Vietnam’s commitment to increasing its energy capacity using renewable sources and favorable macroeconomic conditions may create valuable opportunities for wind investors and developers.
Capturing the wind: Renewable-energy opportunities in Vietnam
Sunday, October 31, 2021
Friday, October 29, 2021
The dawn of China biopharma innovation
Chinese biopharma is making a mark on the global stage as the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape and maturing innovation ecosystem spur significant value creation.
The dawn of China biopharma innovation
The dawn of China biopharma innovation
Asia’s consumers on the move: The future of mobility
Economic growth and shifting consumer values are transforming the opportunities in Asia for players in the automotive industry. Three recommended actions are keys to success in this new environment.
Asia’s consumers on the move: The future of mobility
Asia’s consumers on the move: The future of mobility
Thursday, October 28, 2021
The future of EV charging infrastructure: Executive perspectives
Frank Mühlon and Giovanni Palazzo offer their insights into today’s and tomorrow’s priorities for scaling EV charging infrastructure to meet demand.
The future of EV charging infrastructure: Executive perspectives
The future of EV charging infrastructure: Executive perspectives
Introduction: October 2021
The promise of electric vehicles (EVs) at scale seems increasingly tangible.
Introduction: October 2021
Introduction: October 2021
Unlocking growth in battery cell manufacturing for electric vehicles
Demand for electric vehicles is soon expected to outpace the ramp-up of battery cell production. Accelerating the build-out of battery cell gigafactories can help the industry stay on course.
Unlocking growth in battery cell manufacturing for electric vehicles
Unlocking growth in battery cell manufacturing for electric vehicles
Shaping the future of fast-charging EV infrastructure
To help electric vehicles reach ubiquity, governments and EV charging companies must ensure the availability of fast-charging infrastructure doesn’t become a bottleneck for growth.
Shaping the future of fast-charging EV infrastructure
Shaping the future of fast-charging EV infrastructure
Scaling battery capacity in Europe: A conversation with Evan Horetsky
The Tesla gigafactory designer offers insights into what can be done to improve electric-vehicle battery manufacturing in Europe—a move that could drive the region into a cleaner future.
Scaling battery capacity in Europe: A conversation with Evan Horetsky
Scaling battery capacity in Europe: A conversation with Evan Horetsky
News from the Global Infrastructure Initiative: October 2021
Welcome to the October edition of Voices on Infrastructure, where we explore what it will take to scale electric-vehicle (EV) infrastructure to meet net-zero targets.
News from the Global Infrastructure Initiative: October 2021
News from the Global Infrastructure Initiative: October 2021
Green Africa: A growth and resilience agenda for the continent
How the global climate agenda creates opportunities for Africa to build resilience, catalyze sustainable growth, and contribute to the net-zero transition.
Green Africa: A growth and resilience agenda for the continent
Green Africa: A growth and resilience agenda for the continent
‘Everyone snacks’: How Mars Wrigley is pursuing growth in emerging markets
Blas Maquivar, president of global emerging markets at Mars Wrigley, discusses consumers’ evolving snacking behaviors, the company’s digital and purpose-driven ambitions, and his new travel schedule amid the pandemic.
‘Everyone snacks’: How Mars Wrigley is pursuing growth in emerging markets
‘Everyone snacks’: How Mars Wrigley is pursuing growth in emerging markets
Breaking the code: Unlocking digital and analytics at scale for consumer goods
The why, what, and how of consumer digital and analytics transformations
Breaking the code: Unlocking digital and analytics at scale for consumer goods
Breaking the code: Unlocking digital and analytics at scale for consumer goods
The case for cloud in life sciences
As cloud technology matures, life-sciences companies are generating new paths to business value beyond the cost efficiencies that cloud migrations typically target.
The case for cloud in life sciences
The case for cloud in life sciences
Putting carbon markets to work on the path to net zero
As the drive to curb global warming gathers pace, carbon markets have become increasingly fundamental to achieving net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions. Institutional investors can play a critical role.
Putting carbon markets to work on the path to net zero
Putting carbon markets to work on the path to net zero
Open-source e-commerce: The next wave of value for the enterprise
Moving to open-source e-commerce has significant benefits, but companies must be willing to embrace a broader digital culture.
Open-source e-commerce: The next wave of value for the enterprise
Open-source e-commerce: The next wave of value for the enterprise
Pandemic to endemic: How the world can learn to live with COVID-19
With prospects of herd immunity fading, endemic COVID-19 is upon us, and new “whole of society” approaches are needed.
