Reading Time: 4 minutesMajor sporting events bring new opportunities for local food businesses, but the benefits do not always last. How can cities turn temporary demand into stronger, more resilient food systems long after the final whistle?
Category: Industry
Moving at the speed of trust
Reading Time: 4 minutesResponsible mining depends not only on standards, but on how they are implemented in practice. What can meaningful participation reveal about building greater trust between mines and communities?
From steel to social cohesion in Bilbao
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe city of Bilbao has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent decades, evolving from a declining industrial centre into a city of global standing and appeal. How has it kept social cohesion at its heart?
Industrial strategy has a geography puzzle: Where should countries invest?
Reading Time: 4 minutesGovernments may know they want more semiconductors, clean technologies or advanced manufacturing. The harder question comes next: where should those industries grow?
Mining standards: Turning opportunity into local-development reality
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is the “paradox of proximity”: communities nearest a mine feel its impacts first, yet often lack the skills, finance or infrastructure to secure jobs and contracts. How can these opportunities be turned into outcomes?
Por qué los mineros no viven donde está la riqueza
Reading Time: 4 minutesAlgunas de las regiones más ricas en recursos del planeta generan enormes beneficios gracias a sus metales, pero no consiguen retener a quienes hacen posible esa riqueza. ¿Pueden las regiones mineras llegar a convertirse en un hogar?
Why mining workers won’t live where the wealth is
Reading Time: 4 minutesSome of the most resource-rich regions on the planet – places that generate staggering wealth in metals – struggle to hold on to the people who produce it. Can mining regions become home?
Beyond buffaloes: Building a social enterprise in Laos
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn rural Laos, Laos Buffalo Dairy rents pregnant buffaloes from farmers, supporting rural families while producing milk commercially, sustaining livelihoods without disrupting traditional local farming practices. But can shared value be a lasting business model?