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September 2021

Capturing business opportunities arising from climate change

New business models emerge in anticipation of the impacts of climate change

Climate change is certainly no longer a novel topic and much has been said about its impacts and strategies for mitigation. In this Viewpoint, we focus on how corporates can anticipate the impacts on their business and provide perspectives on how new business models can be envisioned with climate...
Organization & transformation, Sustainability
September 2021

Unlocking high CO2 gas fields – Contributing to the carbon economy

Can high CO2 fields successfully become a new business line for exploration and production operators that embrace an energy transition strategy?

Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, gas consumption will be a key driver for the short to medium term as many O&G companies embark on their energy transition roadmaps. In this Viewpoint, we provide an overview of the key opportunities available by unlocking high CO2 gas fields, the...
Utilities & alternative energy
September 2021

Safety on the move

Evolving risk culture in the automotive sector

The automotive sector is in a period of extreme disruption. Alongside trends in decarbonization of transport, technology is fundamentally shifting the way vehicles work, including increasing levels of automation with the expectation that fully autonomous vehicles will be the vehicles of tomorrow....
Risk
August 2021

Innovation across business units

Why is innovation best practice not replicated across business units in the same organization?

In analyzing Arthur D. Little’s benchmark dataset on innovation management practices, we discovered a pattern that challenged our assumptions about the deployment of innovation best practice: that there is far less transfer of innovation best practice across a company’s business units than is...
Technology & innovation management
August 2021

Diversification trends in the automotive supplier sector

Time for auto suppliers to leverage their capabilities in adjacent industries?

Automotive suppliers once resided in a fairly stable business environment with reliable demand. The growing number of passenger cars sold in Europe each year has led to a similarly increasing demand for OEM components and parts. Moreover, the overall vehicle fleet on Europe’s roads has continuously...
Automotive
August 2021

Agritech to drive the next green revolution in India

Convergence of digital technologies to meet Indian challenges

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted businesses across many sectors globally, including India. Nevertheless, the recent growth of the agritech market in India reflects its enormous unrealized potential. Increased rural Internet penetration and the greater affordability of digital technologies...
Consumer goods & retail
July 2021

Automotive Quarterly – Q1/2021

Die Automobilmärkte setzen ihren Aufwärtstrend im ersten Quartal 2021 weiter fort. Die Erholung der Umsätze setzt sich weiter fort und Profitabilitäten sind weiter auf Rekordniveau. In unserem Sonderthema geben wir einen Einblick in Geschäftsmodellen für EV Charging in Europa. Im Fokus stehen die...
Automotive
July 2021

Quenching digital thirst of water utilities

How should water utilities execute their digital transformation ?

Water utilities across the globe are under increased pressure due to challenges posed by rapid urbanization, climate change, aging infrastructure, high network losses, and increasing customer expectations. Innovation and cutting-edge digital technologies are proving critical in helping utilities...
Utilities & alternative energy
July 2021

Transforming a utility company’s front line

A framework to optimize field force utilization and productivity

Previously stable and involatile utilities are entering a fast-transforming environment that requires rapid, decisive, and strategic actions. Utilities currently face higher cost and margin pressures stemming from scale and age of the network as well as regulatory mandates and competition. To...
Utilities & alternative energy
July 2021

Die magische Million

Elektromobilität als Ökologisierungstreiber

Klimaneutralität ist die zentrale Säule des Green Deals, den die Präsidentin der Europäischen Kommission Ursula von der Leyen Ende 2019 vorgestellt hat. Der sehr ehrgeizige Vorschlag sieht eine Reduktion der Treibhausgase um 55 % bis 2023 im Vergleich zu 1990 vor. Während die Gesamtkosten von SARS-...
Automotive