Circular economy can reduce by almost one third the current global volume of resource and material consumption by extending the products’ lifespan and making sure they enter full life cycles, as per “The Circularity Gap” study conducted by the international agency Circle Economy in collaboration with Deloitte.
Insurers’ growth and profitability will most likely be negatively impacted in 2023 by the current macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges such as the threat of global recession, effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and lingering COVID-19 concerns, according to the Deloitte 2023 insurance outlook.
Romanian companies are concerned about the slowdown in economic growth, the expected increase in unemployment and high inflation, according to the Deloitte 2023 Romania CFO Survey, conducted at the end of last year among over 120 chief financial officers (CFOs) based in Romania.
The transition toward the net-zero economic model can protect the labor market against climate change related risks and can create up to 300 million new jobs worldwide by 2050 provided that the decarbonization plans bring together concerted action on behalf of governments and businesses, focusing both on the achievement of environmental objectives and on employees’ protection policies, as per Deloitte study “Work toward net zero: The rise of the Green Collar workforce in a just transition”.
Revenues of commercial real estate companies (commercial spaces, business centers and offices, logistics premises) will be impacted this year mainly by persisting high inflation, workforce challenges, cyber risk, and climate-related regulations, according to the Deloitte 2023 Commercial Real Estate Outlook global study.
Europe emerges as the largest producer of green hydrogen, with a 30 percent share in the world production, due to its ample, low-cost renewables capacity, in a race for decarbonization aiming at transforming by 2030 industries with high carbon footprint such as heavy industry, refinery, aviation, road freight and sea transports, according to the Deloitte study “Hydrogen. Making it happen”.
Companies across industries direct more than half of their marketing budgets (58%) towards digital activities, according to the latest edition of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Survey conducted by Duke University with the support of Deloitte.
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have adopted on Nov 28 the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) which fundamentally changes the current regime for sustainability reporting, according to Deloitte specialists.
Almost half of companies worldwide (47%) expect a significant increase in their group’s global effective tax rate, because of the implementation of the two-pillar global tax reform coordinated by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to the Deloitte 2022 Global Tax Survey: Beyond BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting).
Eight in ten Romanians believe that climate change is caused by human activities and 67% of them have already adjusted their purchasing behavior to limit the negative impact on the natural environment, according to the Deloitte study Sustainable Actions Index, conducted in 26 countries.
The level of stress faced by more than half of working women (53%) is higher than a year ago, and 46% say they are exhausted, according to Deloitte’s Women @ Work 2022 study conducted globally.
Almost half of Romanians would like to buy a hybrid or electric vehicle (46%) in order to lower fuel costs and to protect the environment, according to Deloitte 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study conducted across 25 countries around the world, including Romania.
Based on historical growth, women will occupy less than a third (28%) of the leadership roles in the financial services companies by 2030, according to the latest edition of Deloitte report “Leadership, representation and gender equity in financial services”.
Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) around the world are looking to hire talent with more analytical skills, according to the Deloitte 2022 Global Marketing Trends report.