The fortnight thus far #102

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Issue #102 | Reports & resources we loved in the last 15 days??

Jun 01, 2023

Know your metrics: Utilisation & Productivity

In this edition of UNJARGONED, we address key questions about Utilisation & Productivity

• What are Utilisation & Productivity?
• Are there any differences between the two and does it play out for different sectors?
• What do you need to focus on first?
• Role of Utilisation & Productivity for other metrics in the business

Prachi Rajgarhia, Prequate Advisory

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The services sector has emerged as a key growth driver in India

Services have emerged as a key growth driver, comprising more than half of the nation's GDP.

[ Financial Express > Read ]

India’s first rate cut can come in 2024

India's retail inflation is expected to trend lower through to the second quarter this year due to a slower momentum in prices while taking into account the base effect.

[ Times of India > Read ]

Be Metaverse ready

[ Read ]

The world of payments is changing the fintech landscape

[ Read ]

Thinking 40-hour workweek? Try circadian rhythm.

[ Read ]

State of the Transition 2023: Global Energy and Natural Resource Executive Perspectives

In this annual survey, it is noted that access to capital for new low-carbon investments isn’t a major constraint, but ensuring a return on investment certainly is. Further, it is renewables, artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technology, and energy storage that will become the most critical technologies for the sector through 2030 and executives are willing to bet on this.

[ Bain & Co. > Read ]

The Future of Wealth and Growth Hangs in the Balance

Current tremors in the financial system may signal a shift in how the world borrows, lends, and accrues value, with a wide range of plausible long-term scenarios. In such a situation, accelerating productivity growth will require countering headwinds through well-directed investment to seize the power of both technology and human capital will be crucial.

[ McKinsey & Co. > Read ]

Investors Want to Know Your Sustainability Business Case

With many companies investing behind their net-zero commitments—and half of all assets under management held by investors committed to sustainable investing, only a few business leaders feel that investors are giving them credit for their sustainability investments. This report explores how clarity of the intersection of sustainability and value-creation agendas will benefit companies going forward.

[ BCG > Read ]

Achieving Health Equity in Life Sciences

Achieving health equity in life sciences can help the industry see stronger bottom lines and better consumer engagement—in addition to better health outcomes. Companies that invest in reaching patient populations with no previous access to their products can be game changers in the industry

[ Deloitte > Read ]

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