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What’s Missing from Annual Reports

Harvard Business Review

The company’s 2013 annual report contained the usual statements on income, changes in equity, and cash flows — standard stuff. Metrics that tell you that are leading indicators of future performance — exactly the kind of information savvy investors should expect. Its revenue comes from franchises ($AU4.77

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Finally, Proof That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off

Harvard Business Review

Among the firms we identified as focused on the long term, average revenue and earnings growth were 47% and 36% higher, respectively, by 2014, and market capitalization grew faster as well. After all, “short-termism” does not correspond to any single quantifiable metric. The differences were dramatic.

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Why Data Breaches Don’t Hurt Stock Prices

Harvard Business Review

In the third quarter of 2014, Home Depot showed a 21% increase in earnings per share. Sears announced in October 2014 that one of its companies, Kmart, was the target of a data security breach and that credit/debit cards and personal information were compromised by hackers. In the beginning of October, 2014, the largest U.S.

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The Future of Cities Depends on Innovative Financing

Harvard Business Review

The main challenge is that investors are very good at understanding a single asset with standalone cash flows — a toll road, for example, or a power plant, or an apartment building. These range from uncertain revenues to disagreements over guarantees to concerns about political risk.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business Review

“The decision-makers will want to see a simple model that shows revenue, costs, overhead, and cash flow,” he says. ” Focus on key metrics. Boosting your financial expertise requires figuring out the metrics by which your company measures success. That metric is often expressed in the form of a ratio.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

By the end of 2014, they had improved fuel efficiency approximately 87% compared to the 2005 baseline. In that year, these improvements resulted in 15,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions avoided and savings of nearly $11 million. In its survey of over 200 institutional investors, 59.1% Some 62.4%

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How to Create a DEI Dashboard for Your Organization in 7 Steps

AIHR

In 2014, leading tech companies, including Apple and Google , began releasing annual diversity reports on their workforce. 57% of these organizations are implementing diversity metrics and programs. 57% of these organizations are implementing diversity metrics and programs. Decide what DEI data and metrics you want to include.