Heidelberg Cements sets serious environmental targets

Cement production is responsible for about 8% of CO2 emissions. For the world to become carbon neutral, big cement companies have to do the heavy lifting. Here is short video where the CEO lays out the ambitious goals the company has for 2030.

Posted on May 31, 22

Guerrin feels mission and vision is not sufficient.

Purpose

To offer freedom of choice and movement for a better mobility experience.

Essence

A solution available at all times, for any distance and need.

Mission

Mobility is our reason for being.
Customer satisfaction is our motivation.

Vision

To be a leader in customer satisfaction and grow sustainably.

Source: https://www.guerin.pt/en/about-us/

Posted on Apr 21, 22

Renault Faces only bad decision about its business in Russia

Posted on Mar 17, 22

Aenne Burda Doku

Posted on Dec 15, 20

225 Zufällige Worte (225 Random Words in German) für Brainstorming

Hier sind 225 zufällig Worte. Man kann sie auch als Excel Tabelle herunterladen.

Erwachsener
Flugzeug
Luft
Flugzeugträger
Luftwaffe
Flughafen
Album
Alphabet
Apfel
Arm

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Posted on Nov 29, 20

McDonald’s finds success with going back to basics

The Economist reports:

The seeds of the revival of McDonald’s started with a simple decision that is surprisingly easy to get wrong: go back to basics. From 2015 onwards, it pared back its array of menu offerings and focused on price and quality. It recommitted to Ray Kroc’s beloved business model, increasing the share of franchises last year to 93% (of almost 39,000 restaurants), up from 82% in 2015. That provided it with higher-margin and steadier royalty and rental income. It streamlined its sprawling international operations, selling control of its restaurants in China and Hong Kong. The results were impressive. Across McDonald’s sales exceeded $100bn last year; its operating margins, thinner than a frazzled patty in most of the restaurant industry, ballooned to 43%. And its share price sizzled. Since 2015 its market value has almost doubled to $160bn.

Full Story at Economist.com

Posted on Nov 17, 20

US Big Business Lobby Group Updates Mission of the Public Corporation

Fortune Text accompanying this: The Business Roundtable Issues Updated Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.

The Economist takes a more critical stance.

Posted on Sep 07, 19

Curious First in the World: KLM airline wants its customers to fly less.

KLM wants its customers to fly less. What does this mean for what are KLM’s fundamental goals?

Posted on Jul 12, 19

WEBA (Weaving Company Appenzell), Switzerland

This is an information video how WEBA (Weaving Company Appenzell), Switzerland, is able to produce high cloth for shirt fashion designers.

Posted on Jan 30, 19

Former Southwest Airlines CEO’s Personal Fundamental Objective

“Anybody who seeks wealth as an end in itself is always going to be disappointed,” he said in 1995. “What you really should be doing is seeking excellence in achievement.”

Source: Washington Post Obituary

Posted on Jan 06, 19

History of St. Gallen’s Contribution to the Textile Industry

Historical Slide Show

Posted on Dec 22, 18

Eastern Switzerland Region from which to draw firms for histories.

Posted on Nov 21, 18

Relationship of Design Thinking, Lean Startup and Agile Methodologies

Source:Medium

Posted on Apr 14, 18

“All the news that fit on smartphone”: NYT continues to face transformation challenge

The NYT Times has worked hard to cut costs and get people to pay for digital content. It has been more successful in this quest that many other newspapers around the world.  But as more and more people read their news on smartphones, it faces challenges from digital-only news sources. Politico has published an insightful piece on the big transformation that still lies ahead for the NYT if it wants defend its position as leading news organization.

Politico.com: New York Times braces for big change

Posted on Jul 08, 16

African CEO of Credit Suisse faces revolt

As far as I can tell, Thian is trying to move Credit Suisse in the right direction to make the firm more sustainable. But a large fraction of employees is in open revolt again him. Will be successful. The NYT reports: “When Tidjane Thiam took over at Credit Suisse last July, he laid out a new direction for a financial giant with a storied investment banking history: Do less investment banking. [...] One year in, Credit Suisse stock is down 50 percent. And the investment bank, the second largest in Switzerland after UBS, is in open revolt.” Read full story.

Posted on Jun 05, 16