Paths to sustainable growth
COVID-19 has had a profound impact on most industry sectors. The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Accenture, is convening business leaders in seven Industry Action Groups covering 10 industry sectors to chart a path to recovery and sustainable growth.
View our insights by Industry Action Group
Banking and capital markets
The pandemic has set the stage for a looming credit crisis. Capital markets has an opportunity to help economies and also re-invent itself.
Why banks need a strategy to balance clients’ critical needs and those of shareholders and society.
Our Forum article looks at how banks can creatively develop funding solutions for liquidity-strapped clients.
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Consumer industries
Consumers expect CPG companies to lead broad change post the COVID-19 pandemic.
Accenture worked with Walmart, Unilever, SkyHive and World Economic Forum to launch a pilot program to create more sustainable opportunities for people.
Media, entertainment and sports
The World Economic Forum and Accenture recently published a series of papers examining the changes across the media and platforms ecosystem.
Read the series from The World Economic Forum:
- What can China tell us about the future of social commerce and content?
- The Future of Media: A New Framework for Valuing Content
- Building Back Better: An Action Plan for the Media, Entertainment and Culture Industry
- Media and entertainment in flux: It's time for the close-up
- The Media, Entertainment and Culture Industry’s Response and Role in a Society in Crisis
- COVID-19 has upended the media industry. This is how it can come back stronger
To better examine complex networks in the media industry, this Value Map represents the major roles involved in content creation and distribution.
Oil and gas
See 10 key insights that can steer the transition to progress in the journey ahead.
Oil & gas companies must take action to secure a sustainable and profitable future.
Purpose, action and transparency are key to achieving a successful energy transition.
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Electricity
Accenture supported the World Economic Forum’s Electricity Industry Action group in creation of the System Value framework, which more holistically evaluates economic, environmental, social and technical outcomes of potential energy solutions. The framework can be used to support a diverse range of activities including investment decisions, policy decisions, as well as public-private dialogues between business, regulators and policy makers on solutions to accelerate economic growth and a clean energy transition.
POV: Industrial Clusters critical to achieving net-zero
World Economic Forum – The path to maximize system value
Blog: Industrial clusters four solutions to net-zero
Blog: Industrial clusters are critical to getting to net-zero. Here’s why
Blog: System value can power the energy transition in emerging markets
Mining and metals
Find out why the aluminium sector must accelerate action to meet global decarbonization goals.
Prepare for disruption through new approaches to work, a connected value chain, and a clear sense of purpose.
Chemical and advanced materials
Growing instability globally will require new management practices in response to forecasting.
Many chemical exports were prevented during the pandemic, future success rests on flexible, equitable trade.
From construction to healthcare, the chemical industry plays a pivotal role in a sustainable recovery post-COVID.
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Bernd Elser
Managing Director – Global Chemicals Lead and Europe Lead for Chemicals and Natural Resources
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