Cath Everett - author at diginomica

Cath Everett has been a journalist and editor for nearly 30 years. She specializes in workplace, leadership and organizational culture issues, but also writes about the impact of technology on business and society.

Articles by Cath Everett

Why data management matters in meeting ESG targets - some organizational tips This article is sponsored by:

Data plays a vital role in organizations achieving their ESG aims, but they face challenges from all directions to ensure it is credible and trustworthy.

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Music, mentoring and Salesforce tech - how Noise Solution helps troubled youngsters to gain confidence in themselves This article is sponsored by:

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, UK social enterprise Noise Solution shares its approach to using a mixture of music-based mentoring and tech to boost the wellbeing of at-risk young people.

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Modernizing the Monarchy - some Coronation culture change considerations for Charles III This article is sponsored by:

As King Charles prepares to ascend the British throne this week, some tech leadership advice on three key challenges that he, and other executives, will inevitably face should they wish to modernize their organisations

Earth Day 2023 - how Virgin Media O2 is tackling the challenge of environmental intersectionality This article is sponsored by:

To mark Earth Day this weekend, a look at how Virgin Media O2 is combining the notion of environmental intersectionality and systems thinking to underpin its sustainability strategy.

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Earth Day 2023 - tackling food sustainability through greening the supply chain and AI-enabled insect farms This article is sponsored by:

With Earth Day occurring this weekend, what role can tech play in tackling food sustainability issues around the world?

Salesforce gets back to nature with positive effect This article is sponsored by:

All too few organizations have been doing much to tackle nature destruction and loss to date, which tends to be overshadowed by the much higher-profile climate change debate. But Salesforce is attempting to blaze a trail here by launching its three-pronged Nature Positive strategy.

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AI and inequality - avoiding social upheaval in an age of automation This article is sponsored by:

Although Bill Gates believes accelerating automation will help “reduce some of the world’s worst inequities”, others are not so sure, fearing social unrest if the transition is not handled effectively.

IWD 23 - is the tech sector really making progress when it comes to female equity? This article is sponsored by:

After a series of high-profile women tech leaders have left their jobs over recent times, the question becomes is the industry going backwards in terms of diversity?

IWD 23 - how JPMorgan Chase and HelloFresh are working to get more young women into the tech sector This article is sponsored by:

To mark International Women’s Day, we explore the initiatives of two organizations, JPMorgan Chase and HelloFresh, to try and get more young women into tech.

Autistic burnout - a checklist for employer responsibilities This article is sponsored by:

In the first of this two-part series on autistic burnout, we explored the symptoms and lived experience of an executive who has gone through it. In this second article, we look at what employers can do to support their autistic workers in order to prevent such a situation occurring, and also what autistic workers can do to help themselves.

Autistic burnout - a tech sector lived experience This article is sponsored by:

The first of a two-part series exploring the rarely-discussed phenomenon of autistic burnout, the symptoms and the witness of a tech executive who has experienced it.

The biodiversity challenge - another call to action for the tech sector This article is sponsored by:

Biodiversity is hitting the headlines as COP15 takes place in Montreal. It is a topic that tech companies are likely to be hearing much more about over the next few years.

Black women in tech - a UK perspective This article is sponsored by:

The tech industry does not have a good track record in attracting and retaining Black women...and it's not just a US problem.