Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Our research has found that embedded sustainability drives financial performance through mediating factors such as innovation, operational efficiency, risk reduction, employee recruitment, engagement and retention, customer and supplier loyalty, competitive advantage, reduced cost of capital, and improved marketing and sales.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2018

Companies are seeking to be quicker on their feet and more innovative. Discovery, the South African insurer, has formed strategic alliances with leading insurers around the world to license its Vitality platform—a quick, low-cost way to gain access to new markets. Consider today’s trends in M&A.

Incubator 8

Incubator Insurance Cost of Capital Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

But the solution to this innovation logjam has emerged: blockchain. After all, how do you cut cost from a business or market whose structure has fundamentally changed? For example, consider how new business ventures access growth capital. Third, it’s exclusionary, denying billions of people access to basic financial tools.

Finance 8

Finance IPO Banking Venture Capitalist 8