Prince Philip s global outlook has important lessons for forward-thinking businesses
Zaki Cooper and Nick Loughran MVO are co-founders of Integra
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 16: Shoppers walk past a photograph commemorating Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh on the window of Marks (Getty Images)
There has been a huge amount written and said about the life of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. There are also crucial lessons businesses can glean from his work.
For a start, the Duke’s life of 99 years was exceptional in its length. Any business would like to be around for that long. There are a small number of family businesses founded in 1921, the year of the Duke’s birth, which are still going strong, namely Evans Cycles, Tate & Lyle and Taylor Woodrow (forerunner to Taylor Wimpey). But these are exceptions rather than the norm. Amongst larger companies, the average lifespan of an S&P company has dropped from 60 years in the 1950s to about ten years t
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Vinci collaboration drives down carbon with innovative piling works
Construction firm Vinci has driven down the carbon emissions from the piling works at the £100M EcoPark South waste project in north London by taking a collaborative approach.
Working with Taylor Woodrow, Vinci and its sister companies Bachy Soletanche, Roger Bullivant and Vibro Menard are delivering the piling and geotechnical work on the project in Edmonton which forms a key part of the North London Waste Authority’s (NLWA) £1.2bn waste management programme.
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