"I could have done a better job of accelerating the idea that fiber creates productivity opportunities," he said.
An assessment of resource productivity opportunities between now and 2030 suggests that reducing food waste could return $252bn£148bnbn) in savings, the third largest of all resource efficiency opportunities identified by a McKinsey study.
We expect to hear about re-engineering, cost cutting, and productivity opportunities, but with sales densities falling, cost ratios rising and gross margins restricted due to competitive pressures, then we see little prospect for growth.
The emergence of more social entrepreneurs, and their improved access to growth capital as they get better connected to philanthropists, is creating enormous productivity opportunities for the citizen sector, argues Mr Drayton.The citizen sector is defined somewhat loosely, but is largely made up of government plus the non-profit sector.
Secondly, while we expect research-driven consulting activities to be positively associated with research productivity, opportunity-driven consulting will have a negative impact.
2, 3 It has been calculated that 53 million disability-adjusted life years and 1.5 million deaths of children who are under 5 years of age are linked to MNM. 4 The negative impact of MNM on people's productivity, opportunities, and health outcomes make them more vulnerable to impoverishment.
The Bush report cheerily observes that free trade "fosters the diffusion of technologies and ideas that increase productivity and opportunity".
"Reduced national attention to this problem will dampen economic productivity and opportunity in low-income and rural communities".
"Reduce the size and scope of government," the Heritage Foundation implores us, "and let the private sector restore economic productivity and opportunity".
As a result, federal agencies and departments have been shut all week, running up a bill that is expected to be about half a billion dollars in lost productivity and opportunity costs, according to government estimates.
