Metrics
What numbers consultants lead with.
Every slide that foregrounds a metric — 7,750 in total — classified into families by what's being measured. Drill in to see who uses each family, where in the narrative, and the real examples.
Metric families
7,750 metric-led slides1266
Survey & sentiment
What people said — respondents, priorities, sentiment, NPS.
16.3%
1110
Market size & value
Scale of the pool — TAM, GMV, AUM, deal value, investment, funding.
14.3%
709
Cost & savings
What's spent or saved — costs, spend, savings, efficiency, abatement.
9.1%
541
Share & penetration
Piece of the pie — market share, adoption, penetration, uptake.
7.0%
491
Growth rate
Speed of change — CAGR, YoY, growth rate.
6.3%
261
Rates & ratios
Other rates — retention, conversion, representation, distress.
3.4%
324
Employment & headcount
People at work — employees, FTEs, productivity, jobs.
4.2%
226
Indices & scores
Composite indicators — confidence indices, rankings, ratings.
2.9%
218
Margin & return
Economic quality — margins, ROI/ROE/ROIC, TSR, profit.
2.8%
212
Environment & emissions
Green metrics — GHG, emissions, hydrogen, renewables.
2.7%
187
Volume & counts
Raw counts — number of X, transactions, deals.
2.4%
141
Revenue & sales
Top line — revenue, sales, GVA.
1.8%
76
Macro indicators
Economy-wide signals — inflation, unemployment, PMI.
1.0%
23
Valuation
Asset worth — present value, pre-money, exit value.
0.3%
1965
Other
Domain-specific or uncategorized long-tail.
25.4%
Filtered by environment
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Where in the narrative
| analyze_data | 68 |
| establish_context | 39 |
| illustrate_case | 22 |
| frame_problem | 21 |
| size_opportunity | 15 |
| quantify_impact | 12 |
| benchmark_peers | 10 |
| diagnose | 6 |
| decompose_segments | 5 |
| present_framework | 4 |
| transition | 3 |
| appendix | 3 |
80 examples
showing first 8090%
We help our clients become more sustainable enterprises...
“The final 10% of residual emissions will be neutralized through high-quality carbon removal solutions to bring us to 'net zero'.”
93%
We're focused on building more sustainable and inclusive futures for all...
“Through Emergency Humanitarian response we take an agile approach to responding to the world's most pressing problems as they evolve”
29%
...and we're raising the bar on our actions and commitments
“The Energy Command Center (ECC) launched in 2022 has helped drive a 29% reduction in energy consumption across our eight main campuses in India, in 2023 vs 2019…”
6-7 megatons
Together towards net zero
“Capgemini is contributing a reduction of one megaton to support an ambitious goal set by Eneco, an international energy company committed to accelerating the en…”
59%
We're focused on building more sustainable and inclusive futures for all...
“Through our Social Response Unit we take an agile approach to responding to the world's most pressing problems as they evolve”
34 Mt
Three segments comprise 34 Mt p.a. of total potential 2030 hydrogen demand in the EU, US and East Asia
“Three segments comprise 34 Mt p.a. of total potential 2030 hydrogen demand in the EU, US and East Asia.”
~30%
Supply-side and demand-side policies serve to close the cost gap between clean hydrogen and conventional alternatives
“Supply-side and demand-side policies serve to close the cost gap between clean hydrogen and conventional alternatives.”
34
The EU, US, Japan and Korea account for ~30% of 2030 global demand but could drive most clean uptake due to policy momentum
“The EU, US, Japan and Korea are expected to account for 34 Mt p.a. of the global 122 Mt p.a. of hydrogen demand across all pathways, up from a baseline of ~27 M…”
34 Mt
Of the ~34 Mt p.a. of potential 2030 clean hydrogen demand, 8 Mt p.a. could carry a positive business case, 13-26 Mt p.a. requires unlocks
“Of the ~34 Mt p.a. of potential 2030 clean hydrogen demand, 8 Mt p.a. could carry a positive business case, 13-26 Mt p.a. requires unlocks.”
