Sunday, 2 June 2019

Assessing progress in Asia-Pacific

The Landscape surrounding LGBT rights in Asia-Pacific is changing fast. This report focuses on the situation in Asia-Pacific and what progress has been made
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PERSPECTIVES
 
Issue #22
 
 
 
 
Pride and Prejudice: Assessing progress in Asia-Pacific
 
With Taiwan becoming the first Asian jurisdiction to legalise same-sex marriage, will Asia become the new frontier for LGBT inclusion? The fourth edition of the EIU's Pride and Prejudice report focuses on what progress has been made over the past three years. Find out more about how the world's most densely populated region addresses LGBT diversity compared to the West.
 
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Technology & Innovation
Asia's digital millennials
 
The world's millennial generation is a major driving force behind the digital economy. How are their consumption patterns and preferences shaping new ways of commerce?
 
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Healthcare
The workplace response to neurological conditions
 
Migraine, Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis affect over 1.3bn people globally. Read more about the reasons why employers need to address these conditions to attract and retain vital talent.
 
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OPINION
The power behind climate action
The transformations we are already seeing across the economy, for example in the energy and transport sectors, are exponential, but we must urgently boost investment and work towards net zero emissions, argues Christiana Figueres, former executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and key architect of the historic Paris Agreement.
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Christiana Figueres,
Vice-chair, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy
 
 
 
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Back to the well
 
Environmentally friendly investors have made some victories, with limits
 
 
 
 
 
Hand in glove
 
A special glove should do the trick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
 
 
 
The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data, which is fuelling the transition to high-tech societies. Data-driven approaches are already revolutionising health care, education, energy and transport systems, and changing the way people work and live. Who is winning in the quest for digital supremacy? Join us the at the Innovation Summit Asia 2019 to discuss Asia and the global technology race. Register to attend before June 6th and save 15% off the super-early-bird-rate with code EIU15.
 
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