War in Ukraine: Global Update and Impact on Risk
The war in Ukraine has elicited an unprecedented international response. What business risks do the sanctions and policy actions pose, and how can companies best respond?
SUSTAINABILITY / PODCAST
Climate change is precipitating the largest industrial transformation since World War II, perhaps ever. BCG’s global chair, Rich Lesser, explains what it means for CEOs and business leaders.
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT / ARTICLE
The yearly global margin pool could surpass $100 billion in the coming decade—if market players secure more feedstock supplies, improve process economics, and address pricing issues.
LARGE-SCALE RENEWABLES / ARTICLE
As governments decarbonize their economies through renewable energy generation, volatility in electricity prices will surge. Players can use multiple levers to mitigate it—but they must act carefully to avoid damaging industrial competitiveness and increasing costs.
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION / ARTICLE
The floor has fallen out from under marketers. They need a bold new approach to measuring the impact of their efforts—and determining where to spend their organizations' dollars.
PEOPLE STRATEGY / ARTICLE
Multilevel resilience is built upon the relationship between organizational and personal resilience, an optimal level of stress, and the right approach to change.
The war in Ukraine has elicited an unprecedented international response. What business risks do the sanctions and policy actions pose, and how can companies best respond?
The direct impact of the invasion on financial institutions will be limited, but the indirect and medium-term effects will be complex—and are important to understand.
The effect of the invasion on the world’s energy supply—already tight from inflationary pressures—has the potential to hit high-energy-intensity industries, and some governments, hard.
The invasion is testing the fragility of a highly connected world. Its impact on commodities, companies, and industries will evolve, with more complex second-order effects that leaders will need to navigate.
Businesses are at a defining moment to act on sustainability. Those that act decisively have the opportunity to create resilience and sustainable competitive advantage for their business models for the long term.
Companies are making bold commitments to improve ESG performance. But to successfully deliver on their goals, they must steer clear of these common challenges.
Companies that view environmental, social, and governance initiatives as an exercise in compliance, rather than a source of competitive advantage, are leaving substantial value on the table.
Achieving ESG goals and building sustainability as a competitive advantage requires integrating technology and data from the beginning.
Few retailers excel at being green, but the need for improvement is acute. Where is your company on the maturity curve?
With its ever-expanding application, AI may soon be more than just a way to gain a competitive edge. Unlocking the full power of AI is an essential task for surviving and thriving now and in the years ahead.
Delivering on the promise requires action on five strategic and operational tracks.
A new study by GAMMA, BHI, and MIT-SMR suggests a counterintuitive key to morale and organizational effectiveness: robots.
Despite good intentions, companies say they are struggling to cut their emissions in line with targets. Their inability to measure appropriately is the leading roadblock.
AI expert and author Kai-Fu Lee shares his views on the intersection of human cognition and artificial intelligence with the BCG Henderson Institute’s imagination expert Martin Reeves.
BCG has committed to reach net-zero climate impact by 2030 and then become climate positive—removing more carbon from the atmosphere than we emit each year.
Why do only 10% of companies succeed with AI? In this series by BCG and MIT SMR, we talk to the leaders who've achieved big wins with AI in their companies and learn how they did it.
BCG Executive Perspectives offer insights on global topics that matter most to leaders in the public and private sectors. Explore these topics and read the latest thinking from BCG's experts.
BCG’s proprietary CO2 AI solution supports AI for sustainability and enables companies to measure emissions exhaustively and frequently.
The industry holds clear advantages for making the businesses it invests in more environmentally and socially sustainable. Interviews with leading players point to five priorities.
To meet people’s needs and make their health systems as efficient as possible, governments need a coordinated approach to care.
To deliver superior outcomes at scale, companies need to invest in ecosystems. Forging strong connections with patients and partners will be key.
SUBSCRIBE