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The history of ESG: A journey towards sustainable investing

IBM Big Data Hub

It refers to a set of metrics used to measure an organization’s environmental and social impact and has become increasingly important in investment decision-making over the years. However, it wasn’t until the 1990s that ESG considerations started to appear in mainstream investment strategies. In 1995, the U.S

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The change management Informatica needed to overhaul its business model

CIO Business Intelligence

When we were taken private in 2015, we were a traditional software vendor, but the market was starting to embrace the cloud. Look at changing metrics and KPIs as a gift. The metrics you use to measure a cloud company are different than those you use to measure an enterprise license and maintenance company.

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Illuminating the black box: why CIOs should consider publishing an annual IT report

CIO Business Intelligence

This article was co-authored by Ishan Prakash , a Manager at Metis Strategy. Once relegated to a role of support, the function now can inform entire strategies as critically as it does key processes or core products. The black box For decades IT has been a black box—an obscurity of inner workings mostly just accepted by the firm.

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Remove Your Rose Tinted Glasses: Data Visualizations Designed to Mislead

datapine

But, by knowing what to look for, you can avoid connecting with metrics that will lead your organization down the wrong path. In the above example from the 2015 Congressional Hearing based on Planned Parenthood, we can see clear-cut results showing a rise in abortions and a drop in cancer-related health services.

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Top 10 Management Reporting Best Practices To Create Effective Reports

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As Tyrone Cotie, treasurer of Clearwater Seafoods says in 2015 Benchmarking the Accounting & Finance Function report , “…no matter how quickly you compile and release historical financial statements, you never make a decision from them. You can compare it to your competitors to focus or realign your strategy. They’re also slow.

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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

IBM Big Data Hub

1 In pursuit of net zero, organizations will focus their sustainability efforts on two paths in 2024: Clean energy : The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is central to sustainability strategies and net zero initiatives, and was a central issue last year at the United Nations’ COP28 climate summit.

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It's Not The Ink, It's The Think: 6 Effective Data Visualization Strategies

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Ten years, and the 944,357 words, are proof that I love purposeful data, collecting it, pouring smart strategies into analyzing it, and using the insights identified to transform organizations. There is only one simple message above, and just two metrics that matter. It can be any of the numerous brand metrics avilable to us.