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Helping leaders and future leaders accelerate sustainable and inclusive growth in the heart of Europe

The challenges we face today are complex and global. With the world in constant flux, staying informed about the latest insights and trends is a real challenge. At the same time, leaders are working hard to build a future that delivers growth, sustainability, and inclusion.

Inspiring Belgium includes curated content on key topics to help regional leaders prepare for the future.

Digital | Sustainability | Future of Work

Digital

 
Tom Pluym

To build on a slim digital lead, Belgian companies need to improve in three key areas: talent strategy, at-scale adoption of analytics, and change management.

Tom Pluym
Partner, Brussels
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Report

The next big arenas of competition

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Arenas are industries that transform the business landscape. Eighteen future arenas could reshape the global economy and generate $29 trillion to $48 trillion in revenues by 2040.
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Survey
The state of AI in 2023: Generative AI’s breakout year
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As organizations rapidly deploy generative AI tools, survey respondents expect significant effects on their industries and workforces.
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Report
The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier
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Generative AI is poised to unleash the next wave of productivity. We take a first look at where business value could accrue and the potential impacts on the workforce.
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Article
Women in tech: The best bet to solve Europe’s talent shortage
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To remain competitive in technological growth and innovation, Europe must recruit and retain women for the fastest-growing tech roles of the foreseeable future.

Sustainability

 
Nicolas Denis

Research shows that a net-zero transition is possible. Successful companies of the future will not just view sustainability as a small part of the overall business strategy—rather, it will become core to everything they do.

Nicolas Denis
Partner, Brussels
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Report

Global Materials Perspective 2026

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Profits and cash hit record levels in 2025, but productivity has stalled. Closing that gap is the industry’s next test.
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Report
Global Energy Perspective 2026
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The system is becoming more uncertain—not less. Energy demand is growing, AI is creating a new source of power demand,...
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Article
Toward net-zero emissions: Achieving Luxembourg’s sustainability ambitions
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Luxembourg can exceed EU carbon-emission-reduction goals by doubling-down on opportunities in key private sectors.
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Report
Net zero or growth? How Belgium can have both
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As Belgium works toward net-zero emissions, it has opportunities to accelerate its progress while also pursuing green growth.

Future of Work

 
Kathleen Martens

Leaders can no longer see growth, diversity, and inclusion as trade-offs; we must build a future that delivers all three.

Kathleen Martens
Partner, Brussels
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Article

Economic empowerment made-to-measure: How companies can benefit more people

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Connections, contexts, and capabilities can guide corporate efforts to create empowerment impact efficiently.
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Article - MGI Research
Help wanted: Charting the challenge of tight labor markets in advanced economies
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For almost two decades, labor markets across advanced economies have tightened—and the trend is set to continue. This article...
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Article
Ethnocultural minorities in Europe: An untapped growth opportunity
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Employing ethnocultural minorities could help many companies simultaneously close talent gaps and deliver inclusive growth.
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Report - MGI Research
From poverty to empowerment: Raising the bar for sustainable and inclusive growth
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What would it take to raise minimum living standards and get on a net-zero path in this decade? Our research explores twin ambitions...

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