Can Second-Generation Ethanol Production Help Decarbonize the World?
Harvard Business
JANUARY 30, 2024
How Brazil’s green energy champion, Raízen, is expanding the market for second-generation ethanol and other sugar-cane waste biofuels.
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Harvard Business
JANUARY 30, 2024
How Brazil’s green energy champion, Raízen, is expanding the market for second-generation ethanol and other sugar-cane waste biofuels.
Harvard Business
JUNE 11, 2024
The article advocates for a societal movement toward reducing consumption and over-production, while embracing values of care and redistribution, challenging traditional market-first ideologies.
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Harvard Business
APRIL 17, 2017
It means energy turning point. (We In this transformation, we are witnessing the decarbonization of power consumption, thanks to the large-scale deployment of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. At the same time, we’re also seeing the decentralization of power production. For example, in Germany, more than 1.5
Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 19, 2022
As most of us spend the majority of our time working, it’s important to consider where that time is spent, how to manage your tasks and energy, and how to ultimately find fulfilment. Manage your energy. As you plan your day, schedule your individual working time for when you are most productive and alert. Find fulfilment.
Epicflow
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Therefore, RWE will be the key to optimizing the management of all stages of pharmaceutical products lifecycles. For example, theyre investing in energy-efficient equipment and renewable energy sources, minimizing waste and managing wastewater discharge, choosing recyclable packaging materials, etc.
Tom Spencer
JANUARY 14, 2022
Skyrocketing energy prices in the wake of the post-pandemic economic recovery has been all over the news, and for good reason. The rising cost of energy feeds into the pricing of all goods, causing inflation globally. McKinsey, BCG, Bain and the Big Four all have specific divisions to cater for clients from the energy industry.
Harvard Business
JULY 7, 2016
Almost 50% of market pioneers fail, and later entrants or organizations that don’t enter a market first often end up being more successful. Being optimally distinct—and marketing yourself as such. If a competitor’s product offers the same features at the same price, there’s no reason to switch.
Tom Spencer
JANUARY 14, 2022
Energy transitions occur from time to time, due to the discovery of new energy sources such as coal or due to policy changes, such as France’s embrace of nuclear energy. Energy transitions have occurred throughout history, from burning wood to coal, then oil and natural gas. Background.
Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2018
About two-thirds of agile practitioners report higher team morale, increased productivity, greater ability to manage changing priorities, and faster time to market than they were experiencing before. The energy, commitment, and collaboration among team members was a revelation. So, take the initiative.
Tom Spencer
JULY 14, 2023
Government incentives for investment into renewable energy sources, such as subsidies and tax credits , are becoming an increasingly popular way for governments to meet national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Secondly, renewable energy is naturally occurring and based on resources that are continually replenished.
Tom Spencer
MAY 17, 2020
This is a new experience for many of us, and poses new challenges and distractions that can make it difficult to stay focused and productive. I’ve been getting asked a lot lately about productivity, and so I thought I should dedicate an article to it. The earlier you wake up, the more productive you will be.
Tom Spencer
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Environmental Metrics: These measure a company’s impact on the planet, including emissions, energy efficiency, waste management, water usage, and sustainability of the supply chain. For instance, Tesla’s focus on sustainable energy solutions has significantly bolstered its reputation as an innovator in the automotive industry.
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 25, 2016
Consider Apple, hardly a byword in the energy business. This summer, the company applied for federal licenses to sell directly to customers the excess renewable energy it generates on its new campus and in facilities across Oregon, Nevada, and California. But solar electricity is only the beginning of the future energy marketplace.
Steve Shu Consulting
JULY 25, 2014
One the other hand, possibilities for competitive differentiation and new products seem limitless. For example, Opower tapped into a great market using software-as-a-service and a behavioral efficiency model for saving energy. What’s going on in the market? How should we get new ideas related to behavioral economics?
Harvard Business
JUNE 14, 2016
Last year, networking giant Cisco Systems worked with one of its contract manufacturers in Malaysia to deploy 1,500 energy and temperature sensors on its manufacturing equipment. As Kern put it, “We always manage costs so closely, but we weren’t really measuring energy — we didn’t know how much we spent!
Epicflow
JUNE 10, 2022
For example, currently, the A&D industry is facing increasing geopolitical and economic uncertainty as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, energy and raw materials challenges due to the sanctions imposed on Russia, inflation rate, etc. Issues with the supply chain lead to poor quality of products and delays in their releases.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
“Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything,” wrote Paul Krugman more than 20 years ago. Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. During much of this time, it has been shareholders, not workers, who have reaped the benefits of higher productivity.
Harvard Business
AUGUST 5, 2016
Big companies have been buying a lot of clean energy lately – 3.5 They put up almost no capital and usually lower their day-to-day energy costs. First, due in large part to the scale and consistency of their energy purchasing, industrials already pay the lowest rates for power. Get early buy-in.
Tom Spencer
AUGUST 22, 2020
What is essential for successful marketing mix modeling? The data must be specific to individual brands and product lines, not the company as a whole. Is the market for the product or service growing? Product category data: What are the trends in the specific product category? Reading Time: 6 minutes.
David A Fields
OCTOBER 26, 2016
Many may be what Michael Maccoby calls “productive narcissists,” whose aggressive energy, engaging charm, and relentless self-importance power impressive business success. As consultants, we don’t want to be narcissists; yet, narcissistic competitors can eat your consulting business alive. Why do they succeed?
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
For one thing, in an era when trust in traditional sources has eroded — in government, media, and in companies and the marketing they employ — word-of-mouth from trusted peers wields greater clout than ever. It is highly efficient at capturing, storing, and releasing energy. That’s no longer true.
