From an ESG trends standpoint, much is changing as we speak. Climate technology, including clean energy, carbon capture, and sustainability solutions, will see major growth and adoption in 2024 and 2025. As the impacts of climate change intensify, companies and governments are investing in technology...
ESG investment strategies will become standardized as stakeholders demand integration of sustainability factors, especially climate change, across portfolios. Stricter regulations are also directing money flows towards assets pricing climate risks and environmental impacts. Interest continues to surge from Millennial and Gen Z investors prioritizing purpose-aligned...
AI solutions will transform administrative functions by automating high volume, repetitive processes like data entry, invoice processing, customer service queries and more. By applying natural language processing, optical character recognition and machine learning, software robots will drive workflow efficiencies at scale to reduce costs and...
More lenders will factor non-traditional data like rent payments, utilities, phone bills, education and streaming services into credit decisions to fuel financial inclusion across 2024, 2025 and the years ahead. The practice provides alternative views of reliability for thin-file consumers. As machine learning models prove...
Well-being benefits will dominate HR strategies as strains of ubiquitous remote work persist post-pandemic. Everything from coaching to mindfulness apps to virtual yoga to pet bereavement leave will help retain talent struggling with loneliness, anxiety and burnout. Some providers are incentivizing prevention like sleep tracking....
Retirement planning will shift across 2024 and 2025 towards more tailored strategies factoring in complete financial pictures plus lifestyle priorities, health needs and life stage flexibility. With longer post-workevity ahead, customized income plans, expense forecasting, estate planning and later-years goal-setting become essential. Advisors will guide...
If you're wondering what's next for the future of training and development, look no further to get a sense of what will be coming next, especially as 2024 and 2025 come into deeper focus for keynote speakers and futurist consultants of all stripes and backgrounds....
Franchises will leverage digital tools to optimize operations, reduce costs and support franchisees with intuitive self-service portals for training, collaboration and insights. That means big changes are going to be coming throughout the 2024 and 2025 seasons – and all sorts of new technologies are...
From a professional development standpoint in 2024 and 2025, ongoing learning through bite-sized content and stackable qualifications will enable professionals to address capability gaps on-demand while keeping work competitive. Short podcasts, videos, gamified modules rather than lengthy courses better suit attention spans. Smaller credentials combine...
The metaverse continues to evolve rapidly, with 2024 shaping up to be a pivotal year for the growth and development of these immersive virtual worlds. Here are four of the top trends that are expected to drive metaverse innovation in the coming year – and...
