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2016 ECS Value Creators Report: Building Endurance

BCG

Moreover, ECS companies that serve the energy industry continued to suffer the ripple effect of low oil prices as their clients pulled back from growth initiatives. Japanese companies’ average annual TSR of 14% in the five-year period from 2011 through 2015 is generated by extremely strong margin increases and cash flows.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business

Recognizing the growing consumer interest in sustainable products and looking to solve consumer challenges such as high energy costs, CPG companies have developed new products to gain access to this market. and European line of cold-water detergents that require 50% less energy than warm water washing. In 2005, they launched a U.S.

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