L'opinion
Relocalisations : la France doit activer ses leviers extra-financiers
Le BCG a mis au point un indice comparant la compétitivité du pays à celle de 19 autres. Dans cet article du 29 novembre 2021 de l'Opinion, il est souligné que la France doit activer ses leviers extra-financiers en terme de relocalisations.
The Times of India
Mobile gaming in India set to be a $5 billion industry, claims report
BCG's Vikash Jain and Mandeep Kohli share their views on the boom in the Indian gaming industry in this published article in The Times Of India. The article highlights the findings from the recently released report — Mobile Gaming: India's $5B+ Market Opportunity — which was published in association with Sequoia India. While Vikash shares his insights on the emerging trends in the Indian gaming sector and the potential monetization avenues, Mandeep talks about what defines the Indian gamer in today's scenario.
Europa Press
Los españoles gastarán un 25% más este 'Black Friday', con una media de 260 euros por persona
Según la encuesta "Black Friday Consumer Sentiment" realizada por BCG, los españoles gastarán una media de 260 euros el próximo Black Friday, un 25% más que el año pasado. El 52% de los españoles realizará sus compras de forma física debido al bajo uso de tecnologías en algunas generaciones. “Los datos de la encuesta destacan que la adopción del modelo híbrido es la realidad del nuevo contexto de compra”, explica Joan Sol, Partner and Managing Director de BCG.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Consumers to Spend More on Experiences Post COVID-19
BCG’s Monica Wegner tells The Sydney Morning Herald that there will be a radical shift in consumer behavior after COVID-19 as Australian consumers invest more in travel and well-being. Respondents to a BCG survey have cut back on spending and expressed a shift away from luxury goods and instead toward experiences like travel, day spas, and cinemas.
Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe
Going Net Zero Might Be Less Costly Than Expected
BCG’s Jens Burchardt joins the Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe podcast to discuss how to cut Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by more than half in industries such as food, fast-moving consumer goods, and automotive without additional costs. Burchardt explains that, for many industries, first-mover disadvantage doesn’t hold when looking at decarbonization costs. He also talks about the much larger problem of upstream emissions, arguing that while addressing them can be expensive, the cost impact for the end consumer is quite low.
Fortune
Accelerating Climate Progress Could Advance Gender Equity
Fortune highlights a BCG study which examines the booming green economy through a gender equity lens. The results show that while the green economy is positioned to create immense opportunity and prosperity, current climate mitigation strategies—specifically in STEM fields—can delay gender equity by up to 20 years. Closing the gender gap in the green economy could increase global annual GDP by nearly $1.5 trillion.
The Economic Times
BCG top recruiter with 26 offers in first cluster of IIM Ahmedabad summer placements
An article published in The Economic Times announces BCG as top recruiter with 26 offers as the first cluster of the summer Placement process for the PGP class of 2023 was held at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Livemint
The six key ingredients needed for an effective digital transformation
BCG's Rajiv Gupta, Amit Bharti, Vipin Gupta and Anmol Rai share their perspective on what it takes for organizations today to digitally transform their business effectively. They highlight an elaborate six-step guide, which ought to be followed to embrace digital in a transformative way as it no longer is a choice for companies.
CNN
BCG’s Rich Lesser Reflects on the US-China Climate Agreement at COP26
BCG’s Rich Lesser joins CNN to discuss the economic and political aftermath of COP26, with a focus on US-China relations. He says that businesses want this relationship to be built in a “productive way that supports the growth and the economies in both countries.” Lesser points to the US-China climate agreement made at COP26 as an example of successful collaboration over joint interest, and he is hopeful that it will create a path for the two countries to work together on other key issues.
Forbes
Thinking Radically About New Types of Leadership
BCG’s Deborah Lovich writes in her column for Forbes about ways to build new leadership models—including changing job descriptions and rewards—and encourage leaders to open their minds to change. Future leaders should be more flexible and agile, Lovich says, and they should set an example for others while acting as both listeners and learners.
ABC
La turbulenta travesía de la aviación hacia los cielos verdes
El sector aeroespacial está inmerso en un proceso de desarrollo tecnológico para lograr emisiones neutras de carbono en 2050. Por ello, se buscan alternativas para lograr vuelos más limpios. Esta semana se completó la ruta Madrid-Bilbao con un Airbus A320neo que utilizó un 1,84% de biocarburante en sus depósitos, siendo el primer vuelo con biocarburante producido en España con residuos.
Business World
Reinventing Insurance
Sharing his perspective on the Insurer-Insurtech alliance, in an article published in BW Businessworld, Alpesh Shah spoke about e-B2B Insurtechs collaborating with large insurance incumbents across different use cases. The article highlights how Insurers have begun to recognise that the traditional approach to selling insurance products to customers will no longer suffice for insurers seeking to stay ahead of their competitors.
Fortune
AI Won’t Break Your Company’s Culture—and It Might Even Boost Morale
BCG’s François Candelon, Michael Chu, and Su Min Ha write in Fortune about how deploying AI at scale can create high-performance culture, in addition to delivering financial benefits. They reference a recent report from BCG and MIT Sloan Management Review which showed that implementing AI can foster more collective learning and collaboration, help define roles more clearly, and increase company morale.
ITWeb
Africa must react or risk losing huge mobile money opportunity
The growth forecast makes the Middle East and Africa one of the world’s strongest frontiers for payments. This is a huge region, however, with very different market characteristics from one sub-region to another.
CGTN
Why Net Zero Emission Targets Are No Cause for Alarm
At COP26, BCG’s Rich Lesser speaks with CGTN about the huge increase in public- and private-sector funding that will be needed to meet net-zero commitments—and the business opportunities that the additional funding will create. Lesser explains that investing in climate was historically viewed by CEOs as a corporate responsibility. But with up to $5 trillion being invested annually in the coming years, he says, companies that don’t get ahead on climate are putting their businesses at risk.