C-suite barometer
With insights from around 800 executives in over 30 countries, our latest C-suite barometer reveals that 2024 is set to be a bounce forward year. With optimism and confidence at its highest we’ve recorded, business has its eyes firmly set on a positive future, and leaders are looking to expand and grow with confidence.
Based on insight from more than 800 executives from 27 countries, the Mazars C-suite barometer 2023 uncovered a fighting spirit. Whilst recognising the significant challenges of 2022 – including inflation and economic instability, high energy prices, war and geopolitical tensions – the C-suite have a positive outlook. Technology and sustainability stand out as their top strategic priorities and leaders...
At the end of 2021, we surveyed over 1,000 executives around the world for our annual C-suite barometer. Emerging from the pandemic, leaders were optimistic. The resilience businesses showed in 2021 will undoubtedly be needed in the months ahead. Our study reveals leaders are investing and making commitments, especially around ESG, but there appears to be a gap between intent and implementation. Now...
In the midst of a global pandemic, a majority of business leaders still expected growth in 2021. What else do they see on the horizon?
More and more high-profile cyber incidents are hitting the media. To avoid the consequences of not being prepared, our international experts, Asam Malik and Jeffrey de Bruijn, outline the common mistakes made by organisations and some new approaches to build more resilience for the future.
Cyber threats are increasing in prevalence and impact, especially for organisations planning to expand internationally. Consulting partners, Frédéric Malagoli and Shree Parthasarathy, outline the cyber security decisions that are inherently riskier than others and the approaches to dealing with high risk.
Human rights related risks can be the most complex area for C-suite executives to manage in sustainability reporting. Growing challenges and increased recognition for lack of in-house expertise in this area have emerged from our latest C-suite barometer. Indications suggest organisations and their leaders could fall short of essential responsibilities if their public commitment isn’t matched by appropriate...
Based on insights from almost 400 executives in the sector, the study uncovers a significant shift in the overall outlook and priorities of leaders in the sector, indicating a strategic reset is on the cards. Organisations are live to the intensifying influence of public perception and leaders are looking to build resilience in a new era where talent is essential to the effectiveness of emerging technologies...
The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services continues to exercise C-suite minds. Not least, how to balance AI’s benefits to enhance the customer experience and improve back-office operations with the ethical challenges that AI presents. Sparking the debate is how financial organisations can employ AI tools such as machine learning (ML), large language models (LLMs), and generative...
The financial services sector is increasingly looking to technology to help tackle the rising levels of regulation they face. According to the latest Forvis Mazars C-Suite Barometer, the prominence of new technology as a global trend is on the rise in financial services, making it one of the most important issues now topping the C-Suite agenda alongside environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...
Digital transformation now tops the C-Suite agenda of financial services organisations. According to the latest Forvis Mazars C-Suite Barometer, one-third of respondents identified the need to transform company IT as a strategic priority ahead of issues such as sustainability initiatives.
Optimism in the financial services sector is riding high. According to the latest Forvis-Mazars C-Suite Barometer, 94% of financial services respondents say they’re growing, which is five points higher than the global average and up overall from 92% last year. At the same time, 97% of leaders in financial services predict growth in 2024, up from 90% last year. Also, more leaders in the sector are...
26/07/2023 Following the pandemic and the big quit, it has become harder for businesses to recruit, retain and inspire their workforce. Laurent Choain, Chief Leadership & Culture Officer at Mazars and CEO of Mazars University, takes us through the concerns voiced in our latest C-suite survey and suggests solutions.
12/06/2023 The public and social sector is in a time of transformation. Expectations of organisations in the sector are higher than ever while financial constraints and regulatory burdens are increasing. To understand some of the challenges leaders in this sector face and the steps they are taking to tackle them, we surveyed more than 100 public sector executives in five countries.
29/06/2023 According to the C-suite barometer 2023 companies are turning to strategic alliances and increasing internal output to deliver growth in the uncertain economic environment. We speak to Firas Abou Merhi, Partner at Mazars, about why that is and how businesses can navigate uncertainty to achieve growth.
With sustainability rising to the top of the C-suite agenda for planned investment, our C-suite ESG insights reports explore the current sustainability trends, priorities and challenges for businesses.
27/06/2023 In the C-suite barometer 2023, geopolitical instability was identified by business leaders as a key factor holding back growth this year. In this roundtable discussion George Lagarias is joined by Thomas Gomart of the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) to discuss the outlook and how businesses should respond.
09/05/2023 As part of the C-suite barometer 2023, we asked business leaders how they are tackling the energy crisis. In this roundtable discussion, Mathieu Mougard and Philippe Bozier are joined by Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega of IFRI, to discuss some of the pressing energy issues facing businesses this year and beyond.
24/11/2022 Earlier this year, we released our C-suite barometer, a report that captures the views of over 1,000 executives around the world. Since then, much has happened from the war in Ukraine to rising inflation. In this article, we check in with Isabelle Massa, Partner, who reacts to key statistics from the report with today’s lens on the retail and consumer sector and shares her insights on what’s...
09/11/2022 Earlier this year, we released our C-suite barometer, a report that captures the views of over 1,000 executives around the world. Since then, much has happened, from the war in Ukraine to rising inflation. In this article, we check in with Bob Green, Partner, who reacts to key statistics from the report with today’s lens on the energy sector and shares his insights on what’s to come
At the end of 2021 we ran our annual C-suite barometer, surveying over 1,000 executives from around the world, including more than 170 from the Latin America region.
At the end of 2021 we ran our annual C-suite barometer, surveying over 1,000 executives from around the world, including more than 135 from the Africa and Middle East (AME) region.
At the end of 2021 we ran our annual C-suite barometer, surveying over 1,000 executives from around the world, including around 160 from the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region.
At the end of 2021 we ran our annual C-suite barometer, surveying over 1,000 executives from around the world, including around 200 from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
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