Pandemic to endemic: How the world can learn to live with COVID-19
Pandemic to endemic: How the world can learn to live with COVID-19
From insurtech to incumbent: How Aviva Singlife came to life
Many start-ups aim for disruption, but what does it take to break through in the insurtech industry? The founder of Singlife shares his journey and insights.
From insurtech to incumbent: How Aviva Singlife came to life
From insurtech to incumbent: How Aviva Singlife came to life
Innovating to net zero: An executive’s guide to climate technology
Advanced technologies are critical to stopping climate change—and the drive to develop and scale them is accelerating. Here are five themes that could attract $2 trillion of annual investment by 2025.
Innovating to net zero: An executive’s guide to climate technology
Innovating to net zero: An executive’s guide to climate technology
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Twelve insights for an inclusive economic recovery for New York City
A robust recovery for the United States’ largest city is a recovery for all New Yorkers, especially its most vulnerable.
Twelve insights for an inclusive economic recovery for New York City
Twelve insights for an inclusive economic recovery for New York City
Solving the net-zero equation: Nine requirements for a more orderly transition
Net-zero commitments are rising, but the net-zero equation is not yet solved. This can only change if nine interdependent requirements are met with singular resolve, unity, and ingenuity.
Solving the net-zero equation: Nine requirements for a more orderly transition
Solving the net-zero equation: Nine requirements for a more orderly transition
Customer lifetime value: The customer compass
Through targeted investments, companies can identify their most valuable customers in three steps and secure their loyalty long term.
Customer lifetime value: The customer compass
Customer lifetime value: The customer compass
Why do we serve high-emissions companies? Because that is where the emissions are.
With the COP26 climate change conference on the horizon, should McKinsey be working with companies whose operations add considerable amounts of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere? That’s a fair question. And to give away the punchline upfront—our answer is yes.
Why do we serve high-emissions companies? Because that is where the emissions are.
Why do we serve high-emissions companies? Because that is where the emissions are.
Resilience: The whole-company fitness challenge
To build resilience in volatile markets, most companies will need to change across the full span of their operations.
Resilience: The whole-company fitness challenge
Resilience: The whole-company fitness challenge
Digitally native brands: Born digital, but ready to take on the world
By applying the right criteria, investors can identify digitally native brands with the potential to outperform.
Digitally native brands: Born digital, but ready to take on the world
Digitally native brands: Born digital, but ready to take on the world
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Beyond COVID-19: The new consumer behavior is sticking in the tissue industry
The changes that emerged during the lockdown are persisting. Postpandemic trends have five strategic ramifications.
Beyond COVID-19: The new consumer behavior is sticking in the tissue industry
Beyond COVID-19: The new consumer behavior is sticking in the tissue industry
Entrepreneurship zeitgeist 2030
Making start-ups Germany’s next economic powerhouse .
Entrepreneurship zeitgeist 2030
Entrepreneurship zeitgeist 2030
Taking the friction out of financial services: A conversation with Plaid COO Eric Sager
For Plaid’s operating chief, the future of payments will be built on increasing transparency for both customers and the banks and fintechs seeking to serve them.
Taking the friction out of financial services: A conversation with Plaid COO Eric Sager
Taking the friction out of financial services: A conversation with Plaid COO Eric Sager
Cloud 2030: Capturing Poland’s potential for accelerated digital growth
Widespread adoption of cloud technology across Polish companies and public institutions could generate value equivalent to 4 percent of Poland’s annual GDP by 2030.
Cloud 2030: Capturing Poland’s potential for accelerated digital growth
Cloud 2030: Capturing Poland’s potential for accelerated digital growth
The McKinsey Crossword: Getting Ghosted | No. 47
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.
The McKinsey Crossword: Getting Ghosted | No. 47
The McKinsey Crossword: Getting Ghosted | No. 47
Our future lives and livelihoods: Sustainable and inclusive and growing
Growth for all, growth for good. Here, we offer a proposal for business, government, and society leaders.
Our future lives and livelihoods: Sustainable and inclusive and growing
Our future lives and livelihoods: Sustainable and inclusive and growing
Digital transformation comes to food banks
The Greater Boston Food Bank’s $5 million reinvention as a digital-first enterprise has one overriding goal—to put more of its resources toward ending hunger.
