The inaugural Plastics Management Index (PMI) was launched in early October. In this episode, Naka Kondo, editor of the report, and Shreya Mukarji, manager of the index development, discuss findings of the PMI.

See results of the Plastics Management Index, and sign up to the Back to Blue newsletter to be the first to hear about our upcoming research.

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Now for Next Podcast #2: Fostering a digital ecosystem - episode sponsored by Google

In this episode, our editor speaks to Vipin Sondhi, Managing Director and CEO at Ashok Leyland, and Arindam Bhattacharya, Managing Director & Senior Partner at BCG, about the importance of a strong digital ecosystem in India, the role of businesses in fostering one, the challenges faced by startups and companies’ motivations in supporting them.

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In this episode, senior editor Naka Kondo speaks to Charles Goddard, editorial director, about Back to Blue, an ocean health initiative by The Economist Group and The Nippon Foundation.

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Now for Next podcast #1: The digital imperative in India - episode sponsored by Google

In the first of a four-part series, Charles Ross, Principal of Policy and Insights at The Economist Group speaks to two business leaders in India - S N Subrahmanyan, CEO & MD at Larsen & Toubro, and Gopal Sarma, Senior Partner at Bain & Company, to understand the impact the pandemic has had on business leaders in India, and how it has shaped their growth strategy, particularly in relation to digital.

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In pride month, senior editor Naka Kondo and managing editor Michael Gold have a virtual watercooler chat about Pride and Prejudice, a research by The Economist Intelligence Unit on LGBT rights.

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On World Oceans Day, senior editor Naka Kondo speaks to Tom Peacock-Nazil, founder of Seven Clean Seas, and his colleague Oli Kade, sustainability specialist, about tackling the problems of plastic pollution in the ocean.

Relevant links:

Back to Blue, The Economist Group and The Nippon Foundation's multi-year initiative on pollution and ocean health.

The Economist Group's World Ocean Initiative

Seven Clean Seas

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In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to Global Forecasting Director of The Economist Intelligence Unit, Agathe Demarais, about recently published report on China and Russia’s vaccine diplomacy efforts across Asia.

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In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to Rohit Sahgal, EIU's principal for global health in Asia about the sustainability of healthcare ecosystems.

Get more perspectives from our healthcare and sustainability coverage.

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In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to EIU consultant Michael Frank and senior analyst Ritu Bhandari, about recently published research on China’s food safety, security and sustainability.

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The CIOs' views on talent, remote work and secure computing in Asia - episode sponsored by IBM

The days of spreadsheets as the core of digital skills companies wanted in a workforce are in their sunset. The question now is what skills corporate leaders think will fade, grow or remain the same as far as staff needs and have they thought about digital security as well as talent or toolsets? Shirin Hamid, Director General of the Asian Development Bank’s Information Technology Department and Andrew Henderson, Chief Information Officer for Westpac in New Zealand join the podcast to speak about their experiences and foresight as Chief Technology Officers in Asia-Pacific.

Read article: Rethinking data security in the time of covid-19

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