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The Impact of Carbon Taxation on Supply Chains in China

Comatch

One famous example is Volvo announcing in 2021 that from 2030 on, they would only sell fully-electric cars (phasing out combustion engines, including hybrids). . off predicted annual greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, compared to the previous round of commitments. degrees Celsius. The tax will be implemented in stages.

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ESG’s Impact on Professional Services

Prudent Pedal

According to Forbes, “The Davos Manifesto highlighted a set of 22 quantitative core ESG metrics and then added a more advanced phase two aspirational set of 34 metrics. The expanded metrics are less established and revolve around a “wider value chain.” LISTEN: The Risks and Rewards of ESG Positioning. Time will tell.

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How to Tie Executive Compensation to Sustainability

Harvard Business

The UN, for example, has outlined 17 broad Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. And at many companies, sustainability efforts are measured with well over 10 internal metrics. That doesn’t mean companies should abandon traditional strategies for reducing costs, mitigating risks, and preserving a “license to operate.”

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Are You A Future-Ready Leader?

Organizational Talent Consulting

It is projected by 2030 in the US and Europe that the time spent during a workweek will on information technology and programming tasks increase the most. It is when leaders use facts extracted from data and metrics to guide business decisions that support business goals rather than relying on experience, intuition, and stories alone.

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How the Water Industry Learned to Embrace Data

Harvard Business

According to a 2016 report from the UNEP-hosted International Resource Panel , water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030. In many parts of the world, the increased operational and infrastructure costs are simply passed on to consumers. And demand is increasing. As one U.S. In other regions, however, (e.g.

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Competing in the Huge Digital Economies of China and India

Harvard Business

Relative to its Chinese counterparts, India’s authorities have been focused on the fundamentals — on low-cost access to digital tools and on creating an open and inter-operable infrastructure. Currently, China is ahead on the major economic metrics: to add as much to its GDP as China will in 2018, India would need to grow by 40%.