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    Cheddar News

    BCG’s Sharon Marcil on Empowering Women in Business

    BCG’s Sharon Marcil joins Cheddar News to discuss her new role as the firm’s regional chair for North America. Marcil says her primary objective is to create an environment where all employees have equal opportunity, and she explains that, as a former leader of the Women@BCG affinity group, she helped close BCG’s retention gap by creating more flexible career paths. She also looks back at her own journey at BCG and shares her advice for career advancement.

    BW Businessworld

    Businesses Can Unlock 10X Return on Ad Spends by Measuring Right: BCG-Meta Industry Report

    Shaveen Garg, Managing Director and Partner and Pallavi Malani, Managing Director and Partner, share their views on the optimal measurement of the marketing spends in this published article in Business News This Week. The article highlights the findings from the recently released report — Measure To Grow: Drive double-digit growth by measuring marketing right — which was published in association with Meta.

    Fortune

    Leveraging the Power and Pace of Climate Innovation

    BCG’s CEO Christoph Schweizer writes in Fortune that climate innovation will disrupt business models in the coming decades, and that early movers face exciting opportunities that will set them up for advantages in the years ahead. Schweizer explains that one issue holding leaders back is inaccurate projections about speed and cost. He argues, however, that these concerns are often short sighted, and that sustainability is crucial for businesses to remain competitive.

    The Economist

    More Chargers Are Needed to Maintain EV Demand

    BCG’s Aakash Arora tells The Economist that the complexity of the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry has slowed the rollout of public charging points. It’s a problem that could limit the growth potential of the EV market if sufficient investments in charging infrastructure are not made. A BCG report estimates that by 2030 there will be 6.5 million EV charging points between Europe, China, and the US; however, far more will be needed to meet the rising demand for public charging.

    El Economista

    Wordline, Mercado Libre y Visa son las favoritas del sector de pagos electrónicos

    Un aumento dramático en las compras en línea durante y después de la pandemia ha llevado a un crecimiento récord en el sector de pagos electrónicos. Comentando en El Economista, Álvaro Vaca, Managing Director and Partner de BCG, destaca que "la industria de pagos se encuentra ante una disrupción sin igual. Ofrece increíbles oportunidades de crecimiento para compañías que estén preparadas para actuar rápido"

    China Daily

    China Prepares for a Net-Zero Transition

    In China Daily, BCG’s Baiping Chen and Yvonne Zhou discuss ways for China to achieve its emissions reduction goals. Chen and Zhou explain that companies should use quantitative methodologies when assessing climate-related risks, as outlined in BCG’s book, “China’s Pathway to Net Zero.” Industries will need to employ advanced technologies and prepare for increased cost of exports while governments promote unified standards and implement market-oriented methods.

    HRD Asia

    Singapore 'most attractive city' for digital talent

    Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, millions have lost jobs or changed their ways of working, but digital workers have emerged relatively unscathed, and in fact continue to be in high demand. With hybrid working expected to continue playing a key role in our lives, digital workers are now more open to virtual mobility and moving abroad for jobs. Today, Asia-Pacific has emerged as a go-to destination for digital talent, with Singapore ranked second most attractive city globally for workers to move to physically for work.

    City AM

    London Is the Top Destination for Tech Talent

    BCG’s Orsolya Kovács-Ondrejkovic tells City AM that the digital talent market has overheated in the wake of the pandemic, which left the digital workforce relatively unscathed. A recent BCG survey suggests that a wave of resignations is impending, with nearly 40% percent of digital workers actively job hunting. Kovács-Ondrejkovic says that salaries for digital workers across industries are increasing drastically, and many companies are struggling to compete. However, the right workplace culture and values are still among the top priorities for tech workers, she says.