What can businesses learn from crisis management in the digital age?
Crisis management goes beyond communications. Recent events highlight how digital technology can both strengthen and hinder any recuperation efforts.
Author Bio
Elizabeth Nicoletti
Elizabeth Nicoletti maneja comunicaciones ejecutivas y participación de partes interesadas en BID Invest, donde cubre proyectos complejos de infraestructura con asuntos de riesgo contextual y reputacional además de liderar las comunicaciones para la Oficina del Gerente General. Antes trabajaba en la Vicepresidencia del Sector Privado y Operaciones sin Garantía Soberana como una redactora de discursos, y en la División de Mercados Financieros del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID).
Antes de llegar al Grupo BID, Elizabeth trabajó en la Corporación Financiera Internacional (IFC, por sus siglas en inglés) en Washington, DC, la Fundación Chol-Chol en Temuco, Chile y el Centro Internacional de Investigación de la Mujer (ICRW, por sus siglas en inglés) en Washington, DC. Elizabeth cuenta con una maestría en economía internacional de Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) y es licenciada de Georgetown University de Washington, DC.
Posts by Elizabeth Nicoletti
Protect to Promote: How to Manage Gender Risks
The development finance community is making efforts to move forward on promoting gender equality. Re-framing gender as a risk before suggesting inclusion programs can allow companies to identify tangible ways to support risk management and long-term sustainability.
Local investors jumpstart capital markets and green energy matrix
Last night’s Latin Finance Deal of the Year Awards dinner in New York City highlighted some non-traditional deals. The Best Renewable Energy Financing Award went to Colonia Arias – a Uruguayan wind farm project with a unique structure to both tap local capital markets and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Investing in water and sanitation is no dirty business
In an era of smart cities, 3D printing and artificial intelligence, The Economist awarded the “humble loo” the world’s greatest innovation. Why? It has saved the lives of billions. The World Health Organization concluded that one dollar spent on sanitation generates a return of $5.50. In Latin America the return climbs over $7.00 – the second highest after East Asia. When people are healthier, productivity improves and attrition and absenteeism decline.
The best of 2015: Surprising habits of productive women in the private sector
In Argentina, 61 percent of mothers work outside the home. In Chile, the US and Mexico, those numbers are 59 percent, 57 percent and 42 percent, respectively. Globally, that percentage is growing. As I prepare to join these women after the birth of my second child, I know I must find ways to be more productive and disciplined in my corporate environment. To tackle this, I spent my last weeks of maternity leave seeking the advice of the most highly productive women in the private sector I know. Their surprising answers on work-life balance, professional success and doing more with less offer tools for women, men and companies more broadly.
Sustainable Development Goals: The way forward for the private sector
An interview with Global Compact's Jaime García Alba on the Sustainable Development Goals In the coming days, world leaders from 193 countries will descend upon Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the Financing for Development Conference organized by the United Nations (UN). The goal will be to define a framework to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the next 15 years. The private sector will play a key role, integrating business perspectives throughout the process.