Features

Thirsty planet

Thirsty planet: Business responses to water scarcity

The Earth is fast careening toward a water crisis. Sandra Rapacioli, CIMA’s head of sustainability, reports on preventative measures under way.
The future of the Balanced Scorecard

The future of the Balanced Scorecard

As their best-known creation turns 20, Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, the founding fathers of the world’s most powerful performance management tool, survey the horizon and offer five key steps for maximising the Balanced Scorecard.
A transformative year: Technology, everywhere

A transformative year: Technology, everywhere

Employees are now equipped with their own increasingly powerful mobile data communications devices, from smartphones to tablet PCs. Use these devices to your organisation’s advantage.
Succeeding in the CIVETS

Succeeding in the CIVETS

Enviable growth and compelling demographics make Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa, together known as the CIVETS nations, markets to be reckoned with.
Alasdair Macnab, FCMA, CGMA

Strategic objective costing: A new tool for improving resource allocation

Alasdair Macnab, FCMA, CGMA, has reengineered the Balanced Scorecard to create a system for measuring the HR and financial costs of meeting strategic objectives. Macnab explains the approach and how it can be used to make good decisions about allocating scarce resources.