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Available in English, French or Mandarin  | | | | | CAROLINE THIRION/Getty Images | | The mining industry is promoting a growing number of metals as green. The label is popping up everywhere: on the landing pages of company websites, in speeches from mining executives at conferences, and in pitch meetings with investors. | | “Every nickel project is now green, every copper project is green,” said Doug Pollitt, analyst with Pollitt & Co. “The resource sector is making the most out of this.” |  | | | More stories below advertisement | | | | Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail | | Tannis Toohey for Globe & Mail/The Globe and Mail | | Jessica Lee/The Globe and Mail | | Adam Froman, founder and chief executive officer of Delvinia, a research technology company | | It’s no surprise that most chief executive officers are working with their management teams to determine what their companies will look like as the pandemic eases. How they will address the change in employee attitude regarding returning to their physical offices, and how will they attract and retain talent. | | While many businesses try to figure out how to recover from the economic impact of COVID-19, the technology sector has seen significant growth accelerated by the increased adoption of technology and digital transformation in business. For tech CEOs, this has been a long 16 months, and many have had to manage their own emotional challenges leading their companies through unprecedented growth and the health crisis. | | While employees are struggling with mental health challenges because of the pandemic, more than three-quarters of private and public sector leaders are reporting exhaustion, and about 80 per cent say they are working more hours than normal. The emotional struggle has taken its toll on all levels of organizations and has led to one of the untold consequences of the pandemic – the destruction of the corporate culture that CEOs rely on to attract and retain talent and define their organization’s purpose. | | | | | Technology, telecom and media | | | | | cacaroot/Getty Images/iStockphoto | | |
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