Consulting Matters
JUNE 15, 2023
We also discuss Puja's Amplified Life Triangle, a vital tool for understanding energy management and achieving a balance between logic and intuition in our lives and businesses. Don't miss this powerful conversation on the importance of deep spiritual work, trusting the process of divine timing, and aligning values and genius in work.
Harvard Business
AUGUST 22, 2016
Every year, a large majority of product launches fail. Regardless of which number is right, there is no doubt that a lot of time and energy go into marketing products that will no longer exist in a year. Therefore, he “encouraged executives to switch from a production orientation to a consumer orientation.”
Harvard Business
MARCH 1, 2018
In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets. hbr staff/bettmann/Getty Images.
Harvard Business
MARCH 13, 2017
A year into their jobs, how many employees still have the unbridled energy and enthusiasm that they brought with them to their first day on the job? Unproductive routines, corporate bureaucracy, and “administrivia” kill ambition and sap energy for far too many employees. How many still believe they can make a difference?
Harvard Business
APRIL 6, 2017
The true cost to business can be far greater, thanks to low productivity across organizations, high turnover, and the loss of the most capable talent. In our book Time, Talent and Energy , we note that when employees aren’t as productive as they could be, it’s usually the organization, not its employees, that is to blame.
Harvard Business
MAY 24, 2017
In contrast, today’s scarcest resource is your human capital, as measured by the time, talent and energy of your workforce. Energy, too, is difficult to come by. Based on our research , inspired employees are three times more productive than dissatisfied employees, but they are rare. Energy can be created and destroyed.
Consulting Matters
JANUARY 29, 2020
"Money is congealed energy, and releasing it releases life's possibilities." - Joseph Campbell. The presence of money fears can be good if they act as alerts to be strategic about investments and with marketing and sales. Here's the cold hard truth - networking to find other more successful consultants and coaches IS marketing.
Harvard Business
JUNE 21, 2017
Just as we wouldn’t rely on a single marketing tactic or a single source of financing for the entire life of an organization, we need to build up a portfolio of innovation strategies designed for specific tasks. When that happens, innovating your products won’t help — you have to innovate your business model.
Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2018
This might have worked in the past when markets moved incrementally. But in a global business environment that is changing exponentially , the market moves too quickly. What makes this a quest is that there is likely no product currently on the market or no existing demand from consumers. Too much is simply unpredictable.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 26, 2018
We were working hard on getting product-market fit right, so anything we could do to get more customers and to find the right feature mix was a critical learning opportunity. A popular, core feature of our product was our website grader. If someone had a marketing grader idea, chances are I would say “yes” to it.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
We design and manufacture personal-scale energy appliances that enable our users to cook, charge, and light their lives off the grid. We serve two markets that are very different but united by the common need for reliable, safe access to energy: outdoor recreationalists and low-income households in emerging markets.
Tom Spencer
JANUARY 27, 2023
has disrupted the auto industry and established itself as a leader in sustainable energy. Founded in 2003 by CEO Elon Musk, the company has rapidly expanded its offerings from luxury electric vehicles (EVs) to renewable energy solutions, positioning itself at the forefront of the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Harvard Business
JULY 26, 2018
Uber’s setback in the international market, however, wasn’t its first. To venture capitalists and the financial market, no business model is more attractive than a platform. Any platform still needs to achieve a product-market fit to succeed in the long run. This is a subtle but important distinction.
Harvard Business
JUNE 27, 2017
Most offices have adequate but aging lighting systems that often operate inefficiently, can waste vast amounts of energy, and annoy employees. We believe that a recent business-model innovation will overcome this barrier and upend commercial lighting and other energy services. Hence the opportunity for third-party service providers.
Harvard Business
JUNE 27, 2018
Consumers almost always tell researchers that they prefer to have many versions of a product from which to choose. For retailers, that difference has big implications for the problem of assortment — how many variations of a single product to offer. Holger Weitzel/Getty Images. They will therefore prefer a large assortment.
Management Consulted
APRIL 2, 2017
However, due to its rich history in the region, the firm knows the market deeper, better, and has the best government and private sector relationships. Some recent projects include issues such as global energy solutions and large international sporting events. in revenue (wow!). McKinsey & Company. McKinsey at #4?
Consulting Matters
JANUARY 7, 2019
If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients. Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing.
Epicflow
AUGUST 12, 2024
How can manufacturers ensure production efficiency and competitiveness? One of the effective solutions is digital transformation — the implementation of innovative technologies into every manufacturing aspect helps production companies enhance their capabilities, shorten products’ time to market, and satisfy customers’ demands.
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
A new study out by Spencer Stuart shows an insane number of chief marketing officers who’ve been fired during 2018. Product marketing: For this, the CMO pulls all of the analysis and insights from all of the customer-facing resources of the organization to support and co-design specific solutions with the product organization.
Epicflow
DECEMBER 14, 2023
While the complexity of construction projects is increasing, digitalization provides construction companies with a number of benefits: high efficiency of processes, precise project planning and visualization, real-time cooperation, new market opportunities, reduced risks, more effective decision-making, optimized construction costs, etc. [5;
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 9, 2018
degrees will require “rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and industrial systems” and this transition will need to be “unprecedented in terms of scale…and imply deep emissions reductions in all sectors.” Embrace renewable energy.
Harvard Business
AUGUST 17, 2017
Consumers are registering their concerns about how companies make their products. It isn’t just about limiting downside risk; the company can also create profitable new products and services to address the urgent global needs such as those associated with scarce water supplies, hunger, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Jerry Fletcher
MARCH 13, 2021
Your team includes all the folks that get credit when the job is done, the objective reached, or the product is delivered. Trust lowers your stress and makes you more productive. That is true whether the business is a product, a service or a combination of the two. Your Company. Trust is essential. Just a hired hand?
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