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Interview with KONE Americas’ Ken Schmid

21/07/2026/in Uncategorized/by david

I really enjoyed interviewing KONE’s head of the Americas, Ken Schmid. We happen to have some background together, as we are both from the great state of Indiana. Here is the full interview: Leading the next chapter for the elevator industry: KONE Americas’ Ken Schmid .

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Circular economy’s ability to improve security in focus at annual conference

21/07/2026/in Uncategorized/by david

I wrote about the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) conference in Brussels for Sitra. Read the full article here: Circular economy’s ability to improve security in focus at annual conference.

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Stena Metall’s annual review

16/07/2026/in Uncategorized/by david
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One of my favourite projects every year is Stena Metall’s annual review. It takes a big team to do, but I wrote part of this, edited most of it, and occasionally made suggestions (and sometimes they were good ones). Here is the 2024-2025 edition.

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Nordic Climate Dialogues

16/07/2026/in Uncategorized/by david
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Claver Gatete, Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

I got to report on the Nordic Climate Dialogues, an initiative of the Nordic Development Fund which aimed to improve Nordic collaboration in climate finance and development funding. You can read my stories here.

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