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We are entering a global energy crisis unprecedented in human history. The increasing availability of fossil fuels from which we have powered our societies is coming to an end, and with it the end of cheap energy.

Perhaps the Spanish public universities, the European Union or UNESCO should promote their own virtual spaces. A quality public metaverse? Why not?

The war in the Ukraine accelerated inflation, which was already clearly rising. To mitigate the effects of inflation, there will be no other way than to raise rates, but raising rates implies standing in front of a mirror that will give us a distorted image, directly proportional to the volume of the debt and the inability to pay it.

"The era of cheap and abundant energy is coming to an end", this has been the warning of the CSIC scientist and disseminator, Antonio Turiel, at the conference The Energy Crisis in the World Today, organized by Johns Hopkins University - Pompeu Fabra University Public Policy Center at UPF Barcelona School of Management.

Cryptocurrencies can play the role of safe haven asset in the face of the collapse of money and the blocking of bank accounts due to sanctions on Russia.

José Luís Pellicer has a doctorate in Economic Sciences, a Law Degree, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan House Foundation and collaborator of the Chair of Decent and Sustainable Housing at UPF Barcelona School of Management.

The deficit, the debt, the downgrade and the default are the four steps to hell for a country. The Russian deficit is 4%, the debt is 19% and they have a Triple B.

En estos últimos meses, y a raíz de la reforma que traerá la ley de medidas de eficiencia procesal del servicio público de Justicia, la mediación y las formas adecuadas de gestión de conflictos vuelve a estar en la agenda política.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine proceeds with ruthless logic. There is no doubt that Russia's goal is to annex the entire country.

The reform of the pension system is necessary to make it sustainable given the demographic situation of the aging population.

To manage the disagreements, in the transformational change processes that the family company needs in Catalonia, the mediating space is the most appropriate.

The Triodos Chair in Sustainable Finance at UPF Barcelona School of Management announces the Award for the best Final Master's Project that addresses the topic of Sustainable Finance with the aim of promoting and giving them visibility.

Directed by Javier Wilhelm and Maria Munné, the Chair aims to respond to the needs of the local world in the implementation of policies to promote coexistence

Gender quotas are without a doubt one of the most controversial topics in the equality realm. Truth is, when quotas are applied in organizations where there is no real commitment to equality, it is women who end up paying the price. Nia Plamenova, lecturer in the Business & Management Strategy Dept., sheds light on the debate. 

Women are involved in more than 80% of purchasing decisions. It is not surprising that they are the target audience of many marketing and communication campaigns, although they are often spoken to from a male perspective. Cristina Aced, expert in Corporate and Digital Communication, analyses the strategies of brands to approach female audiences.