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Companies Aren’t Reporting Their Carbon Footprint Accurately

The Horizons Tracker

Many companies are falling short in reporting on key categories known as Scope 3. For instance, it accounts for emissions generated by customers using a company’s product (downstream) and emissions produced in the manufacturing of a company’s equipment (upstream).

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Can Corporate Secrecy Bolster Innovation?

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Research from Chicago Booth highlights how disclosing too much information can be harmful to profits, however, as it can damage the innovative capabilities of the firm. The researchers examined what happens when South Korean regulators relaxed the reporting requirements relating to the cost of sales of companies.

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Office Productivity Falls In The Afternoon

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A study conducted at the Texas A&M School of Public Health utilized an innovative data collection approach to examine the productivity patterns of office workers. The findings demonstrated a notable decline in productivity during the latter parts of the workday and week.

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How Can Innovation Be Better Disseminated?

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In a recent article, I highlighted some of the challenges involved in translating investment in technology and innovation into productivity improvements across the economy. A recent exploration of the German economy by the University of Maastricht showed just how big a problem this is, with productivity growth of just 0.3%

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Better Management Will Help Drive Productivity Improvements

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In a previous article , I explored how technology is generally not feeding through into productivity statistics. Data shows that despite considerable advances in technology in the last decade, productivity has largely remained flat. and France. Ill-equipped Research from Gallup highlights the importance of good management.

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Score More in 2024: 24 Innovative Leadership Goals for the New Year

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Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Measurement: ROI, Productivity, Participant percentage…. Formalize Sustainability: New laws this year require certain businesses to report their level of pollution. 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year.

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Improving Wellbeing Without Harming Productivity

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Smarter working A recent study from Bocconi University suggests that the flexibility afforded by smart working not only improves the work-life balance and wellbeing of workers, but does so without reducing their overall productivity. They monitored the productivity, work-life balance, and wellbeing of the two groups over a nine-month period.