Digital transformation comes to food banks
Digital transformation comes to food banks
Friday, October 22, 2021
Driving motors into a digital, sustainable future
Electric motors power much of the global economy, and they also waste a quarter of global electricity consumption. Ryan Morris thinks his company can solve this environmental challenge.
Driving motors into a digital, sustainable future
Driving motors into a digital, sustainable future
Five actions to build next-generation know-your-customer capabilities
KYC programs are key in banks’ customer gain and retention, but their results aren’t optimal, despite technology and operations spend. Improving five KYC areas can generate substantial business value.
Five actions to build next-generation know-your-customer capabilities
Five actions to build next-generation know-your-customer capabilities
Winning the race with inflation: The pricing opportunity for industrial companies
As inflation rises, industrial companies must take a new look at pricing.
Winning the race with inflation: The pricing opportunity for industrial companies
Winning the race with inflation: The pricing opportunity for industrial companies
Managing water and climate risk with renewable energy
New analysis shows how companies can target renewable-energy purchases and investments to reduce water risk and carbon emissions in tandem.
Managing water and climate risk with renewable energy
Managing water and climate risk with renewable energy
Defense affordability: It’s time for a new approach
As annual growth in defense spending slows, defense companies need new strategies for reducing the cost of their products and services.
Defense affordability: It’s time for a new approach
Defense affordability: It’s time for a new approach
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Opportunities for UK businesses in the net-zero transition
Supplying the goods and services to enable the global net-zero transition could be worth £1 trillion to UK businesses by 2030.
Opportunities for UK businesses in the net-zero transition
Opportunities for UK businesses in the net-zero transition
Closing the gender and race gaps in North American financial services
An updated view into gender and racial diversity in financial services—as well as women’s day-to-day work experiences—reveals some progress. But challenges in building an equitable and inclusive workplace persist.
Closing the gender and race gaps in North American financial services
Closing the gender and race gaps in North American financial services
Reviving the art of apprenticeship to unlock continuous skill development
Postpandemic skill gaps need filling, and formal learning alone won’t do the trick. Scaling the lost art of one-on-one learning can make the difference.
Reviving the art of apprenticeship to unlock continuous skill development
Reviving the art of apprenticeship to unlock continuous skill development
Agile talent: How to revamp your people model to enable value through agility
If your industry is changing quickly, your company has to change just as quickly—or faster—to stay ahead.
Agile talent: How to revamp your people model to enable value through agility
Agile talent: How to revamp your people model to enable value through agility
Reports of corporates’ demise have been greatly exaggerated
An analysis of 20 years of data on publicly traded companies and IPOs demonstrates that the drop-off in the number of listings is less steep than pundits would have you believe.
Reports of corporates’ demise have been greatly exaggerated
Reports of corporates’ demise have been greatly exaggerated
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
It’s time for philanthropy to step up the fight against climate change
Climate change’s negative effects are coming to bear on high-priority philanthropic issues. More and better funding can protect vulnerable stakeholders and speed the net-zero transition.
It’s time for philanthropy to step up the fight against climate change
It’s time for philanthropy to step up the fight against climate change
Forward Thinking on pandemic preparedness, climate risk, and Europe’s recovery with Guntram Wolff
The director of one of Europe’s most influential think tanks reflects on how to better prepare for the next pandemic, and turns his attention to the challenges of postpandemic economic recovery in an era of rising climate risk.
Forward Thinking on pandemic preparedness, climate risk, and Europe’s recovery with Guntram Wolff
Forward Thinking on pandemic preparedness, climate risk, and Europe’s recovery with Guntram Wolff
Australia and New Zealand: Building ‘agile’ capability
Why this is the perfect time for organisations to embrace and execute agile.
Australia and New Zealand: Building ‘agile’ capability
Australia and New Zealand: Building ‘agile’ capability
The sky is the limit: Perspectives on the emerging European commercial aircraft value chain recovery and beyond
Demand for European commercial aircraft is poised to recover. How should the industry respond?
The sky is the limit: Perspectives on the emerging European commercial aircraft value chain recovery and beyond
The sky is the limit: Perspectives on the emerging European commercial aircraft value chain recovery and beyond
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Administrative simplification: How to save a quarter-trillion dollars in US healthcare
About thirty known interventions could deliver up to $265 billion in annual savings for US healthcare.
