COP26 SUMMIT
COP26 could well be the defining moment of our time if it defies expectations and produces substantive progress. It could be
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
The pandemic has changed standard business practices of industries the world over. Among the hardest hit is the entertainment
FOOD INSECURITY
A multiagency report titled ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021’ prepared by the FAO, International Fund for
BUDGET 2022
In the lead up to the maiden budget proposals delivered by the finance minister on 12 November, expectations were riding high
SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS
We are presently witnessing the worst disruption of the supply chain since the advent of the shipping container era in the late 1950s
MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY
A good part of Sri Lanka’s heritage lies scattered on its seabed. Scores of ill-fated vessels have come to grief off the island’s coast over
ENTREPRENEURIAL BOOM
COVID-19 has been an unprecedented health and economic catastrophe for the world. But like every dark cloud has a silver lining
SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS
In a GlobeScan survey of over 700 sustainability experts from more than 70 countries on perceptions regarding sustainable development
BUDGET 2022
As with each year, the national budget for the next fiscal term comes into focus on 12 November when the proposals are presented in parliament. This year
THE INFLATION DEBATE
Concerns about inflation potentially rearing its head have reverberated through global markets. And with it, the transitory versus sticky or ‘here
TECH REVOLUTION
Unprecedented and rapid technological changes and innovations have marked the era we live in. And the world is on the verge of entering the age of self-driving
AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY
The world continues to need high levels of crop production undertaken in a sustainable manner due to threats to quality and yields. These are both biological
REPURPOSING SUSTAINABILITY
The most recent IPCC report is dire: we will live in an increasingly messy world of discontinuity and uncertainty – one where boundaries
SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES
This decade is characterised by VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity). Sustainability visionary John Elkington foresees an “exponential decade
BUDGET 2022
The end of a calendar year brings with it the announcement of the proposals for the national budget for the next fiscal year. The 2022
CLIMATE CRISIS
The climate emergency may seem like an issue of the moment; yet another one to add to the growing list, which includes the pandemic 
EDUCATION SECTOR
Sri Lanka has been forced to take a fresh look at its education system, which has faced many problems over the past several decades
COLLABORATIVE ARCHITECTURE
In the wake of the pandemic, many industries are facing reduced demand for their products and services while others – notably in
GROWTH OUTLOOK
As the revival in global growth continues, there are concerns that it may have peaked and could trend downwards. This is likely to be
OIL INDUSTRY
A change in the oil industry is imminent. An agreement between OPEC and its allies reached in July – to raise oil production in response
