Karem Wintourd Penn, Author at Miami time press

How to tell real sustainability from green marketing

International

Real Sustainability vs. Greenwashing: What You Need to Know

Karem Wintourd Penn

Sustainability has moved from niche to mainstream. That shift has spawned both genuine corporate transformation and clever marketing that paints ordinary business as environmentally responsible. Distinguishing authentic sustainability from “green…

How do investors evaluate platform risk when a company depends on one ecosystem?

Investments and Business

Investor’s Guide: Analyzing Platform Risk When a Company Relies on One Ecosystem

Karem Wintourd Penn

When a business relies extensively on one ecosystem—whether a major app store, cloud provider, marketplace, operating system, or advertising network—investors closely assess the resulting platform risk. This type of risk…

Cambodia: manufacturing CSR focused on worker well-being and literacy programs

Social Responsibility

Manufacturing CSR in Cambodia: Focus on Worker Well-being & Literacy

Karem Wintourd Penn

Cambodia’s manufacturing sector, largely centered on garments, footwear, and light assembly, has long powered the country’s export‑driven expansion and job creation. Employing hundreds of thousands of people—most of them women—it…

Slovakia: automotive CSR boosting training and plant safety

Social Responsibility

Automotive CSR in Slovakia: Enhancing Training & Safety

Karem Wintourd Penn

Slovakia is one of Europe’s most concentrated car-producing nations, with a dense network of global manufacturers and suppliers. That industrial concentration gives corporate social responsibility (CSR) and workplace safety outsized…

Robots de reparto autónomos posicionados en una calle urbana, mostrando la tecnología en la logística moderna.

International

The AI Revolution: Global Competition Reimagined

Karem Wintourd Penn

Artificial intelligence is no longer a niche technical field; it is a core strategic instrument that reshapes economic power, national security, corporate advantage, and social outcomes. Nations and firms that…

Cómo afectan los controles tecnológicos a empresas y consumidores

International

The Economics of Climate Action in Vulnerable States

Karem Wintourd Penn

Vulnerable countries, which face limited capacity to withstand climate shocks, significant exposure to sea-level rise, droughts, floods or extreme heat, and tight fiscal constraints, need substantial and sustained funding to…

Kingston, in Jamaica: How entrepreneurs build credit history when collateral is limited

Economy

Jamaican Entrepreneurs: Credit History Solutions Despite Limited Collateral

Karem Wintourd Penn

Kingston is Jamaica’s commercial heart: informal trade corridors, creative microbusinesses, vibrant hospitality and services sectors, and an expanding fintech landscape. Many entrepreneurs in Kingston lack traditional collateral such as land…

When carbon capture helps and when it distracts

Investments and Business

Corporate Strategy in the Age of Carbon Markets: Allocation Insights

Karem Wintourd Penn

Carbon markets have moved from a niche policy instrument to a central force shaping how corporations plan, invest, and compete. As governments expand emissions trading systems and voluntary carbon markets…

Spain: CSR initiatives strengthening labor inclusion and work-life balance

Social Responsibility

Spain’s CSR Efforts: Work-Life Balance and Inclusion

Karem Wintourd Penn

Over the last decade Spain has seen a convergence of regulatory change, corporate commitment, and civil society action that positions corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a central lever for improving…