Administrative simplification: How to save a quarter-trillion dollars in US healthcare
Administrative simplification: How to save a quarter-trillion dollars in US healthcare
From good to great in digital: The opportunity for Belgian companies
To build on their slim digital lead, Belgian companies need to improve in a few specific areas.
From good to great in digital: The opportunity for Belgian companies
From good to great in digital: The opportunity for Belgian companies
Which metrics really drive total returns to shareholders?
McKinsey analysis of more than 2,200 large global companies reveals the importance of monitoring both economic-profit growth and revenue growth.
Which metrics really drive total returns to shareholders?
Which metrics really drive total returns to shareholders?
Maximizing agile productivity to meet shareholder commitments
Large organizations’ commitments to financial results are at odds with traditional agile methodologies. Adapting them to meet enterprise-wide goals is key.
Maximizing agile productivity to meet shareholder commitments
Maximizing agile productivity to meet shareholder commitments
The McKinsey Crossword: “Message Received” | No. 46
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.
The McKinsey Crossword: “Message Received” | No. 46
The McKinsey Crossword: “Message Received” | No. 46
Outward bound: Why Australian companies should look offshore for growth
As Australian companies shift their focus back to growth, they should assess how the global pandemic has created new opportunities for international expansion.
Outward bound: Why Australian companies should look offshore for growth
Outward bound: Why Australian companies should look offshore for growth
Net-zero Germany: Chances and challenges on the path to climate neutrality by 2045
Climate neutrality in Germany is possible as early as 2045, but decisive action must be taken now to achieve this target.
Net-zero Germany: Chances and challenges on the path to climate neutrality by 2045
Net-zero Germany: Chances and challenges on the path to climate neutrality by 2045
Five trends reshaping European power markets
Utilities, traders, and large power consumers face significant challenges addressing the next normal.
Five trends reshaping European power markets
Five trends reshaping European power markets
Monday, October 18, 2021
The Asian Century, two years on: A look back
When Asia’s economy officially become larger than any other region in the world, it signaled a new era of Asian leadership.
The Asian Century, two years on: A look back
The Asian Century, two years on: A look back
The Asian Century, two years on: What’s changed and what’s next
After two years that transformed nearly every aspect of our world, McKinsey leaders from across the region discuss the biggest forces that have taken shape since the Asian Century began.
The Asian Century, two years on: What’s changed and what’s next
The Asian Century, two years on: What’s changed and what’s next
Five windows of opportunity for postpandemic Asia
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has caused hardship, Asia has remained relatively resilient, and opportunities for growth are opening up.
Five windows of opportunity for postpandemic Asia
Five windows of opportunity for postpandemic Asia
Technology-driven growth in China: An interview with Jiang Xing
The CEO of ZhongAn Insurance says the industry can generate momentum for growth by taking advantage of trends, preparing for future developments, and increasing investments in digital transformation.
Technology-driven growth in China: An interview with Jiang Xing
Technology-driven growth in China: An interview with Jiang Xing
Industrial-resource productivity and the road to sustainability
As industrial companies—especially in process industries—strive for a zero-carbon future, a time-tested approach shows renewed value in helping reduce carbon by up to one-third in three to five years.
Industrial-resource productivity and the road to sustainability
Industrial-resource productivity and the road to sustainability
Setting a new bar for online higher education
Colleges and universities that learn from online education pioneers could improve operations and students’ experiences—and ensure their long-term viability.
Setting a new bar for online higher education
Setting a new bar for online higher education
The future of federal work
How can the federal government think about remote work and the workplace environment—and communicate changes to its workforce?
The future of federal work
The future of federal work
Friday, October 15, 2021
In search of speed: A new way for retailers to organize
As global organizations seek to recast themselves for speed, the retail sector has been under significant pressure. Enterprise agility is emerging as a solution.
In search of speed: A new way for retailers to organize
In search of speed: A new way for retailers to organize
How a tech company went from moving data to using data: An interview with Ericsson’s Sonia Boije
Ericsson’s head of data enablement explains how the company is enabling its people to make full and effective use of data.
How a tech company went from moving data to using data: An interview with Ericsson’s Sonia Boije
How a tech company went from moving data to using data: An interview with Ericsson’s Sonia Boije
Value creation: How can the semiconductor industry keep outperforming?
The industry has made vast profitability gains in recent years. Can it seize the moment to accelerate value creation even further?
Value creation: How can the semiconductor industry keep outperforming?
