Sustainability & ESG
What are the three pillars of sustainability?
Environmental, Social, and Economic
This broad term refers to the application of computer systems to large or complex data sets, too large or complex for traditional data-processing application software to deal with.
What is Big Data?
This fast-food giant revolutionized its kitchens and speed of service by standardizing processes and ingredients, enabling global consistency and efficient production.
What is McDonald's?
This iconic 1975 film, directed by Steven Spielberg, made generations afraid to go into the ocean thanks to a very hungry great white shark.
What is Jaws?
This popular Indian flatbread is traditionally cooked in a tandoor oven and is a staple accompaniment to curries and gravies.
What is Naan?
What does ESG stand for?
Environmental, Social, Governance
This technology creates a decentralized, distributed, and immutable ledger, famously underlying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
What is Blockchain?
Known for its 'just-in-time' (JIT) production system, this Japanese automaker drastically reduced inventory and waste by producing components only when needed for assembly.
Who is Toyota?
his actor is known for his roles as Jack Dawson in Titanic, Cobb in Inception, and starring in many films directed by Martin Scorsese, including The Departed.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
This iconic Vietnamese noodle soup, often served with beef or chicken and fresh herbs, is considered a national dish.
What is Pho?
According to the slide deck, which company aims to be carbon negative by 2030?
Microsoft
Often abbreviated as IoT, this concept describes a network of physical objects embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the internet.
What is the Internet of Things?
The blockage of the Suez Canal by the container ship 'Ever Given' in 2021 highlighted the fragility of global supply chains and the need for this strategic planning against disruptions.
What is Supply Chain Resilience (or Risk Management)?
This sci-fi classic from 1982 features a friendly alien stranded on Earth who just wants to phone home.
What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
A staple in Brazilian churrascarias, this cut of beef, often grilled and served rare, is characterized by a distinctive fat cap on one side.
What is Picanha?
What is "greenwashing" in the context of ESG challenges?
When companies overstate or misrepresent their sustainability efforts to appear more responsible than they are, which can erode trust and damage reputations.
The process by which an organization integrates digital technology into all areas of its business, fundamentally changing how it operates and delivers value to customers.
What is Digital Transformation?
This e-commerce giant's massive network of fulfillment centers, sorting centers, and last-mile delivery vans exemplifies a highly optimized and automated logistics operation designed for speed and scale.
Who is Amazon?
This film famously opens with the line, "My name is Bond, James Bond," and established Sean Connery in the titular role for the first time in 1962.
What is Dr. No?
This Persian New Year's dish is a vibrant green herbed rice mixed with fish, symbolizing renewal and abundance, typically eaten for Nowruz.
What is Sabzi Polo ba Mahi?
This concept describes development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Sustainable development
A subfield of artificial intelligence that enables systems to learn from data, identify patterns, and make decisions with minimal human intervention, often used in recommendation engines and fraud detection
What is Machine Learning?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapid development and distribution of vaccines relied heavily on complex cold chain logistics and this operational strategy for managing extreme fluctuations in demand.
What is Demand Forecasting (or Capacity Planning)?
Quentin Tarantino directed this 1994 non-linear crime film featuring interconnected stories, including hitmen discussing fast food and a famous dance scene between John Travolta and Uma Thurman.
What is Pulp Fiction?
Known for its delicate texture and often served during dim sum, these Chinese dumplings are traditionally filled with shrimp and pork and encased in a translucent wrapper.
What is Har Gow (or Har Gao)?