New GCF strategy could unlock frozen funds globally

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Engineering ◽  
Executive Director ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Climate Finance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Project Quality ◽  
Green Climate Fund ◽  
Funding Stream

Subject Outlook for the Green Climate Fund. Significance Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Hela Cheikhrouhou on March 31 urged Asia Pacific leaders to submit climate finance proposals for the Fund to consider. The institution has received 10.2 billion dollars of funding commitments thus far but has fallen behind schedule in disbursing those funds. Impacts The GCF is unlikely to meet its target for the volume of climate finance disbursed while also keeping project quality high. The GCF's embrace of financial engineering could herald a long-term shift in how climate finance is delivered, especially on mitigation. Should the funding stream remain modest, pressure will rise for the GCF to capitalise other channels.

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2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 29-30
Keyword(s):  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Long Term Performance ◽  
Performance Gains ◽  
Term Performance ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Hotels in the Asia-Pacific region have yet to fully utilize social media to promote their CSR initiatives. This means there is huge potential for improved stakeholder engagement, leading to short- and long-term performance gains. Originality The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

International climate finance will be insufficient

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Standard ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Paris Agreement ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Climate Finance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Initial Capital ◽  
Green Climate Fund ◽  
International Climate ◽  
Private Sector Engagement

Subject Green Climate Fund. Significance The Green Climate Fund (GCF) held its first replenishment conference in late October, seeing 9.78 billion dollars pledged for the next four years of operations. That amount exceeds the initial capital pledged in 2014, relieving fears that the impending US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement in 2020 might drag down confidence in the Fund. This public source of climate finance is politically important in catalysing action in developing countries. However, overall global climate finance is still falling far short of the amounts required to meet the Paris Agreement goals. Impacts ‘Gold standard’ requirements for GCF project approval will push institutions to raise standards in areas such as 'gender mainstreaming'. Civil society groups are beginning to assess more systematically the effectiveness of different climate finance approaches. Deeper private sector engagement will be a major GCF future focus area, with co-financing leveraging additional investment.

Trump's Asia-Pacific policy moves will cost Washington

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Content Type

Headline ASIA/US: Trump moves will have long-term costs

The future of work: how HR drives digital transformation in the new normal

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramkumar Chandrasekaran
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Leaders ◽  
Global Leader ◽  
Information Technology Services ◽  
Technology Services ◽  
Shed Light

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to shed light on how organisations can leverage digital transformation by discussing the importance of having a zero-trust approach when it comes to security. This is something that is imperative, and so this paper aims to provide advice on how organisations can keep their networks and systems safe from cyberattacks and opportunistic cybercriminals. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a thought leadership piece and draws on Tata Consultancy Services (TCS’) COVID-19 Business Impact Survey, which surveys nearly 300 executives on how they are planning and managing the near and long-term impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Those surveyed represented mostly large companies across 11 countries in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Moreover, 63% of these companies had an annual revenue of over $5bn. Findings The findings from the survey revealed that most organisations lack digital capabilities, and the coronavirus pandemic is exposing these weaknesses. It found that companies with essential digital capabilities (“leaders”) have held up better during the pandemic than those without (“followers). Moreover, the survey demonstrated that there is a significant lack of clarity on how to strategically move on multiple digital fronts cost-effectively. Originality/value As TCS is a global leader in information technology services, consulting and business solutions, this paper provides value to senior business and technology leaders in organisations that hold influence over the company’s security strategies. By focussing on zero trust, this paper recommends how such leaders can rethink and reassess their business strategy to thrive in a post-pandemic world.

China will take the initiative on climate finance

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Climate Policy ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Climate Finance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chinese Companies ◽  
Run Up

Subject China's 'climate finance' efforts. Significance During the December 2015 COP 21 climate change summit in Paris, Beijing acted as an enabler for the negotiations, submitting its own commitments well ahead of time and constructively supporting the overall process. As part of this China also pledged more climate finance in the run-up to the conference. At present most of China's climate finance efforts are pledges rather than reality, yet even these set an example and signal the willingness of the world's largest polluter to take action in principle. Impacts China's shift will put pressure on other emerging economies to soften their stance on climate policy, particularly India. AIIB environmental sustainability requirements will affect how development funding is given by other development banks. Infrastructure and green businesses in Asia-Pacific will increasingly be able to access Chinese climate funding. Developing countries will see an even greater Chinese presence, with Chinese companies heavily involved in implementing climate projects.

Outsourcing: reap the fruit; contain the “bad apple”

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 50-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelson Oly Ndubisi ◽  
Setiadi Umar
Keyword(s):  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Provider Perspectives ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Ante ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Conflict Handling ◽  
Destructive Conflict ◽  
Ethical Norms

Purpose The purpose of this study is to show how outsourcing partners can maximise the benefits of outsourcing while containing the negative effect of destructive conflict (the “bad apple”) on trust and commitment. Design/methodology/approach The study reviewed existing literature on the benefits and limitations of outsourcing from the principal’s (outsourcer) and the agent’s (service provider) perspectives. The study further draws on empirical evidence from studies conducted across ten industries in three countries within the Asia–Pacific Rim and the Middle-East, namely, Australia, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Findings Long-term orientation and ethical norms are robust ex-ante (i.e. before the destructive conflict) handling strategies, whereas integrative conflict handling style and (to a lesser degree) accommodating and compromising conflict handling styles are effective ex-post (i.e. after the destructive conflict) handling strategies. Forcing and avoidance conflict handling styles can escalate destructive conflict and should be completely avoided by outsourcing partners at all times. Practical implications The benefits of outsourcing outweigh its challenges. Trust and commitment are positively affected by ex-ante and ex-post (destructive conflict) strategies. Destructive conflicts (or the bad apple effect) can be contained through these strategies. Firms should leverage the upsides of outsourcing relationships and contain the downsides by integrating long-term orientation and ethical norms that can help to pre-empt and forestall destructive conflict. They should adopt an integrative conflict handling strategy in the event of a manifest conflict. Other strategies that can be applied to manifest conflict (albeit more sparingly) are accommodating and compromising strategies. Each has the potential to increase trust and commitment in the relationship. Originality/value The authors unveil before and after (the destructive conflict) handling strategies that do not depend on contextual factors or industry/sectoral differences.