Value creation: How can the semiconductor industry keep outperforming?
Emerging stronger from the crisis: What’s next for regional providers?
Regional healthcare providers should address some familiar topics—with speed and all at once—to thrive in the next normal.
Emerging stronger from the crisis: What’s next for regional providers?
Emerging stronger from the crisis: What’s next for regional providers?
Preparing global business services for the next normal
Shared-services and GBS organizations face twin needs: to accelerate digital capabilities and learn to work within a constantly evolving environment.
Preparing global business services for the next normal
Preparing global business services for the next normal
Author Talks: Dorothy A. Brown on the whiteness of wealth
In her new book, the Emory University law professor explains why US tax policy disadvantages Black Americans—and how to make the system more equitable.
Author Talks: Dorothy A. Brown on the whiteness of wealth
Author Talks: Dorothy A. Brown on the whiteness of wealth
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Net zero by 2035: A pathway to rapidly decarbonize the US power system
Ten strategic moves can help the power sector play a pivotal role in reducing carbon emissions.
Net zero by 2035: A pathway to rapidly decarbonize the US power system
Net zero by 2035: A pathway to rapidly decarbonize the US power system
Jumpstarting value creation with data and analytics in fashion and luxury
In a time of uncertainty, fashion and luxury companies are struggling to monetize their data. Leading firms are moving swiftly, gaining market share, and creating lasting value.
Jumpstarting value creation with data and analytics in fashion and luxury
Jumpstarting value creation with data and analytics in fashion and luxury
Insurance: Transforming risk and compliance
As economies emerge from the pandemic and plan for the next decade of growth, insurance companies need to rethink the strategic function of risk.
Insurance: Transforming risk and compliance
Insurance: Transforming risk and compliance
The Committed Innovator: A conversation with Loonshots author Safi Bahcall
The entrepreneur and innovation adviser explains how to make bold innovations flourish.
The Committed Innovator: A conversation with Loonshots author Safi Bahcall
The Committed Innovator: A conversation with Loonshots author Safi Bahcall
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
How one approach to M&A is more likely to create value than all others
Two decades of research show that, while large deals still have their place, programmatic M&A strategies continue to create gains in excess total returns to shareholders, at lower levels of risk.
How one approach to M&A is more likely to create value than all others
How one approach to M&A is more likely to create value than all others
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Scaling AI like a tech native: The CEO’s role
Embedding AI across an enterprise to tap its full business value requires shifting from bespoke builds to an industrialized AI factory. MLOps can help, but the CEO must facilitate it.
Scaling AI like a tech native: The CEO’s role
Scaling AI like a tech native: The CEO’s role
Next in loyalty: Eight levers to turn customers into fans
How do top-performing companies maximize the impact of their loyalty programs in the next normal? By focusing on customer behavior, segment by segment.
Next in loyalty: Eight levers to turn customers into fans
Next in loyalty: Eight levers to turn customers into fans
Digital health ecosystems: Voices of key healthcare leaders
COVID-19 has made it more pressing than ever to integrate online and offline offerings and to establish integrated health ecosystems. We asked key healthcare leaders about their views to make this change happen.
Digital health ecosystems: Voices of key healthcare leaders
Digital health ecosystems: Voices of key healthcare leaders
Five technology building blocks to power customer-centric, data-driven growth
Personalization at scale can optimize every customer experience when executed well. What are the key success factors leading organizations focus on to deliver customer-centric growth?
Five technology building blocks to power customer-centric, data-driven growth
Five technology building blocks to power customer-centric, data-driven growth
Exploring cultivated meat
Only recently it was a futuristic dream—but today, cultivated meat is a product consumers are just beginning to taste. The next step is scaling a global industry.
Exploring cultivated meat
Exploring cultivated meat
Cloud-migration opportunity: Business value grows, but missteps abound
Companies aim to embrace the cloud more fully, but many are already failing to reap the sizable rewards. Outperformers have shown what it takes to overcome the costly hurdles.
Cloud-migration opportunity: Business value grows, but missteps abound
Cloud-migration opportunity: Business value grows, but missteps abound
The McKinsey Crossword: Rapid Return | No. 45
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.
The McKinsey Crossword: Rapid Return | No. 45
The McKinsey Crossword: Rapid Return | No. 45
An on-demand revolution in customer-experience operations?
