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Magazine article (E&M - 2024/1) Sciarelli Sergio

Key Factors for Managing AI in Business

Some advances in knowledge and its application undoubtedly arouse more interest than others, raising many hopes for solutions to humanity's problems. In this case, we are referring to artificial intelligence, which has become the subject of debate and competition between the supporters and detractors of a discipline that is now at the center of the world's attention because of its importance and the ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/2) Castaldo Sandro

Trusted Sustainability

In recent years, sustainability has become a growing strategic priority for companies. This is the result of increased community and institutional attention to issues related not only to environmental sustainability, but also to diversity, inclusion, and a growing focus on fair and equitable treatment of employees and suppliers within the supply chain. According to the stakeholder view, a company ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/2) Grillo Francesco

Internet of Beings. AI and Hyper Data Revolutionize Healthcare

The use of telemedicine dates back to at least as early as the inception of the Internet (Hjelm, 2017). In the same year that Vincent Cerf and Robert Kahn proposed using the Internet Protocol for internal Pentagon communication, astronauts donned spacesuits equipped to continuously monitor their vital signs, sending data back to Houston and streaming it live to a global audience during the Moon landing. ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/2) Borghini Stefania, Cirrincione Armando, Colm Laura, Gaur Aasha, Medici Beatrice, Sorbino Francesco

At the Wheel with Gen Z. Charting the Roadmap for Future Urban Mobility

The UN’s 2030 Agenda emphasizes the pivotal role of mobility in the Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11), focusing on safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable transportation (United Nations, 2023). In parallel, the European Green Deal aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, highlighting sustainable and smart mobility initiatives and investments in clean technologies (European Commission, ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/2) Acconciamessa Emanuele

Inclusive Brand Activism. Driving Social Change Beyond Woke Washing

In today's economic and social environment, characterized by phenomena ranging from globalization to digitization, intensifying conflicts, and post-pandemic behavior, the role of companies extends far beyond offering products or services. Consumers now expect businesses to take social responsibility by actively promoting change and adopting clear ethical positions. This phenomenon, known as brand ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/2) Ciampi Francesco

Embracing Expert Approaches in Modern Credit Rating Modelling

A bank's ability to create value for its stakeholders depends on its proficiency in accurately assessing the reliability of its current and potential clients. This assessment is conducted through rating models, which make it possible to measure customers' probability of default and the risk level of the investment projects for which they seek financing. Such models are essential tools for deciding ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/2) Dallocchio Maurizio, Etro Leonardo L., Vizzaccaro Matteo, Anconetani Rachele, Colantoni Federico

Microfinance: A New Sustainable Asset Class on the Horizon?

The dual objective of microfinance – expanding financial services to marginalized communities while generating sustainable returns for investors – creates a unique intersection between social impact and financial resilience (Mustafa et al., 2018). Furthermore, numerous studies (Banna et al., 2022; Dowl, 2018) position microfinance as a pioneering element in the fintech industry (Ashta and Hermann, ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/2) Dotto Daniele

The European Commission's ComPAct: Bringing Innovation to EU Public Administrations

The communication “Enhancing the European Administrative Space,” also known as “ComPAct,”[1] was adopted by the European Commission on October 25, 2023. It is innovative in that, for the first time, the Commission proposes a comprehensive set of actions in support of administrative modernization and cooperation in and between Member States at all levels (national, regional and local). The ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/2) Valotti Giovanni

A Forward-Looking Vision. Rethinking HR Strategies and Public Employee Roles

People are an organization's most adaptable asset, embodying a diverse set of skills, roles, expectations, and motivations that evolve over time. The organization can choose to be a passive bystander to this change, or it can play an active role by facilitating and managing change: in the former case, organizations that are slow to respond to contextual demands risk being unprepared for crises and ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/1) Pogutz Stefano, Perrini Francesco, Pachner Jan Hans Georg, Sardà Rafael, Fumagalli Federico

A New Challenge for All. Protecting the Ocean for a Sustainable Planet

The health of the ocean is in critical condition, and it is deteriorating at a rate and in ways scientists say are unprecedented in the history of our planet. Huge amounts of plastics and chemicals are dumped into the environment every year in all parts of the world. Overexploitation of fish stocks has pushed fisheries of several species beyond the threshold of sustainability, with serious implications ...