Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

It seems an inconsequential event — no new international alliances are formed, no policies will change within their home nation, and the young couple doesn't seem all that interesting. The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton might seem entirely frothy and unworthy of the time of busy executives. In the U.S.,

CEO 16

CEO Apparel GDP Audience 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2017

Examples of tactics within these categories include price-point policies (such as ending a price with the digit 9), in-store or website signage, coupons, and a good/better/best assortment mix. The experience of a European discount apparel retailer illustrates the power of a disciplined price-perception program.

Price 14

Price Retail Discount Tactics 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

And more recently, athletic apparel company Puma (working with my colleagues at PwC and the UK's TruCost) produced an " environmental P&L " which measured the "real" cost of carbon and other environmental inputs like water. It's innovative and committed, but it also points to a massive global failure of leadership on climate policy.

Price 13

Price P&L White Paper Energy 13

HR Digest

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It’s important to take a pulse of your policies and practices to determine where you need to focus to improve access and reduce bias. Leading apparel company Theory uses Mathison’s Equal Hiring Index system as its primary DEI assessment and reporting system. Mathison is now the quarterly barometer for progress at Theory.

Diversity 98

Diversity Organization Training Apparel 98

HR Digest

AUGUST 1, 2023

As we embrace this new era of protection for pregnant workers, we must continue to advocate for equality and push for further advancements in workplace policies. It sets a precedent for fair treatment and reasonable accommodations, ensuring that pregnant workers have the support they need to thrive in the workplace.

Apparel 98

Apparel Environment Proposal Diversity 98

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

Take outdoor apparel retailer Patagonia. ” The company delivers on that promise through paid environmental internships, time off for civil disobedience training, reimbursements for commuting to work in a way other than driving, and a flex-time policy that allows employees to catch a good swell when they feel so inspired. .”

Reputation 12

Reputation Brand Attrition How To 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

The week before Fashion Week in New York, now underway, is perhaps the busiest in the city’s apparel industry. Therefore, so the argument goes, cities ought to push policies that encourage the growth of spatially concentrated economic activity. They make modifications to dresses in real time under enormous deadline pressures.

Fashion 8

Fashion Industry Parcell Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2012

But when the retailer took a more careful look, it found that its best opportunity was to get people to buy more in the categories they were already shopping (such as apparel or electronics or groceries). This was essential to Jim Kilts' turnaround of Gillette a few years ago. 3: Make your company growth-friendly.

Retail 11

Retail Long-term Short-term Apparel 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

That said, with 187 countries pledging collective action to cut carbon emissions, the deal will have vast repercussions for business , particularly as governments put into place policies to remake our energy, transportation, and building systems. The lead-up to Paris gave us a taste of what’s to come.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

The CIO of an apparel company participates in digital decisions and supports digital initiatives while keeping the company''s traditional IT unit running smoothly. They understand the importance of governance and policy. In some companies, the CIO and CDO are deliberately separate roles. If your CIO is good, look to him for help.

CIO 8

CIO Technology Apparel Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2018

Apparel brands are investing especially heavily in online shopping capabilities and introducing interactive features that complement apps and websites. To get a clearer, more-complete picture, we studied actual decisions made by 1,500 apparel and footwear shoppers in the United States. Data-Driven Marketing. Sponsored by Google.

Apparel 11

Apparel Retail Fashion Brand 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

With policy makers distracted by political polarization and limited fiscal and monetary room to maneuver in, one thing seems certain: Global businesses must advance a new, credible narrative for globalization, technology, and the role of corporations — and support it with purposeful action. Essential background.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The ongoing failure of policy at a global level (with the important exceptions of some successes/workarounds such as new mileage targets for cars and trucks and a carbon tax in Australia ). Value chain and transparency partnerships growing: The apparel industry bands together. trillion market for clothes and shoes.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Deep concerns about labor conditions, wages, and equity take root: From tragedies in Bangladeshi apparel factories to minimum wages in the U.S. Travesties like the death of more than 1100 workers at the Rana Plaza apparel factory in Bangladesh are increasingly unacceptable to the buying public. What Companies Are Doing.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain McKinsey Apparel Energy 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2013

As company that markets fashion apparel, accessories, and home goods (at its namesake stores as well via its other brands, like Anthropologie and Free People), it seems reasonable to think that the perspectives of women could be useful to its board.

Diversity 8

Diversity Proposal Apparel Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

This popular triumph of the “ heuristics and biases ” literature pioneered by psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky has made us aware of flaws that economics long glossed over, and led to interesting innovations in retirement planning and government policy. The same for an apparel business. Less was more. Yeah, less is more.

Uncertainty 10

Uncertainty Kahneman Banking System 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

It’s easy to scan headlines and see undisciplined for-profit companies (take GM, American Apparel). According to a recent survey by AshokaU , for example, 64% of universities that teach about social entrepreneurship do so via their business school, rather than public policy, social work, etc.

Entrepreneur 10

Entrepreneur Apparel Transportation Fashion 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

But this year, a smaller Ceres group, BICEP, which is calling for more aggressive policies like a tax on carbon, added some very mainstream companies such as General Mills, Kellogg’s, and Nestle (perhaps not coincidentally, General Mills announced early this year that its earnings were reduced by extreme weather ).

Chemicals 13

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Yes, everyone would agree that we have serious economic policy issues at home about creating jobs, stimulating growth, increasing exports, improving education, investing in R&D, encouraging high-tech manufacturing — and about reconciling the cost of any governmental initiatives with significant debt reduction. Worker Transition at Home.

Offshoring 13

Offshoring Outsourcing Supply Chain Globalization 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

The athletic apparel giant has also engaged a broad base of partners (and competitors) in innovation toward that goal. With its approach to "considered design," Nike has awakened its entire workforce to the ethos of "growth that's good for all" in their day-to-day behaviors and decisions.

Organization 14

Organization Cooper McKinsey Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

But country-level and regional policy moved forward: Australia passed a carbon tax , South Korea approved carbon trading , and California just began its own trading experiment. a backdoor approach to climate policy took over. Keeping the apparel theme, um, running, check out Nike's new shoe with FlyKnit technology. In the U.S.,

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

At the state level, New Jersey passed a big new gas tax , and Oregon , Illinois , and California developed robust energy and climate policies. Many invested heavily in renewable energy (see number five on this list), and some big companies dove into policy debates this year. All of this will affect companies of all stripes.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Our limited sample suggests that both groups agree that board leadership should serve as champions of board diversity, but they differ on the policies they advocate to increase board diversity. apparel, automobiles, retailing, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g.,

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8