Public and semi-public administrations are facing major budgetary challenges, with a 2025 Finance Act that aims to redress public accounts by 50 billion euros and reduce the public deficit to 5.4% of GDP by 2025 through measures on companies and individuals, as well as a reduction in public spending for the 3 public functions and operators.
Biomimicry, the use of living organisms and their remarkable properties as inspiration for innovation, has a long history. In recent years, scientific developments have reinforced the potential of this approach, in the fields of innovation, performance and sustainability. Mobilized by many private and now public organizations, biomimicry is proving to be a real strategic lever.
The sixth mass extinction and the free fall of biodiversity threaten a million species. Natural disasters and environmental scandals, such as PFAS, demonstrate the complex interplay between humans, industry and the environment. Climate protection is trampled underfoot in the geopolitical chaos of 2025.
What will be the outlook for retail banking in France in 2024? Are market and economic conditions affecting retail banks?
The urgent need to rearm Europe and France implies a major financing requirement for defense contractors. At a time when the sovereignty of France and Europe needs to be revitalized, every link in the value chain has a role to play in ensuring the ramp-up required by the geopolitical situation. Since 2022, there has been an increasing number of announcements concerning the ramp-up of major prime contractors, but the strategic SMEs and ETIs that make up their supply chain are struggling to keep pace, notably due to a lack of resources to invest in their production capacities.
Over the past fifteen years, France has strengthened its regulatory framework for professional equality. Equality between women and men was made a "Major National Cause" in 2017, and the decree of July 13, 2024 extended the obligation of transparency to local authorities. In this context, the Regions, which employ nearly 97,000 agents, must set an example.
The practice of teleworking, which concerned just 9 % of workers in 2019, rose sharply during the COVID crisis to reach a peak in 2021. Since the end of the health crisis, this trend has stabilized, and today 26% of employees telework.
In 2024, the global economy has shown remarkable resilience in its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Certain global macroeconomic indicators such as inflation and economic growth rates are projected to remain favourable towards the end of 2024, but growth continues to be dampened and uneven across geographies.
The current period calls for particular attention to be paid to growth and its sustainability. Can it be sustainable? And if so, under what conditions? Several approaches coexist: necessary but sustainable growth (Le Biez, 2021), the risks of stagnation if growth is abandoned (Summers, 2014) and even degrowth (Parrique, 2024).
The complex situation of French hospitals is marked by a profound crisis, and successive economic reforms have led to a financial approach to hospital management, often to the detriment of the primary mission of care. The Claris report drawn up in 2020 also highlights the many symptoms of this crisis, such as burnout, high psycho-social risks and sometimes toxic management.
Eurogroup Consulting in collaboration with the ESCP Europe MBA students conducted a study on the "Future of the car subscription market". This report offers a comprehensive analysis of how to enhance the profitability, and the anticipated evolutions in the next five years of car subscription models. It explores the root causes that led to the creation and development of these offers, as well as an overview of the global market, key global trends, customer insights, and recommendations for optimization and improved profitability.
Eurogroup Consulting, in collaboration with Nextcontinent, an international alliance of 12 independent consultancies, analyses emerging trends in the rail industry. The white paper examines how technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data are transforming rail operations and improving the passenger experience. The study explores real-world use cases, from autonomous train systems to improving safety through advanced data analysis. It also discusses the challenges of adopting these technologies and offers strategic recommendations to facilitate the digital transformation of the rail sector.