8
Seizing Low-Hanging Fruit: About 8 Mt p.a. of 2030 clean demand with a positive business case driven by REDIII quotas in the EU and clean power policies in East Asia
“Unlocking demand in this segment requires effective implementation of existing polices (e.g., REDIII, IRA) to decarbonize existing end uses and allow initial up…”
13
Bridging the Gap: Up to ~13 Mt p.a. of clean hydrogen demand could be unlocked by 2030 with the scale-up of enabling infrastructure, the majority in US refining and ammonia
“13 Mt p.a. of demand within 0.5 USD/kg H2 of cost parity vs. conventional alternatives could be unlocked by 2030 but requires incremental cost and infrastructur…”
13
3. High Stakes, High Rewards: An additional ~13 Mt p.a. of hydrogen and derivative demand has few clean alternatives but significant economic or infrastructure hurdles could limit adoption by 2030
“Unlocking the remaining 13 Mt p.a. of hydrogen demand would require significant cost and infrastructure interventions, with some sub-segments inhibited by as mu…”
13 Mt
~13 Mt p.a. of demand requires further cost and infrastructure unlocks to make clean H₂ demand viable
“~13 Mt p.a. of demand requires further cost and infrastructure unlocks to make clean H₂ demand viable.”
13 Mt
~13 Mt p.a. of demand is likely not viable by 2030, but requires action in the short term to unlock by 2040
21,568
The increasing number of data centers being built in the US is driving the country’s growing demand for gas-based power
“Texas and Virginia have faced the sharpest increase in demand for gas-based electricity”
-5.6%
Private companies outpace public peers in decarbonization, due to the ability of private equity to grow renewables during ownership
“Portfolio companies owned for over 4 years use 7pp more renewables compared to newly acquired companies.”
80%
Several studies reveal a growing willingness among consumers to pay a premium for sustainable products
“The combination of rising consumer preference and increased willingness to pay more for eco-friendly products provides a clear sense of future demand.”
$570 billion
The path to capturing growth from future demand
“By taking actions such as accelerating innovation with advanced technologies, developing compelling value propositions with clear traceability and building robu…”
46%
For investors, it is still early days
“Despite the challenges, only 14% of investors see sustainable investing as a fad and not a genuine issue for the future.”
24.8
On the fixed side, TeBIT participants had similar levels of energy consumption
124.0
But on the mobile side, we saw a broad spread across telcos
“The choices telcos make as they grow and modernize their business—which technologies to use and retire, for instance—have an impact on energy use and efforts to…”
33.7
For data centers, we saw a broad spread in energy consumption
“Adjusting for the size of each telco's ICT services business, energy consumption was relatively similar across participants.”
15% to 45%
By following the lead and practices of TeBIT’s top performers on sustainability, other telcos can reduce their energy consumption by some 15% to 20%. For mobile providers, the gains can be even higher
“By following the lead and practices of TeBIT’s top performers on sustainability, other telcos can reduce their energy consumption by some 15% to 20%.”
15%
Platforms push traditional companies into new performance frontiers that are characterized by hard-to-replicate capabilities and customer experiences.
“It developed a digital logistics platform that optimized its operational costs and reduced its carbon emissions by 15% across its fleet of vessels.”
7%
While SEA only accounts for ~7% of global emissions, its emissions are steadily increasing, and are expected to rise rapidly unless steps are taken to reduce its emissions intensity
“SEA needs to bend the emissions curve”
55%
SEA has a critical role to play in global climate action and decarbonization
3,422
Scope: Our assessment covers 10 SEA countries, ~100 corporates across 3 major emission sectors
“~90% of emissions”
55
2024 SEA Green Economy Index: ASEAN countries have made varying degrees of progress over the last 12 months; Singapore and Vietnam leading the way with the most progress
100 MtCO2e
While long-term impact is critical, SEA should prioritize investment today that can deliver meaningful near-term impact and immediate emissions reductions
100
We assessed ~100 decarbonization investable ideas for SEA by abatement impact and deployability
10%-12%
ASEAN investment in renewables continues to underperform vs. global trends; change is needed to unlock the green potential in power sector
“From 2016-2020, for every dollar invested in RE power capacity in SEA, another dollar was invested in unabated fossil fuels, compared with US$0.5 in Sub-Saharan…”
81
Carbon pricing: Global experience offers a roadmap for SEA to draw upon
35%
Empowering consumers to make informed choices
“35% of the world's largest companies are trying to influence customer behavior as a decarbonization lever.”
