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CSR: Collaborating with NPOs for Positive Social Impact

Tom Spencer

According to a Harvard study , around 90% of companies on the S&P 500 published a CSR report in 2019, compared to just 20% in 2011. Large companies now recognise that the environment and communities in which they operate can contribute significantly to their bottom line. Here are three examples of skill-based volunteering.

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The Impact of Carbon Taxation on Supply Chains in China

Comatch

From an operational and supply chain perspective, many companies have focused on tracking their operations and assets (Scope 1) and their own purchased energy electricity, heating, cooling, etc. EU importers and non-EU producers of these inputs will be required to pay around 75 EUR per metric ton of CO2 emissions.

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Financial Shenanigans Versus Incompetence

Martinka Consulting

On August 26, 2019 the WSJ had an article about how CEO pay is often much higher than disclosed (due to stock appreciation and clauses that escalate compensation). I’m working on a potential deal where the owner (and his advisors) setup five companies, two operating, one management, one for real estate, and one for equipment.

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EX = CX: How to create a thriving gigCX model

1 to 1

It behooves companies from across a wide range of industries to consider making gigCX a part of their regular operations. According to a 2019 study by researchers at Yale University, flexibility was the main driver among gig workers. And employers are exploring new ways of delivering products and services that reduce costs.

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How to Set More-Realistic Growth Targets

Harvard Business

Let’s take the example of one large company we worked with, which posited that it needed $250 million in new revenue from innovative new products in five years. Scouting options have low technical but high market uncertainty, in which the major task is finding product/market fit to extend the reach of an existing capability.

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Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

Organizational Talent Consulting

The purpose includes creating value for customers, investing in employees, dealing fairly with suppliers, and supporting the communities where corporations operate. A global survey of over 5000 CEOs revealed that greater than 60 percent of organizations anticipate introducing new products or services to fuel their growth.

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How Ford Is Thinking About the Future

Harvard Business

While this seemed like a small bet for a $165 billion company built on the mass production of vehicles, the deal was scouted, in part, by Jim Hackett, then head of Ford Smart Mobility who has since been elevated to CEO. This van is currently being tested in London ahead of volume production in 2019.