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How Will Al Change Retail?

By Ryan Harmon
2023 marked a turning point for artificial intelligence with the rapid rise of new generative Al technologies such as ChatGPT and incredible advances in image and video generation technology. It’s already beginning to change different areas of our everyday lives, but how will it impact retail? Cian Kelliher, Management Consulting Partner at KPMG Ireland explains. […]
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The New Transformation Agenda

By Ryan Harmon
The stakes have never been higher for the business transformation agenda. To keep up with changing markets, competition, and technology, many companies are undertaking multiple, often continuous, transformations to update internal processes and connect with customers, partners, and suppliers. Conor McCarthy of the KPMG Ireland People and Change team explains below. And, in
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EirGrid Winter 23/24 Outlook

By Ryan Harmon
EirGrid (Ireland’s transmission system operator) has recently published its outlook for the upcoming winter. The winter period is the time of peak electricity consumption in Ireland and so also when the risk is highest for insufficient electricity supply to meet demand. KPMG Ireland’s Sustainable Futures team explore below how Ireland can keep the lights on […]
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Going for Growth Programme Now Accepting New Applicants

By Ryan Harmon
Going for Growth, the award-winning business development scheme for female entrepreneurs determined to grow their businesses, is now accepting applications for the 16th year of the programme. The six-month programme, which Enterprise Ireland and KPMG support, helps ambitious female entrepreneurs achieve their growth ambitions – helping to build stronger companies, create
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The Future of Local Government

By Ryan Harmon
The future of the local government sector is clear — digitally enabled, data-driven and community focused as never before, according to Cormac Deady, Head of Government, KPMG Ireland. The transformation journey unfolding at a local government level is about breaking down traditional government silos and becoming more connected — organisation and community-wide — to put
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Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs Programme

By Ryan Harmon
Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs is a programme aimed at increasing the number of female-led innovative businesses of scale focused on export markets that become clients of Enterprise Ireland. The programme is targeting a woman who is considering a change in career or interested in exploring the possibility of an innovative entrepreneurial career. Ireland has the
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The Benefits of a Circular Economy in Ireland

By Ryan Harmon
Ireland is currently operating a linear economy model following a ‘take–make–waste’ pathway for resources, manufacturing and products. This traditional, non-sustainable economic model is not only wasteful and harmful to the natural environment, but it is also a barrier to progress against national climate targets, particularly for the waste sector. At present, many
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KPMG and CoolPlanet Join Forces

By Ryan Harmon
KPMG in Ireland and CoolPlanet have joined forces to help deliver end-to-end decarbonisation solutions to businesses as part of wide-ranging decarbonisation offerings.  This alliance brings together a broad set of experienced professionals in carbon, energy, and consulting, as well as leading software tools to help organisations with end-to-end decarbonisation
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Game Over For Greenwashing

By Ryan Harmon
The game is over for greenwashing. Paying lip service to sustainability no longer suffices. Brands can no longer make vague, unsupported claims to be green, however well-intended they might be. Consumer scepticism and forthcoming regulatory changes mean retailers and manufacturers will have to validate their green credentials and now is the time to prepare says […]
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Emerging Trends in Infrastructure

By Ryan Harmon
The 11th edition of KPMG Ireland’s ‘Emerging Trends in Infrastructure’ is here and is as much about inspiring an essential change in mindset as it is about predicting future trends. KPMG look ahead to potential approaches and technological solutions, raise new ideas and explore the opportunities that are being created. Future generations
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What PAYE Workers Need to Know

By Ryan Harmon
As the year end approaches now is an ideal time for PAYE workers to look ahead to 2023 and review their tax affairs to ensure they are maximising their entitlements to tax credits and other reliefs. Claire Davey, Director, People Services, KPMG Tax, provides some key insights. What Revenue Facilities are Available for PAYE Workers? […]
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The Future of HR: From Flux to Flow

By Ryan Harmon
HR is in a state of flux. Global volatility and uncertainty has driven a focus on how to steer through the next few years but increase the business value from HR. It is a journey from flux to flow. The labour market is experiencing acute shortages of key skills, as employees go through the ‘Great […]
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Fostering Workforce Resilience

By Ryan Harmon
How CEOs support and attract talent is changing because of the challenging global economy and CEOs’ growth goals, with fostering workforce resilience becoming a key priority, according to KPMG Ireland. Worldwide, the employee value proposition to attract and retain the necessary talent is tied as the top operational priority to achieving 3-year growth objectives (25 […]