​With ever increasing environmental challenges to overcome in Asia Pacific, the region’s Energy and Chemical (E&C) industry increasingly seeks to improve its sustainability and transformation efforts. Yet the fruits of these efforts extend beyond environmental responsibility. Particularly in the area of chemical supply chain/procurement, this renewed focus on green initiatives has begun to attract both […]

The current energy crisis is unavoidable and will get worse without clear-headed and decisive action at all levels. Each time a thriving and stable post-pandemic economy appears on the horizon, new challenges seem to emerge, blocking or diverting the way to recovery. These have included social unrest, regional conflict, inflation, and extreme weather events accelerated […]

Cultural and economic changes caused by the pandemic have led to a high turnover rate within the business world – a phenomenon known as the ‘Great Resignation’. Despite mass vaccination and the general loosening of restrictions, this global employment trend shows no signs of slowing down this year. As a result, employers are now having difficulty attracting […]

​Hybrid work models are currently on the rise – but for better or worse?  As COVID-19 and its variants continue to cause disruption, and the Great Resignation trend makes any return to normalcy even more difficult to reach, businesses must solve personnel issues quickly in order to move forward. The hybrid work model – a combination of […]

​Although vaccination rates are improving and South-East Asia’s economic recovery has begun, the COVID-19 pandemic has nevertheless exposed the fragility and instability of pre-existing value chains. Traditional processes may have worked well enough in the past, but at the cost of leaving businesses highly vulnerable to the kinds of changing external conditions we routinely see […]