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Building Wealth When the Market Is Falling and You Have Nothing to Lose
March was a brutal month for the markets. A war in the Middle East, surging oil prices and sustained geopolitical uncertainty have pushed the S&P 500 to its worst monthly performance since 2022.
April 1, 2026
by
Elena Didrigkeit
Building Wealth When the Market Is Falling and You Have Nothing to Lose
The Eco C-Suite

The Eco C-Suite

From Vineyard Waste to Vanguard Material
From Vineyard Waste to Vanguard Material
Fashion, at its best, has always been a form of cultural intelligence: a reading of the moment, expressed through what people choose to put on their bodies. A conversation with Samantha Mureau, founder of Planet of the Grapes.
by
Elena Didrigkeit
March 25, 2026
The Thread Between Us
The Thread Between Us
Before it became a company – Colors for Good was an idea that refused to leave. Years earlier, while working in Bangladesh, Alessandro Teichner observed a woman weaving rugs in the doorway of her home.
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Elena Didrigkeit
March 8, 2026
How One Engineer Is Bringing Light To The Dark
How One Engineer Is Bringing Light To The Dark
What does leadership look like when the planet sets the boundaries? How do we bridge technology and ethics without slipping into empty clichés?
by
Elena Didrigkeit
March 8, 2026
Looking Ahead to 2026 with Nadja Skaljic
Looking Ahead to 2026 with Nadja Skaljic
Nadja Skaljic is a lawyer and systems thinker whose work is guided by a strong sense of conscience. Moving between regeneration and innovation, she brings a precise and incisive intellect to boardrooms and global stages, from Davos and the Dubai Future Forum to Buckingham Palace.
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Elena Didrigkeit
February 22, 2026
Mundekulla: A Living Prototype For Regenerative Enterprise
Mundekulla: A Living Prototype For Regenerative Enterprise
At the intersection of business, nature, and society, a quiet transformation is taking place in southern Sweden.
by
Elena Didrigkeit
January 16, 2026
Leadership

Leadership

What We Really Climb For
What We Really Climb For
Last year, I had a dream I have never fully been able to forget. In it, I was attending my own funeral. I saw myself walking beside the men carrying my coffin toward the place where I was about to be laid to rest.
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Elena Didrigkeit
March 29, 2026
Leading With Regeneration
Leading With Regeneration
Where climate urgency meets social inequity, women are stepping forward to lead with impact and elegance: women who wield influence with grace, intelligence, and purpose, proving that power can be both stylish and regenerative.
by
Elena Didrigkeit
March 25, 2026
The Role of Compassion in Living a Good Life
The Role of Compassion in Living a Good Life
When I was 17, I entered an elite French preparatory program to study literature, languages and philosophy.
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Capucine Griot
March 23, 2026
How Young CEOs Can Integrate Sustainable Investing Into Their Business Models
How Young CEOs Can Integrate Sustainable Investing Into Their Business Models
More recent generations have shifted to become much more focussed on sustainability than previously.
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Elena Didrigkeit
March 21, 2026
Finding Your Career Path Through The Hour Of Your Birth
Finding Your Career Path Through The Hour Of Your Birth
Careers are rarely linear. We stumble, we pivot, we circle back, we reinvent. For some, clarity comes early, almost like destiny.
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Elena Didrigkeit
February 19, 2026
How To Spot Haters And Win Real Friends
How To Spot Haters And Win Real Friends
In hindsight, I can see it so clearly. For years, I lived inside a crab bucket. At the time, it felt normal. I thought that was simply what friendship looked like.
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Elena Didrigkeit
February 14, 2026
How do we evolve for an AI-shaped workplace?
How do we evolve for an AI-shaped workplace?
As AI grows and more AI tools arrive, anxious questions such as, “Will it take my job?”, “Will what I do be dumbed down?” or “Will I understand what it needs?” dominate workers’ conversations and spread uncertainty and worry about the fast pace of change.
by
Elena Didrigkeit
December 17, 2025
Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurs
Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurs
Are you a business owner who is passionate about what you do and how you can positively impact society and/or the environment? If you are, it’s likely that you are purpose-driven.
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Elena Didrigkeit
November 28, 2025
Regenerative Business & Finance

Responsible wealth

Building Wealth When the Market Is Falling and You Have Nothing to Lose
Building Wealth When the Market Is Falling and You Have Nothing to Lose
March was a brutal month for the markets. A war in the Middle East, surging oil prices and sustained geopolitical uncertainty have pushed the S&P 500 to its worst monthly performance since 2022.
by
Elena Didrigkeit
April 1, 2026
Scott vs. Bezos: Two Fortunes, Two Legacies
Scott vs. Bezos: Two Fortunes, Two Legacies
When MacKenzie Scott and Jeff Bezos finalized their divorce in 2019, the headlines focused almost exclusively on numbers.
by
Elena Didrigkeit
March 26, 2026
Scope 3, The Blind Spot of Sustainable Finance
Scope 3, The Blind Spot of Sustainable Finance
In 2026, pressure from European regulators and investors has made transparency the norm. Corporate disclosures are increasingly granular, funds brand themselves as “impact-driven,” and Net Zero targets now feature in nearly every roadmap.
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Blaine Tesfay & Irène Touahria
March 15, 2026
Pay Yourself First: On Money, Communication, and the Art of Staying Afloat
Pay Yourself First: On Money, Communication, and the Art of Staying Afloat
I heard this sentence often in my life; sometimes whispered, sometimes said with resignation, sometimes offered as a joke that lands a little too close to home.
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Elena Didrigkeit
March 8, 2026
Wealth With Meaning: How Heirs Are Rewiring Portfolios For Impact
Wealth With Meaning: How Heirs Are Rewiring Portfolios For Impact
The scale of global wealth transfer is staggering. In 2025, Cap Gemini reported that there is an $83–84 trillion global wealth transfer where heirs are inheriting the power to shape portfolios.
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Elena Didrigkeit
January 22, 2026
After the Sustainability Decade: What Survives the Hype?
After the Sustainability Decade: What Survives the Hype?
There is a moment, after the noise of a decade subsides, when an industry must look at what it has actually built.
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Elena Didrigkeit
January 3, 2026
The Currency of Control: China, Gold and the Future of Power
The Currency of Control: China, Gold and the Future of Power
In February 2025, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) reported an additional purchase of 73.61 million ounces of gold (at an approximate value of 208.6 billion US dollars), which was an increase from the previous month.
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Elena Didrigkeit
December 1, 2025
How To Align Your Financial Planning With Impact And Sustainability In 2025
How To Align Your Financial Planning With Impact And Sustainability In 2025
Budgeting - for many, it is the least sexy part of running a business. Numbers, spreadsheets, forecasts. But what if budgeting was not just about balancing books or cutting costs?
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Elena Didrigkeit
December 1, 2025