Turbulent. Chaotic. Disruptive. There are many ways that we’ll remember 2020, but according to Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered, one word captures it best: resilient. Few escaped the socioeconomic turmoil of Covid-19. While some were harder hit, most had to pivot to survive. Against this backdrop, businesses around the world had to r ... Show More
Dec 2025
Critical minerals: the geopolitics of the clean energy transition
Critical minerals are essential to the clean energy transition - but many are scarce, and their extraction and processing is concentrated in a small number of countries. In this episode of Industries in Transition, Standard Chartered experts Richard Horrocks-Taylor, Ling Lu and C ... Show More
23m 22s
Nov 2025
Power and utilities: clean energy trajectories amid a rapidly changing global trade environment
<p>As the demand for energy continues to grow, the power and utilities sector is transforming and the experience of renewable energy projects around the world is varied. In this episode of Industries in Transition, Standard Chartered's Isabelle Chastagner, Leah Li Zhang and Abbas ... Show More
24m 57s
Dec 2024
What It Takes to Thrive During a Crisis
Why did some companies thrive during the Covid-19 pandemic while others struggled?
Keith Ferrazzi, founder of the consulting firm Ferrazzi Greenlight, surveyed more than 2,000 executives to learn how they changed their operations during the pandemic. The results show that some co ... Show More
23m 43s
May 2023
Adapt Your Business Strategy in the Face of Disruption
<p dir="ltr">According to Gartner research, only 29% of strategy leaders believe their plans change quickly enough in the face of unforeseen change. In just the past few years, enterprises have had to navigate a global pandemic, economic volatility and generative AI — cosmic shif ... Show More
21m 40s
Apr 2021
Harnessing Purpose for Sustainability
In our next episode of the Building Competitive Advantage in a Sustainable World podcast, David Young, our BCG Henderson Institute Fellow researching Sustainable Business Model Innovation, interviews BrightHouse CEO Ashley Grice.Ashley discusses how Purpose helps companies articu ... Show More
14m 9s
May 2024
997: From Reaction to Action: Capturing Insight for Growth | Daniel Bisgeier, CFO, Constellation
When faced with unprecedented challenges, the true mettle of a leader is tested. Daniel Bisgeier, a seasoned CFO, exemplifies how continuous improvement and strategic decisiveness pave the way for corporate resilience and growth. Reflecting on his career, Bisgeier notes that sign ... Show More
48m 32s
Jan 2024
Episode 25: From threat to opportunity - How can your business become a Risk Pioneer?
<p>Shaun Willcocks, Global Risk Markets and Internal Audit Leader, joins our GCCR co-leader Bobbie Ramsden-Knowles to discuss the newly launched PwC’s Global Risk Survey 2023 and the key behaviours of Risk Pioneers, organisations successfully driving reinvention, growth and resil ... Show More
18m 54s