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Avoiding Retail Bankruptcy: Overloaded with Debt, Retailers Must Focus on Cash Management and Cost Takeouts

Five best practices for retailers to manage cash, cut costs, and stay afloat as debt comes due

Performance Improvement, Corporate FinanceThinkSetJuly 23, 2024debt, retail, management

US Energy Outlook 2024: Proven Technologies Retake Center Stage, and Hydrogen Investment Booms

The 2024 election could impact the clean energy transition.

Disputes & Investigations, Performance ImprovementThinkSetDecember 19, 2023regulatory, energy, climate, infrastructure

Corporate Finance Outlook: High Interest Rates, Fluctuating Demand, and Labor Pains

Mark Weinsten writes about the difficulties of projecting demand, the need to reevaluate expense structures, and labor market challenges.

Performance Improvement, Corporate FinanceThinkSetDecember 19, 2023covid, consumer, competition

Economics and Damages in 2024: New Business Models, Technologies, and Regulations

Frank Dery and Urmi Mukherjea discuss how new regulations and court rulings could shape M&A transactions, digital asset platforms, and AI.

Healthcare in 2024: Navigating Higher Costs, New Technologies, and Demanding Regulations

Kristen Geissler, John Barkett, Wendy Cheng, and James McHugh write about renewed regulatory focus on DEI in healthcare and life sciences.

Corporate Governance Update: How Boards Are Responding to a Heightened Focus on ESG

BRG experts discuss the corporate board’s role in addressing ESG strategies and initiatives.

Disputes & Investigations, Performance ImprovementThinkSetOctober 4, 2023regulatory, ESG, boards, diversity

More ESG Class Actions Are Coming. Economic Analysis Can Help

As ESG class actions and disclosure requirements pick up, business leaders can mitigate risk through sophisticated economic analyses.

Disputes & Investigations, Performance ImprovementThinkSetOctober 4, 2023regulatory, ESG, diversity, risk

The Imperative of GHG Emissions Management for Natural Gas and LNG Supply Chains

Greenhouse gas emissions abatement is of newfound importance for natural gas supply chains. Here’s why.

Disputes & Investigations, Performance ImprovementThinkSetOctober 4, 2023regulatory, ESG, climate, renewables, energy

Balancing the Equation: How Discounting Rates Shape Perspectives on Climate Change Investments

Understand the role financial and social discount rates play in climate change investment and sustainable finance.

Disputes & Investigations, Performance ImprovementCalvin QiuOctober 4, 2023regulatory, ESG, climate, energy, finance

Want to Put the “S” in ESG? Start With Human Capital Measurement

Learn how businesses can measure human capital as the SEC prepares new human capital disclosure requirements

Disputes & Investigations, Performance ImprovementDubravka TosicOctober 4, 2023regulatory, ESG, employee, risk

The Cost of Carbon Is Rising. Here’s What Companies Need to Know

Learn about the impacts a rising social cost of carbon could have on global businesses.

Disputes & Investigations, Performance ImprovementThinkSetOctober 4, 2023regulatory, ESG, climate, energy

As ESG Pressures Mount, Banks Must Incorporate Climate Risks into Their Stress Tests

Learn how banks can start incorporating climate risk into their ESG-related stress tests.

Facing Widespread Disruption, These Law Firm Leaders Have Learned How to Adapt

David Teece draws on his conversations with some of law’s leading minds to suggest actionable insights for the year ahead.

Performance ImprovementDavid J. TeeceJanuary 10, 2023ESG, law, leadership, innovation

How Employee Resource Groups Can Make a Difference for LGBTQ+ Professionals

Meredith Rarus and Darren Yu discuss how members of the LGBTQ+ community can be made to feel valued and welcome in the workplace.

In a World Undergoing Seismic Change, Corporations Need to Think Long-Term

David Teece writes that corporations and liberal democracies must adopt long-term strategies and work together to better address systemic and geopolitical challenges.

Performance ImprovementDavid J. TeeceMay 5, 2022technology, leadership, regulatory, covid, ESG

To Truly Build Back Better, the US Must Create New R&D Consortia

As competitive pressures mount in areas like wireless technology, digital epidemiology, and supply chain design, international collaboration is critical to the US’s success.

Disputes & Investigations, Performance ImprovementThinkSetMarch 24, 2022competition, technology, covid

Diversity on Corporate and Nonprofit Boards Is Improving. Here’s What Else Can Be Done

Tom O’Neil and Doneene Damon discuss how diversity is being implemented on boards across the country, and why it can’t come soon enough.

Three Keys to Retaining Diverse Talent

Chanel Grider discusses three best practices that can help organizations retain more diverse talent.

Performance ImprovementChanel GriderNovember 23, 2021diversity, employee, leadership

Remote Hearings Are Here to Stay—Here Are the Pros and Cons

Anamaria Popescu and Daniel Ryan discuss the BRG report on The Psychological Impact of Remote Hearings.

Want to Recruit Diverse Talent? Follow These 5 Best Practices.

Diverse teams are more profitable and innovative than less-inclusive ones. These five best practices can help organizations recruit more diverse talent.

Performance ImprovementShae CrawfordJuly 8, 2021diversity, leadership, innovation