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Investing in Your Company’s Physical Risk Resilience

Harvard Business

Extreme weather events, infrastructure and technology failures, and transportation accidents are on the rise globally. A simple ROI calculation won’t cut it for physical risk prevention and mitigation investments because they can’t be measured by increases in revenue.

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Clean Tech Consulting: Adapting to Seize Opportunities

Tom Spencer

By conducting comprehensive assessments of energy consumption, waste management, and carbon emissions, consultants can pinpoint areas with the greatest potential for cost savings and sustainability improvements. Consulting firms can assist by conducting thorough financial modeling and ROI analysis.

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Virtual Classes Are Here to Stay – Here’s Why

Clarity Consultants

This can make managing other responsibilities far easier than if a class is occurring at a set time in person. Online Classes Lead to Higher ROIs. Typically, virtual learning programs offer both students and higher education institutions a higher return on investment (ROI) than traditional classroom-based approaches.

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How Ford Is Thinking About the Future

Harvard Business

Since it takes several years for a new model to go from the drawing board to the marketplace, Ford’s ROI formulas are mapped out according to historical precedents. If Ford applied those same ROI expectations to its new logistics business, it would likely kill it before it has a chance to thrive.

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Success with the Internet of Things Requires More Than Chasing the Cool Factor

Harvard Business

In my experience with dozens of organizations implementing IoT solutions, those that achieved their expected ROI changed their traditional business approaches in one or more of the following ways: They Developed a Partner Ecosystem. They Update Their Talent Management Strategies. But chasing the cool factor can lead to compromised ROI.

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The Business Case for an Employee Communication App - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM STAFFBASE

Harvard Business

Research by Staffbase shows that a mobile employee app dramatically improves internal communication, and it identified four areas where companies can see concrete ROI. Enabling Middle Management Communication Improves Work. For every 10 percent increase in customer satisfaction, companies increase revenue by 7%.

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The Scale of the Climate Catastrophe Will Depend on What Businesses Do Over the Next Decade

Harvard Business

degrees will require “rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and industrial systems” and this transition will need to be “unprecedented in terms of scale…and imply deep emissions reductions in all sectors.” Keeping the world at 1.5

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