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

ALBA Business Review

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…

Wellbeing for All Beings
By Business Partners | Jan-Feb, 2023

Business and Planet

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…

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

The New Work

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…

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

Tax Talk

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…

Values in a Time of Uncertainty
By Thomas Kolster, Mr. Goodvertising, marketing activist, author and speaker | Business Partners, Jan-Feb, 2023

Responsible Business

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…

A 365° Analysis: The Greek Tech Ecosystem in the Global Arena
By Alfredo Gomez Soria, Sr. Corporate Partnerships & Government Relationships, Plug and Play; Natalia Olson-Urtecho, Director Global Government Relationships, Plug and Play | Business Partners, Jan-Feb, 2023

Shaping Tomorrow

Out of adversity come opportunity and innovation. And this has never rung truer than in Greece, where, despite many challenges and successive crises, the fledgling tech ecosystem has evolved into a key European tech hub within a matter of years. From economic meltdown and global pandemic to wildfire climate disasters, Greece has shown great tenacity…