+32%
Total Enterprise Reinvention improves performance on multiple measures of non-financial value
“Total Enterprise Reinvention improves performance on multiple measures of non-financial value”
100%
Geographical footprint of your supply chain matters, as it significantly influences your actual upstream emissions
“The "BRIC" countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) tend to have most of their upstream emissions concentrated within their country. Conversely, for European…”
98%
Sustainability has emerged as the core of resilience
“CEOs are stepping up as advocates for sustainability”
47%
To embed sustainability into their operations, CEOs are building responsible supply chains
“CEOs recognize that supply chains powered by data and digital technology can advance progress on their sustainability goals by identifying high value actions an…”
443
Canada plans dramatic cuts in GHG emissions - spanning every sector
“TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE”
50%
Climate tech is critical for Net Zero, yet 50% of solutions are not ready for market
“Successfully moving climate tech ideas from the lab to mainstream implementation — and doing so quickly — will be critical.”
50%
The global energy mix is projected to shift rapidly towards power and hydrogen
“Share of electricity and hydrogen in final consumption may grow to 32% by 2035, and 50% by 2050”
536
Transport and new industrial uses could drive two-thirds of hydrogen demand growth to 2035
“In the Further Acceleration scenario, before 2035, 29 Mt (30%) of hydrogen demand growth is projected to come from new industrial uses such as iron and steel, d…”
400 Mt
New advanced feedstocks will likely be necessary to meet the growing demand for sustainable fuels
“Since the availability of waste oil feedstocks is highly constrained, the global supply cap (30 Mt) is projected to be reached in the late 2020s, unless purpose…”
1.5°
Global emissions remain far from a 1.5° pathway, even if all countries deliver on their current commitments
“However, emissions across all scenarios remain far from the requirements for the 1.5° Pathway.”
2025
WE ARE FOCUSED ON HELPING OUR CLIENTS BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISES...
“Become carbon neutral by 2025 and be a net zero business well ahead of 2050”
30%
WE'RE FOCUSED ON BUILDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND MORE INCLUSIVE FUTURE FOR ALL...
“Through our Social Response Unit launched in 2020, we take an agile approach to responding to the world's most pressing problems as they evolve”
660
Hydrogen has a central role in helping the world reach net-zero emissions by 2050
“To reach net-zero emissions, the world needs more than 660 million tons (MT) of hydrogen.”
660
China, India, Japan, South Korea, Europe, and North America will account for 75 percent of global hydrogen demand, with China emerging as the largest consumer in the years to come
“China, India, Japan, South Korea, Europe, and North America will account for 75 percent of global hydrogen demand, with China emerging as the largest consumer i…”
864
There is a mismatch between the best locations for hydrogen production and demand centers
“There is a mismatch between the best locations for hydrogen production and demand centers.”
400 MT
Efficient decarbonization trade implications
“400 MT of clean global long-distance hydrogen and derivative transport expected by 2050”
400
Global trade of clean hydrogen will deepen, evolve, and expand from now to 2050
“Global trade of clean hydrogen will deepen, evolve, and expand from now to 2050.”
205
2050 will likely see an increased amount of specialization in production regions as well as reorientation of trade and transport routes related to competitiveness
“Pipeline transportation will be the largest long-distance carrier, with major flows within China and North America as well as to Europe.”
40
Under different scenarios, some key trade routes are more robust than others
“Green steel and methanol trade routes prove the most robust across scenarios.”
96%
Global sustainability reporting inches closer to 100 percent among the world's largest companies
“Sustainability reporting has become standard practice for many companies, with steady growth over the past decade.”
89%
Regional N100 reporting rates continue to trend upwards in Asia Pacific and Europe
“The Asia Pacific region leads in sustainability reporting among the N100, with 89 percent of its companies undertaking sustainability reporting.”
