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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business Review

Business students have traditionally considered net present value, payback period, and hurdle rates as necessary tools to determine which project to select. Digital companies, however, consider scientists’ and software workers’ and product development teams’ time to be the company’s most valuable resource.

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An Inside View of How LVMH Makes Luxury More Sustainable

Harvard Business Review

Charles Gibb, Belvedere’s CEO, says it made a strategic choice to invest in this project, even though it had a longer payback period than normal. Like many luxury brands, Krug was struggling after the 2008 financial crisis. As a result, Belvedere’s greenhouse gas emissions have dropped by 40%.