Dual-isotope single-photon emission computerized tomography scanning in patients with glioblastoma multiforme: association with patient survival and histopathological characteristics of tumor after high-dose radiotherapy

1998 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Schwartz ◽  
B. Leonard Holman ◽  
Joseph F. Polak ◽  
Basem M. Garada ◽  
Marc S. Schwartz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rate ◽  
Glioblastoma Multiforme ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dual Isotope ◽  
Fine Print

Object. The study was conducted to determine the association between dual-isotope single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) scanning and histopathological findings of tumor recurrence and survival in patients treated with high-dose radiotherapy for glioblastoma multiforme. Methods. Studies in which SPECT with 201Tl and 99mTc-hexamethypropyleneamine oxime (HMPAO) were used were performed 1 day before reoperation in 47 patients with glioblastoma multiforme who had previously been treated by surgery and high-dose radiotherapy. Maximum uptake of 201Tl in the lesion was expressed as a ratio to that in the contralateral scalp, and uptake of 99mTc-HMPAO was expressed as a ratio to that in the cerebellar cortex. Patients were stratified into groups based on the maximum radioisotope uptake values in their tumor beds. The significance of differences in patient gender, histological characteristics of tissue at reoperation, and SPECT uptake group with respect to 1-year survival was elucidated by using the chi-square statistic. Comparisons of patient ages and time to tumor recurrence as functions of 1-year survival were made using the t-test. Survival data at 1 year were presented according to the Kaplan—Meier method, and the significance of potential differences was evaluated using the log-rank method. The effects of different variables (tumor type, time to recurrence, and SPECT grouping) on long-term survival were evaluated using Cox proportional models that controlled for age and gender. All patients in Group I (201Tl ratio < 2 and 99mTc-HMPAO ratio < 0.5) showed radiation changes in their biopsy specimens: they had an 83.3% 1-year survival rate. Group II patients (201T1 ratio < 2 and 99mTc-HMPAO ratio of ≥ 0.5 or 201Tl ratio between 2 and 3.5 regardless of 99mTc-HMPAO ratio) had predominantly infiltrating tumor (66.6%); they had a 29.2% 1-year survival rate. Almost all of the patients in Group III (201Tl ratio > 3.5 and 99mTc-HMPAO ratio ≥ 0.5) had solid tumor (88.2%) and they had a 6.7% 1-year survival rate. Histological data were associated with 1-year survival (p < 0.01); however, SPECT grouping was more closely associated with 1-year survival (p < 0.001) and was the only variable significantly associated with long-term survival (p < 0.005). Conclusions. Dual-isotope SPECT data correlate with histopathological findings made at reoperation and with survival in patients with malignant gliomas after surgical and high-dose radiation therapy.

Long-term management of patients with multiple brain metastases after shaped beam radiosurgery

2004 ◽  
pp. 406-412
Author(s):  
Paul Okunieff ◽  
Michael C. Schell ◽  
Russell Ruo ◽  
E. Ronald Hale ◽  
Walter G. O'Dell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Metastases ◽  
Tumor Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
Multiple Metastases ◽  
Extracranial Disease ◽  
Successful Control ◽  
The Brain

✓ The role of radiosurgery in the treatment of patients with advanced-stage metastatic disease is currently under debate. Previous randomized studies have not consistently supported the use of radiosurgery to treat patients with numbers of brain metastases. In negative-results studies, however, intracranial tumor control was high but extracranial disease progressed; thus, patient survival was not greatly affected, although neurocognitive function was generally maintained until death. Because the future promises improved systemic (extracranial) therapy, the successful control of brain disease is that much more crucial. Thus, for selected patients with multiple metastases to the brain who remain in good neurological condition, aggressive lesion-targeting radiosurgery should be very useful. Although a major limitation to success of this therapy is the lack of control of extracranial disease in most patients, it is clear that well-designed, aggressive treatment substantially decreases the progression of brain metastases and also improves neurocognitive survival. The authors present the management and a methodology for rational treatment of a patient with breast cancer who has harbored 24 brain metastases during a 3-year period.

Spinal meningioma after treatment for Hodgkin disease

2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Martin ◽  
Christopher J. Hammond ◽  
H. Jane Dobbs ◽  
Safa Al-Sarraj ◽  
Nicholas W. M. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Hodgkin Disease ◽  
Second Primary ◽  
Combined Modality Treatment ◽  
Spinal Meningioma ◽  
Primary Tumors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Mutagenic Effects ◽  
Long Term Survivors

✓ Long-term survivors of Hodgkin disease may develop second primary tumors caused by the mutagenic effects of radio- and chemotherapy. The authors describe the case of a 35-year-old woman who presented with an unusual meningioma of the cervical spine 9 years after undergoing combined-modality treatment for Hodgkin disease. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of spinal meningioma as a complication of such therapy. Whereas radiation-induced intracranial meningiomas are well described in the literature, treatment-induced meningiomas of the spine have not been widely recognized.

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