60%
Asia Pacific region continues to dominate in presenting sustainability data in annual reports
“With 60 percent of companies reporting in 2022, the number of N100 companies including sustainability information in their annual reports has stabilized since 2…”
80%
Early adoption, steadily rising
“Within 2 years of the establishment of Financial Stability Board’s TCFD, more than half of all companies in the N100 and the G250 have disclosed their climate t…”
89%
Heavy industries and TMT soar; Healthcare and Financial Services lag
“After persistent pressure from stakeholders to disclose their climate targets, resource-intensive sectors have emerged as leaders in this space, with 7 of the t…”
57%
Figure 22: How companies intend to reach their carbon reduction targets (2022)
34%
Leadership-level representation for sustainability not yet prevalent
“Currently, just over one-third (34 percent) of the N100 companies and less than half (45 percent) of G250 companies have leadership-level representation.”
96%
Who has successfully created impact with clean-energy technologies?
$4T–$6T
Why should leaders pay attention?
“At a macro level, sustainability is no longer optional: 90% emission reduction paired with emission removal is needed to avoid an environmental crisis, creating…”
11,577
Li-ion battery cell demand growth driven overwhelmingly by the transition to EVs in the mobility sector
“Growth from 2020 – 30 expected to be strong at 32% p.a. CAGR, underpinned by massive growth in mobility (breakdown follows) as well as growth in energy storage …”
55%
EU regulations are updated at a record speed with increased ambitions to drive transformation towards circular economy
“Fast Development - New legislation enter into force within a year following proposal phase; Expanding scope - Regulations cover the entire value chain (incl. ma…”
-18%
Companies with net zero targets have cut emissions substantially since 2011
“On average, companies that have set full net zero targets managed to cut operational emissions by 18% between 2011 and 2020.”
65%
Accenture committed to being net zero by 2025
“For the category of Sustainability, we are committed to helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals and to operating Accenture to reach ours.”
74%
Shifting to renewable energy
“KPMG's renewable electricity usage across the global organization increased to 74 percent in 2021, up from 56 percent in 2020.”
65%
~65% hospitals run a sustainable business model, while the remainder require additional funding going forward; key influencing factors on sustainability include COVID, cost reduction, and economic growth
25%
Danfoss: Supporting the preferred decarbonization partner for industry, transport, and buildings
“Collaborating with the top ~50 of ~10,000 suppliers that account for 50% of procurement emissions”
183
Decarbonizing our own operations
“In 2021, our total GHG emissions decreased by 75 percent from 2019 due to our continued remote work model and the associated reduction in internal and client-re…”
2/3
For ~2/3 of consumers sustainability is important in fresh food categories
“~2/3 of consumers find sustainability important or very important in fruit, vegetables, meat & fish”
49%
D: Sustainability is more important to consumers regularly shopping at weekly markets
“Sustainability is more important to consumers regularly shopping at weekly markets, especially for fresh foods, whilst there is no longer a difference between s…”
90%
The road to Net Zero presents clear opportunities for SEA
“Together, the energy transition, valuing nature, and transforming our agri-food system could address up to ~90% of the region’s emissions while unlocking new ec…”
4%
Compared with global benchmarks, SEA’s climate ambitions appear modest
“Most of SEA's latest NDC targets lead to an increase in annual emissions by 2030 in absolute terms.”
90%
Energy, land use change and forestry, and agriculture are the biggest emitting sectors in SEA
“Three sectors contribute to ~90% of SEA emissions”
12%
Huge potential for SEA to leverage global data and digital innovations to accelerate the Net Zero journey
“As data/digital penetration grows, sustainable management of DCs will be critical.”
2.4°
WITH CURRENT NDCS FOLLOWING PARIS AGREEMENT: TEMPERATURE WOULD INCREASE BY 2.4° BY 2050 ABOVE 1.5°C LIMITS
43
43 GT CO2 NEED TO BE REDUCED BY 2050
“All actions are necessary to make it happen: from behavior change to immediate compensation.”
70%
STRONG MOMENTUM SINCE 2018 TO LIMIT GLOBAL WARMING
94%
FORWARD LOOKING, GAME-CHANGING IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED ON BOTH CARBON COMPLIANCE AND CREDIT MARKETS AND WILL DRIVE BOTH CARBON TRADED AND PRICE
$24/tCO2
INTERNAL CARBON PRICES VARY ACROSS SECTORS: AVERAGE ~$20-30/TCO2 IS CLOSE TO COMPLIANCE MARKETS
“Average internal shadow price is close to compliance market”