FIFTY FOUR DEGREES | 3 Servitization: Competing Beyond the Product Professors Andreas Schroeder and Kostas Selviaridis, and Dr Nhu Quynh Do discuss their work with manufacturing and engineering businesses on expanding their offering through servitization. 6 In this issue... 34 Rise Like a (Farmed) Salmon Dr Josi Fernandes and Dr James Robinson share their work on farmed salmon in the UK, showing how it has become a more common part of our diets through determined efforts of producers and retailers. 22 The Secret Sauce of Rankings Dr Dasha Smirnow explains her work looking at sustainability rankings, how they are made, what effects they have, and what they mean for businesses and their stakeholders. 14 A divided workforce Not everyone has the same benefits or advantages should they have ill health during their working life. The Work Foundation’s George Williams shows how health inequalities are reshaping the UK labour market. 30 Why won’t you go green? Dr Jingxi Huang and Professor Ahmad Daryanto outline their work exploring how companies can encourage more people to join their GLPs, and choose green rewards when they cash in their points. The Great Sustainability Reporting Divide Dr Di Wang reveals how the financial concept of materiality has come to first unite and then separate those involved in the crucial issue of corporate sustainability reporting. On The Bubble Professor Themis Pavlidis outlines a new method to spot when bubbles are happening, using the expectations and beliefs of ordinary people. 18 10 Diving into companies’ ocean impacts Professor Jan Bebbington unpacks research showing how companies impact the oceans – and how they acknowledge and report on these consequences. 38 Home Advantage As levels of home education increase among children across the UK, Dr Rachael Barrow speaks to those who have been home educated to see the effects it has had on their working lives – with some surprising findings. 42 26 A Fresh Look at Regional Entrepreneurship Professor Ellie Hamilton explains how can we reshape regional development and entrepreneurship to address inequalities and tackle marginalisation. 46 Who Governs Meta’s Metaverse? Dr Jekaterina Rindt dives into the metaverse to look at who makes the regulations, and how they can spread to govern global platforms.
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