Analysis

April 20, 2021

Europe is falling far behind on innovation spending

Here are six lessons from the BCG study of the world’s 50 most innovative companies.


Maija Palmer

5 min read

Every year since 2005, global management consultancy Boston Consulting Group has compiled a list of the world’s most innovative companies based on interviews with innovation executives (this year it canvassed 36.5k of them).

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BCG's list of the world's 50 most innovative companies 2021
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Circle chart showing innovation leaders and laggards and c-suite involvement
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