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Nov 1, 2024 | 
greenpeace.org.au | David Ritter
I’d like to begin this letter to you by sharing a story. It’s a late July morning in 2023 and I am on a community visit to the village of Eton, in Efate, which is the third largest island of Vanuatu. There are a few of us walking across the neatly mowed bright green lawn of a distant flat field under deep skies of reassuring blue, and we are about to participate in the Sunday service of a small church, painted canary yellow.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
btlaw.com | David Ritter |Charity Seaborn
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
greenpeace.org.au | David Ritter
“Have you ever been to the Great Barrier Reef??”As an Australian working within the global Greenpeace network, it is a question I have been asked numerous times. Our Great Barrier Reef is justly famous across the planet as one of the most admired and remarkable places on earth.
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Jul 7, 2024 | 
theceomagazine.com | David Ritter
From supply chain disruption to rising insurance costs and employee mental health concerns, the concept of business as usual (BAU) is untenable in a world dramatically altered by climate change impact. The scientific and physical realities of climate change – and the things we need to do to prevent it from worsening to catastrophic extremes – pose an unavoidable challenge for every CEO.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
bai.org | David Ritter
After a tumultuous 2023, it’s no surprise that banks are laser focused on growing deposits. According to the BAI Banking Outlook: 2024 Trends report, it’s their number one business priority. However, attracting new customers, much less retaining them, is challenging without an excellent customer experience (CX). And only 11% of banks say they deliver on that front. That reality doesn’t just threaten to upend banks’ investments this year. It risks driving current customers away.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
bai.org | David Ritter
Last year was momentous for digital payments, from FedNow’s historic rollout to a proliferation of embedded payment experiences. But while some innovations will continue their upward trajectory, others will likely lose steam in 2024. Which ones matter most for banks? Here are three payment trends positioned to boom in 2024, and three that could be a bust.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
btlaw.com | David Ritter
David Ritter provided a comprehensive two-hour, in-person training session sponsored by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association at the NIU Rockford Conference Center in Rockford, Illinois. The presentation, “Employment Law Update: What Illinois Employers Need to Know,” discussed the progressive employment laws of Illinois, including those related to discrimination, non-compete agreements, equal pay, harassment training, scheduling of employees and more.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
theceomagazine.com | Sue Rosen |Jessica Ruhfus |Rebecca Houghton |David Ritter
In the realm of influential senior roles, there exists an intangible quality that sets apart those who truly thrive. It’s known as executive presence, the X factor that propels leaders to new heights. While most people can recognize it when they see it, they often struggle to define it or articulate how to cultivate it, leading to the misconception that it is an innate trait possessed by a fortunate few. The good news is that this is not the case.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
theceomagazine.com | Rebecca Houghton |David Ritter |Karen Stein |Alex Von Schermeister
ESG reporting has become a significant focus for businesses of all sizes, encompassing a responsibility to our environment and the broader society. But what about responsibility to fellow businesses? Despite larger companies working with suppliers big and small, ethical payment practices seem to have escaped the current parameters of ESG. Late payments are an issue that particularly impacts small businesses, the backbone of many economies.
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Aug 22, 2023 | 
theceomagazine.com | Jessica Ruhfus |David Ritter |Karen Stein |Amantha Imber
In today’s competitive business landscape, startups are facing increasing acquisition costs and marketing budgets required to reach new customers. However, there are always innovative solutions to growth challenges, and my new home fragrance brand No.2 Co is paving the way by forming regular strategic collaborations with other brands. No.2 Co has mastered the art of marketing collaborations and achieved sell-out success four times over in just six months, all without a marketing budget.