Whether relying mainly on in-house or external talent, gig-style staffing models—when managed carefully—could give customer care the horsepower and flexibility it needs for today’s increasingly volatile markets.
An on-demand revolution in customer-experience operations?
An on-demand revolution in customer-experience operations?
Five Fifty: The invisible edge
Fast-growing companies spend 2.6 times more than slower ones on intangible assets like brand, skills, and knowledge. Are you investing enough in the assets you can’t see?
Five Fifty: The invisible edge
Five Fifty: The invisible edge
Monday, October 11, 2021
Future of Asia: The future of financial services
Changes in Asia's consumer markets offer new and diverse opportunities for growth.
Future of Asia: The future of financial services
Future of Asia: The future of financial services
Driving Asia's $10 trillion consumption growth opportunity
Asian consumers are changing the way they shop and spend, and these shifts are creating a $10 trillion growth opportunity over the next decade. Tiago Devesa, engagement manager in McKinsey's Sydney office, explains what these new consumption patterns are, and what this means for businesses.
Driving Asia's $10 trillion consumption growth opportunity
Driving Asia's $10 trillion consumption growth opportunity
Achieving win-win spin-offs
By acknowledging and addressing four factors relating to execution and operations, ParentCo can separate from SpinCo in a way that creates value for both.
Achieving win-win spin-offs
Achieving win-win spin-offs
Sunday, October 10, 2021
CBDC and stablecoins: Early coexistence on an uncertain road
With the rapid rise in circulation of stablecoins over the past couple of years, central banks have stepped up efforts to explore their own stable digital currencies.
CBDC and stablecoins: Early coexistence on an uncertain road
CBDC and stablecoins: Early coexistence on an uncertain road
Merchant acquiring and the $100 billion opportunity in small business
What will it take to grow in the age of value-added services? Our work with payments practitioners suggests a few promising strategies for serving smaller companies.
Merchant acquiring and the $100 billion opportunity in small business
Merchant acquiring and the $100 billion opportunity in small business
How transaction banks are reinventing treasury services
As clients demand solutions to enhance their corporate treasury activities, banks are increasingly partnering with fintechs and software players.
How transaction banks are reinventing treasury services
How transaction banks are reinventing treasury services
Friday, October 8, 2021
Author Talks: Indra Nooyi on leadership, life, and crafting a better future
The trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo discusses the events that shaped her life and offers a blueprint for work–family conundrums.
Author Talks: Indra Nooyi on leadership, life, and crafting a better future
Author Talks: Indra Nooyi on leadership, life, and crafting a better future
Strategy for a digital world
A winning digital strategy requires new twists to familiar moves.
Strategy for a digital world
Strategy for a digital world
The digital future of manufacturing consumer packaged goods
Nearly two years of tumult have accelerated disruption, with lasting effects on society and business. To thrive in the consumer-packaged- goods industry, digital and analytics are now essential.
The digital future of manufacturing consumer packaged goods
The digital future of manufacturing consumer packaged goods
How affordable is mental healthcare? The long-term impact on financial health
Those who report mental illness have disproportionately faced economic disadvantages and report greater financial stress.
How affordable is mental healthcare? The long-term impact on financial health
How affordable is mental healthcare? The long-term impact on financial health
How CPG companies can sell online profitably
Making a profit in e-commerce can be a struggle for consumer-packaged-goods manufacturers. Two McKinsey experts discuss the problem—and potential solutions.
How CPG companies can sell online profitably
How CPG companies can sell online profitably
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Can Japan finally become a start-up power?
Long viewed as a relative laggard, Japan’s start-up ecosystem is beginning to come into its own. Investor Paul McInerney sheds light on the evolving environment for entrepreneurs.
Can Japan finally become a start-up power?
Can Japan finally become a start-up power?
Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, September 2021
Rapid growth and strong demand bump against pandemic-related disruptions; energy prices surge, but long-term inflation expectations remain moderate.
Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, September 2021
Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, September 2021
Mastering change: The new CFO mandate
New research shows that now is the time for finance leaders to lean into the evolution of their roles and reassert themselves as strategic partners and digital enablers to the business.
Mastering change: The new CFO mandate
Mastering change: The new CFO mandate
Future-proofing the organization the ‘helix’ way
The German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen is reinventing a key division. Its head of transformation explains how separating the company’s people leadership from its product lines improves both.
