a single direction, and end products ultimately end up in landfills and oceans. Some of the leading companies are abandoning this traditional economy model and are gravitating toward the circular economy. The circular economy model is based on the recovery, reuse, and regeneration of materials.

(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Impact investing now accounts for about $150 billion of assets under management and is doubling approximately every two years. This increased scale has moved impact investing beyond a niche practice confined to the activities of foundations and philanthropists, to a broader range of asset classes and a wider group of investors than ever before.