Dublin, 24–28 February 2025

Last week, I had the pleasure of participating in the Research Week organized by DCU Business School.

As a member of OBAIR – DCU’s Institute for Business and Society, I took part on Tuesday in the symposium on “Rethinking the Future of Work.” It was an excellent opportunity to explore the challenges and opportunities of the labor market in the context of climate, technological, and economic change.

On Wednesday, I discovered TrustLAB, an initiative of Dublin City University Business School dedicated to exploring trust in various professional and social contexts.

The ABI model of interpersonal trust (Mayer et al., 1995) highlights three essential components:

• Ability – expertise, knowledge, and skills

• Benevolence – genuine care and concern for others

• Integrity – strong moral and ethical principles

Thursday was dedicated to the Doctoral Colloquium, where I attended remarkable presentations. I also had the honor of presenting one of my upcoming papers:

Union Revitalisation and SDG’s: The role of trust between unions and boards of multinational corporations ​

The week concluded with an open discussion on the Paris Agreement. This international treaty on climate change, legally binding, was adopted by 196 parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France, on 12 December 2015, and entered into force on 4 November 2016. A key theme that received significant attention was the impact of the Green Transition on the labor market – a crucial subject requiring ongoing research.

An extremely valuable experience, offering me new perspectives and inspiration for future projects.