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The Digital Divide Is Everybody’s Business
Episode 32
Three decades after the development of the commercial Internet, nearly half the world’s 8 billion people do not have access to high-speed Internet. F…
3 years, 6 months ago
Looking Under the Hood of the Wealth Machine
Episode 31
Over the past 20 years, assets under management of financial firms have nearly quadrupled to more than $110 trillion, powered by the growth in equity…
3 years, 7 months ago
Economic Uncertainty Can Be Your Friend
Episode 30
Linear thinking is valuable when the environment is relatively stable and familiar. But in uncertain economic times, executives also need to think ex…
3 years, 7 months ago
What COP 27 Means for Africa
Episode 29
COP27, the global climate conference in Egypt, represented a mix of accomplishments and frustrations. Wealthy nations agreed to establish a fund to h…
3 years, 8 months ago
Can Our Green Future Also Be Fair?
Episode 28
We often hear that the climate transition must also be a just transition. But how can we make that happen when, for example, coal remains both the la…
3 years, 8 months ago
BCG Presents: Climate Vision 2050--The Ballad of the Wind Rigger
It’s 2050 and we’re exploring how the world radically reduced carbon emissions and saved itself from climate catastrophe. What have our cities done t…
3 years, 8 months ago
Climate Adaptation and the Cost of Inaction
Episode 27
How well will the world adapt to ever more extreme climate events? To date most government and business leaders are focusing on climate mitigation at…
3 years, 9 months ago
Values Are for Everywhere
Episode 26
Corporate values are more important than ever. Should companies boycott countries with values they do not share? Kushal Khandhar, global Pride@BCG ma…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Economy's Conflicting Signals
Episode 25
Inflation is higher than it’s been in a generation, but policy makers still have room to maneuver. Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, BCG’s global chief econo…
3 years, 10 months ago
Talent Hiding in Plain Sight
Episode 24
Are companies looking for talent in all the wrong places? Only 10% of jobs are filled by internal lateral candidates. Companies need better ways to f…
3 years, 10 months ago