HP commits to zero deforestation by 2020

HP commits to zero deforestation by 2020

  On 1 July 2016, HP announced a commitment to achieve zero deforestation by 2020. All HP brand paper and paper-based product packaging will be derived from certified and recycled sources by 2020, with a preference for virgin fibre from certified sources of the...
Career paths and succession planning

Career paths and succession planning

By Mike Honnet, Training Consultant at 21st Century Pay Solutions What’s the difference between career paths and succession planning? Succession planning is an element of the career management process – it is an outcome of corporate strategic planning,...
Data availability key to attracting talent

Data availability key to attracting talent

By Gregg Petersen Technological innovation and the emergence of the millennial generation are closely entwined. Few superlatives can accurately sum up the sheer extent to which technology has fundamentally altered the way we live and work, both as consumers and...
The role of the digital humanist

The role of the digital humanist

By John Tadman, MD, Avanade SA Just as the industrial revolution fundamentally changed society during the 18th and 19th centuries, ubiquitous connectivity and real-time access to enormous data sets means that today’s teenagers will end up working in roles that do not...
African fintech is disruptive, unstoppable

African fintech is disruptive, unstoppable

By Dominique Collett Fintech is disrupting the way ordinary Africans manage and use money – and these fintech players are standing up to traditional institutions as a force to be reckoned with. Accenture estimates that over one-third of mainstream financial...