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Cost of Capital

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Rate of Return

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Even for Companies, the U.S. Is Split Between Haves and Have-Nots

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2015

Companies in the top one-fifth of profitability earn, in aggregate, about 70 times more economic profit (accounting profit less cost of capital) than those in the middle three-fifths combined, according to McKinsey’s database of 3,000 large, publicly listed, nonfinancial U.S. companies have enjoyed supernormal rates of return.

ROIC

ROIC McKinsey GDP Company

The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Fostering innovation. Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation. Nike embedded sustainability into its innovation process and created the $1 billion-plus Flyknit line, which uses a specialized yarn system, requiring minimal labor and generating large profit margins.

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency

Leadership Digital

Even for Companies, the U.S. Is Split Between Haves and Have-Nots

The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

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