Strategic Growth Markets - Ernst & Young - Global

Diversity no longer refers to just race or gender. It includes age, culture, educational background, skills, personality, education and life experiences. The new global mindset: driving innovation through diverse perspectives discusses four key techniques to develop an inclusive mindset to foster innovation and economic growth.

In A world of opportunity (pdf, 2.1mb), country winners from our Entrepreneur Of The Year® program offer their insights into the challenges -- and opportunities -- that globalization brings. They explore the challenges of leading a global workforce, the role of government in business and the new global economic status quo.

Cleantech spending is robust and set to accelerate, according to our third annual global report on the state of the industry. Our survey of more than 300 top executives reveals how the world's largest corporations are adopting cleantech products and services to help gain a competitive advantage through resource efficiency and sustainable growth (pdf, 5.09 mb).

How should policymakers shape a future treaty to address climate change issues and ensure the accelerated adoption of clean technologies? That’s the focus of this report, in which top executives, entrepreneurs, investors, advisors and regulators discuss cleantech financing and regulation in advance of Copenhagen (pdf, 7.9mb).

Women entrepreneurs own or operate up to one-third of all private companies around the globe. Get a fresh look at the productive potential of women in this special report.

In September 2009, we asked a group of future market leaders - participants in the global Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award - what their priorities were coming out of the global financial crisis. What lessons had they learned? Most of them are actually thriving in the downturn - see how.

From survival to growth is Ernst & Young’s seventh annual report on venture capital. It examines the state of VC today and provides insights into such topics as strategies for seizing opportunities in the current downturn, managing working capital and concerns for technology companies. Throughout the report, leading company executives and VC investors from around the globe share their own perspectives on the impacts of the downturn and strategies for success.

Despite the global financial crisis, the IPO pipeline contains many quality companies preparing to go public as they wait for market conditions to improve. Learn about the latest IPO market trends and issues relevant to companies planning an IPO in Ernst & Young’s sixth annual global IPO trends report for 2009, Shifting landscape - are you ready?