The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Recycling offers a comparable or even superior return on investment to strategies like transitioning to electric vehicles or purchasing green power, which utilizes renewable energy sources. In 2011, during the most lucrative period for recycling markets, the annual cost per household in the United States was as low as $3.

Cost 82

Cost Restructuring Proposal Marketing 82

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

Americans — and American companies — have also connected the dots between clean energy and economic growth, with 87% last year saying that developing clean energy should be a priority for the President and Congress. Renewables are growing faster than any other kindof of power generation, with more solar panels installed in the U.S.

Power 8

Power Planning Proposal Energy 8

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 29, 2023

This is reflected in Europe, with the European Commission arguing that up to 290 billion euros per year will be needed to develop green energy and infrastructure. Research from EDHEC Business School suggests that such investments would provide a good return, even when compared to investments in fossil-energy infrastructure.

Energy 97

Energy Long-term Comparison Project 97

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The drought in Russia destroyed 40% of its wheat crop, so Putin pulled wheat — 1/6 of the global trade in the crop — off the global market, driving up wheat prices. The market for renewables is growing fast. No wonder HSBC says the market for clean tech and climate change solutions will top $2.2 trillion by 2020.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Retail Globalization Price 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2012

In pursuit of this goal, I committed Desso to becoming 100% Cradle-to-Cradle by 2020. We will phase out all chemicals deemed unacceptable according to Cradle-to-Cradle by 2020. Resource Revolution: Meeting the world's energy, materials, food, and water needs, November 2011. Sounds pretty idealistic, doesn't it?

Strategy 10

Strategy McKinsey Chemicals Armstrong 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The world’s five largest companies (by market capitalization) are all American and compete in the digital sphere: Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook. While, there are still only 36 robots per 10,000 manufacturing workers in China, Beijing has set a goal of raising the robot-to-worker ratio to more than 100 by 2020.

Politics 9

Politics McKinsey Katz Technology 9