Calling all clean-energy workers
September 12, 2023
The European Union, which accounts for about 8 percent of global energy-related emissions, could position itself as a leader in efforts to achieve net zero. Yet as senior partner Lorenzo Moavero Milanesi and coauthors explain, fulfilling these commitments requires attracting and training enough workers to scale up clean technologies. Demand for talent in wind and solar-power projects is expected to rise by as much as fourfold in EU countries by 2030.
To read the article, see “Five key action areas to put Europe’s energy transition on a more orderly path,” August 8, 2023.
Touch and go for RTO?
Employees are returning to work at corporate offices, but they are going in for fewer days a week than they were before the pandemic. Office attendance has stabilized at 30 percent below prepandemic norms, according to McKinsey Global Institute partner Jan Mischke, senior partner Aditya Samghvi, and colleagues. Among survey respondents in several large global cities, there is only a small gap between the number of days they currently work in the office and the number of days they expect to work there in the future.
To read the report, see “Empty spaces and hybrid places: The pandemic’s lasting impact on real estate,” July 13, 2023.
The future of two-wheelers? It’s electric
September 14, 2023
Electrification is transforming the mobility sector, and two-wheeled vehicles are no exception. The two-wheeler market could reach a value of $218 billion by 2030. Electric two-wheeled vehicles comprise a small percentage of sales around the globe now, partner Vivek Lath and colleagues explain, but up to 30 % of scooters, mopeds, and motorcycles may be electric before the end of the decade.
To read the article, see “The real global EV buzz comes on two wheels,” August 17, 2023.
The growth trifecta
September 11, 2023
Financially successful companies that integrate environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) priorities into their growth strategies outperform their peers if they also overachieve on fundamentals, senior partner Lucy Pérez and colleagues find in an analysis of more than 2200 public companies. Those that outperformed in ESG, profit, and growth produced two percentage points of total shareholder returns above peers that outperformed on financial metrics alone.
Calling all clean-energy workers
September 12, 2023
The European Union, which accounts for about 8 % of global energy-related emissions, could position itself as a leader in efforts to achieve net zero. Yet as senior partner Lorenzo Moavero Milanesi and coauthors explain, fulfilling these commitments requires attracting and training enough workers to scale up clean technologies. Demand for talent in wind and solar-power projects is expected to rise by as much as fourfold in EU countries by 2030.
To read the article, see “Five key action areas to put Europe’s energy transition on a more orderly path,” August 8, 2023.
Touch and go for RTO?
September 15, 2023
Employees are returning to work at corporate offices, but they are going in for fewer days a week than they were before the pandemic. Office attendance has stabilized at 30 percent below prepandemic norms, according to McKinsey Global Institute partner Jan Mischke, senior partner Aditya Samghvi, and colleagues. Among survey respondents in several large global cities, there is only a small gap between the number of days they currently work in the office and the number of days they expect to work there in the future.
To read the report, see “Empty spaces and hybrid places: The pandemic’s lasting impact on real estate,” July 13, 2023.
The future of two-wheelers? It’s electric
September 14, 2023
Electrification is transforming the mobility sector, and two-wheeled vehicles are no exception. The two-wheeler market could reach a value of $218 billion by 2030. Electric two-wheeled vehicles comprise a small percentage of sales around the globe now, partner Vivek Lath and colleagues explain, but up to 30 percent of scooters, mopeds, and motorcycles may be electric before the end of the decade.
To read the article, see “The real global EV buzz comes on two wheels,” August 17, 2023.
The growth trifecta
September 11, 2023
Financially successful companies that integrate environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) priorities into their growth strategies outperform their peers if they also overachieve on fundamentals, senior partner Lucy Pérez and colleagues find in an analysis of more than 2200 public companies. Those that outperformed in ESG, profit, and growth produced two percentage points of total shareholder returns above peers that outperformed on financial metrics alone.