On June 14 the most prominent leaders of the world’s major religions released a unique call to make friends across religions to overcome division and enhance understanding. It was made by Pope Francis, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, H.H. the Dalai Lama, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and many others.
The Millennials are 2 billion strong and the large majority is living in developing economies. Their values are much more diverse than we think, a factor that is too easily overlooked. Martijn Lampert and Haroon Sheikh have analyzed data on the values of Millennials in several Western European countries, the United States, China, Russia and Turkey, based on the Glocalities survey that was held in 24 countries early this year.
Just 62 people own as much wealth as the 3.5 billion people in the bottom half of the world’s income scale, the charity Oxfam reported on Monday in its annual study of inequality. In a separate report released on Monday, the Dutch research firm Motivaction International said that at least some of the world’s high earners could be recruited to join a campaign to reduce inequality. The firm surveyed more than 48,000 people in 20 countries who are part of the top 5 percent of income earners.
NBTC commissioned Motivaction to conduct research amongst Chinese people who are planning to visit Europe in the near future. This research was carried out across the Chinese regions of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Xiamen and Chengdu to get adequate information to form the basis of our personas.
Food and protein markets will evolve massively in the coming years. The demand for protein remains high. In Western worlds 'high' protein is hot. The consumer awareness of the benefits of plant-based foods is growing, prices for dairy protein are soaring again, new proteins and technologies arise.
