As world leaders were preparing for the COP26 climate conference, research from the CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education (the international consortium of 34 leading business schools, 70 companies and 8 social partners of which Nova SBE is a member), released in September 2021, revealed that global professionals consider the environmental crisis, including climate change, to be the most overwhelming challenge facing business leaders in the 21st century.

Crédito y Caución predicts that economic healing in the wake of the pandemic will lead to a permanent loss of production and structural changes in global trade supply chains.

Capgemini launched the study "The great supply chain shock: Covid-19 response and recovery", about the pandemic that is terrorizing the world and that has brought serious implications at the health level, leading to the closure and stoppage of many companies. In this research they addressed two main themes that they considered essential for the times we are living: how to bring the supply chains back on track at the first opportunity we have, and the preparation and execution of that recovery.

Nova School of Business & Economics (Nova SBE) was once again distinguished by the Financial Times Ranking, released at the beginning of December, placing it in the top 30 of the best business schools in Europe.

Nova SBE Sales Lab has joined SHL Portugal to create the Sales Maturity Index, a tool that allows to assess the potential of the sales teams in any organization. The unprecedented project in Portugal promises to leverage the sales strategy of national companies and understand the main challenges facing the sector.

Pandemic has accelerated the transition to e-commerce in Europe by four to five years, especially in the retail sector.

Nova SBE Innovation Ecosystem opened its doors this Wednesday, 24 November, in a ceremony held at the Carcavelos campus. This innovation ecosystem will bring together applied research centres, teachers, students, start-ups and companies in an open space where innovation, entrepreneurship, education, and research live and grow together to promote sustainable development.

The events of 2020 triggered by the pandemic have made businesses understand that they must prepare for future disruptions, whether they have to do with COVID-19, geopolitical forces, or even climate change. However, to overcome these challenges, companies rely on business agility and resilience.