Andrea Lauren: Why in business it pays to bet on sustainability, i.e. How a marginal genre became mainstream (1/2)

I’m grateful to Jirka Helán from Deloitte Legal for an excellent LinkedIn post, “You don’t believe young Greta…”. In it, he talks about a documentary by the legendary David Attenborough entitled A Life on Our Planet. For those who haven’t seen it yet, I heartily recommend watching it on Netflix. The 94-year-old Sir David reminisces about all the beautiful and unique wilderness he had seen during his life, which we have in the meantime collectively destroyed. Through this personal example it confirms what most of the world knows, with the exception of some of Donald Trump’s voters: that humanity needs to act fast in the fight against global warming.

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August 1, 2020

Jakub Havrlant: Why the state should support young tech companies with private sector investors

The Czech Republic lags behind Western and Central European leaders in supporting new tech companies. Venture capital investments are 1/10 to 1/12 (per capita) of those in Germany or the Netherlands, and even half of those in Poland. Yet we have no shortage of either human capital or potential – companies like Seznam.cz or Avast are proof we are absolutely in the same league as global groups. For the time being, however, the Czech Republic lacks sufficient financial support or the requisite mind-set. And yet, reform of the current state of affairs could help our economy react to the COVID-19 crisis.

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