Cycle Friendly Employers: A European Certification that Promotes Sustainable Mobility
By Spiros Papageorgiou, Development Director, Cities for Cycling NGO | Business Partners, Nov-Dec 2020

Responsible Business

The Cycle Friendly Employer Certification framework establishes a European standard for bicycle-friendliness in the European workplace. In 2017, organizations from Denmark, Austria, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Croatia, Italy, and the Netherlands, building on the legacy of the Bike2Work project, decided to establish the Cycle Friendly Employer Certification Consortium in order to implement the Cycle…

Greece Forges Ahead
By Alexandra Loli, Publisher | Business Partners, Nov-Dec 2020

Thought Leaders, Uncategorized

Over the past six months, the global Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on economies, and Greece is no exception. The unprecedented level of disruption inevitably brought us face-to-face with a number of challenges and forced us to step up and make urgent, necessary, hard choices. Whether this means incorporating top-notch technologies and creating a business…

Tribes: A New Business Reality, Joined by Purpose
By Alexandra Loli, Publisher | Business Partners, Sep-Oct 2020

Thought Leaders

Today’s business world embraces the idea of people forming tribes—groups defined not by traditional demographics but through a common purpose—as a new form of consensus thinking that reflects the changing, leadership-starved societies. Tribes identify as social groups under mature and self-aware leaders, with members sharing goals, establishing and following a set of rules, sharing a…

Human Resources: The Beating Heart of Sustainable Growth
By Business Partners | Sep-Oct 2020

The Interview

Yiannis Kantoros, CEO of Interamerican, talks to Business Partners about navigating the challenges in the current environment, achieving effective digital and organizational transformation, prioritizing CSR and sustainability, and staying at the forefront of the Greek insurance market. We are in the midst of a uniquely uncertain period characterized by consecutive crises and rising tensions. What…

The Alexandroupoli LNG Project: A Catalyst for Security of Supply and Reduction of Energy Costs
By Kostis Sifnaios, Project Director, Gastrade | Business Partners, Sep-Oct 2020

Powering The Future

A new storage and regasification terminal just off the shore of Alexandroupoli, in northern Greece, marks a crucial step for the development of Greece as a key transit hub for natural gas in the region. Alexandroupolis new liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) is set to bring multiple geostrategic and commercial…