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A CEO guide to today’s value creation ecosystem The drivers of enterprise value extend beyond financial productivity and as disruption intensifies, businesses must adapt to avoid value destruction. Illustration by Suppachok Nuthep In the blink of an eye, COVID-19 disrupted the business environment and illuminated a profound, sometimes overlooked truth: that to create, protect, and sustain enterprise value, executives must consider a set of stakeholders much wider and more diverse than just shareholders. Related stories by Aaron Gilcreast and Larry Jones Disruption and the breadth of the value creation ecosystem are, in fact, connected. In recent months, as supply chains have faltered, channels to market have evolved, and companies’ roles in caring for their customers and employees have been magnified, it’s become clear that the pursuit of financial productivity and profitable growth, long the core of traditional value creation models, is inadequate ....
A CEO guide to today’s value creation ecosystem The drivers of enterprise value extend beyond financial productivity and as disruption intensifies, businesses must adapt to avoid value destruction. Illustration by Suppachok Nuthep In the blink of an eye, COVID-19 disrupted the business environment and illuminated a profound, sometimes overlooked truth: that to create, protect, and sustain enterprise value, executives must consider a set of stakeholders much wider and more diverse than just shareholders. Related stories by Aaron Gilcreast and Larry Jones Disruption and the breadth of the value creation ecosystem are, in fact, connected. In recent months, as supply chains have faltered, channels to market have evolved, and companies’ roles in caring for their customers and employees have been magnified, it’s become clear that the pursuit of financial productivity and profitable growth, long the core of traditional value creation models, is inadequate ....
Leigh F. Capule, Migrations Manager I GSC Philippines, HSBC. Photo: HSBC Leigh is a pioneer member of the HSBC (HSBA.L) Pride + Ally Network in GSC Philippines. Under Leigh’s leadership a number of significant initiatives and company policy changes were made, including the establishment of both gender neutral and gender preference restrooms, the inclusion of same sex and domestic partners in their insurance coverage and inclusion of treatment of HIV/AIDS in HMO coverage. Leigh took the lead in the D&I forum held in India in sharing Philippines Pride best practices and initiatives and established an annual PAN GSC SOGIE Awareness session, which she personally facilitates. In addition, she played a critical role in the establishment of Pride ERGs in GSC India and China. ....
Global emissions cuts needed on unprecedented scale to reach Paris Climate target (AFP via Getty Images) If the world is to reach the Paris Climate Agreement’s target of a global temperature increase of no more than 1.5°C, we need to cut emissions five times more quickly than the current rate. This is according to PwC’s Net Zero Economy Index, which delivers a stark message to businesses and governments. Economic growth and CO2 emissions For the last 10 years, PwC UK’s Index has modelled economic growth and energy-related CO2 emissions data, against the rates required to achieve the aims of the Paris Agreement. It tracks how economies are progressing in breaking the link between economic growth and increases in energy related carbon emissions. ....
London s IPOs still higher than European peers despite COVID-19 and Brexit Kumutha Ramanathan LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2020/12/15: General view of the City of London skyline. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) London’s initial public offering (IPO) market proved to be resilient in 2020 despite the threats of Brexit and COVID-19, allowing it to beat out its European peers, according to a PwC report released on Thursday. The London Stock Exchange was the most active market with £5.5bn (€6.1bn, $7.55bn) raised in the year to 9 December 2020 compared to £5.9bn in 2019. The listings were mostly made up of financials and industrials, raising around 95% of the total this year. While London’s IPOs values are slightly down compared to 2019, some are due to be completed in the last weeks of December, which will push the figure higher. ....