Future-proofing the organization the ‘helix’ way
Future-proofing the organization the ‘helix’ way
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Global payments 2021: Transformation amid turbulent undercurrents
The global payments sector is poised for a quick return to healthy growth, but the benefits will not flow evenly to all participants.
Global payments 2021: Transformation amid turbulent undercurrents
Global payments 2021: Transformation amid turbulent undercurrents
Unlocking the banking technology workforce
Leading banks have made deep-seated changes to their technology spending priorities, role mix, and talent mix, unlocking a step change in productivity.
Unlocking the banking technology workforce
Unlocking the banking technology workforce
Forward Thinking on economies beyond COVID-19 with Michael Spence
A Nobel laureate explores postpandemic prospects, explaining why his cautious optimism about the economic recovery has been replaced by concern related to the slow vaccine rollout in lower-income economies, fragile supply chains, and extreme weather events.
Forward Thinking on economies beyond COVID-19 with Michael Spence
Forward Thinking on economies beyond COVID-19 with Michael Spence
Supporting unpaid caregivers in crisis: A talk with Alexandra Drane
The CEO of Archangels reveals startling new insights on the health of American unpaid caregivers amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Supporting unpaid caregivers in crisis: A talk with Alexandra Drane
Supporting unpaid caregivers in crisis: A talk with Alexandra Drane
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Crossing the horizon: North American asset management in the 2020s
The past 18 months have planted multiple seeds of disruption which are setting a dynamic new horizon of growth for the industry in the coming decade.
Crossing the horizon: North American asset management in the 2020s
Crossing the horizon: North American asset management in the 2020s
Author Talks: Parag Khanna on the forces creating a new geography of opportunity
Parag Khanna provides a vision of the next phase of human civilization—one that is both mobile and sustainable.
Author Talks: Parag Khanna on the forces creating a new geography of opportunity
Author Talks: Parag Khanna on the forces creating a new geography of opportunity
From tech tool to business asset: How banks are using B2B APIs to fuel growth
Banks can use APIs to generate income growth from corporate customer segments, improve customer experience, and fuel innovation.
From tech tool to business asset: How banks are using B2B APIs to fuel growth
From tech tool to business asset: How banks are using B2B APIs to fuel growth
Accelerating pandemic response efforts: An interview with CEPI’s Richard Hatchett
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations explains his five-year strategy that includes reducing vaccine timelines.
Accelerating pandemic response efforts: An interview with CEPI’s Richard Hatchett
Accelerating pandemic response efforts: An interview with CEPI’s Richard Hatchett
For Bond Analysts | No. 44
Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.
For Bond Analysts | No. 44
For Bond Analysts | No. 44
Monday, October 4, 2021
Transforming customer experience in utilities
Utility leaders are achieving great customer experiences while driving out costs. Doing so requires customer-experience transformations around self-service and digital channels.
Transforming customer experience in utilities
Transforming customer experience in utilities
Friday, October 1, 2021
Agile business portfolio management
Companies that regularly refresh their portfolios tend to outperform, but deciding when and how to divest a business may be the most challenging part of M&A.
Agile business portfolio management
Agile business portfolio management
China’s consumption story steadily evolving
China’s consumption story is evolving. Rising incomes still matter, but the primary feature of the next decade may very well be the impact of sweeping demographic and social change that is coinciding with the rapid march of technology. To find the consumers who will drive China’s growth, you need to look at very different groups of individuals. So who are the consumers who are key to growth? Jonathan Woetzel and Jeongmin Seong highlight five consumer shifts that matter.
China’s consumption story steadily evolving
China’s consumption story steadily evolving
Look out below: What will happen to the space debris in orbit?
With more satellites and space debris in orbit, it’s time for a new approach for mitigating collisions.
Look out below: What will happen to the space debris in orbit?
Look out below: What will happen to the space debris in orbit?
Lessons from the rapidly evolving regulation of digital banking
Regulators seeking ways to balance protection of customers’ interests, financial institutions’ risks, and their other policy objectives for digital banking can learn from early regulatory experiences.
Lessons from the rapidly evolving regulation of digital banking
Lessons from the rapidly evolving regulation of digital banking
Built to last: Making sustainability a priority in transport infrastructure
Every year, trillions of dollars are invested in the infrastructure that helps us—and our goods—get around. What will it take to move the transport infrastructure industry toward carbon zero?
Built to last: Making sustainability a priority in transport infrastructure
Built to last: Making sustainability a priority in transport infrastructure
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