Our special Survive and Thrive Insight Report identifies the strategies and best practices that 26 EIC member companies of all sizes and covering all sectors have used to grow and prosper during the downturn.
The savings and new orders won by these 26 companies through their survive and thrive strategies, normally from just one or two customers each, come to well over £550m.
Topics covered in this report include: lessons for the industry and recommendations for the government, in-depth case studies for each of the participating companies, and details of the strategies and solutions they've put in place.

A year after the success of the first report, EIC Survive and Thrive once again looks at the strategies being put in place for 26 member companies of all sizes across all energy sectors.
We revisit the six growth strategies identified in volume 1 and highlight two new business development strategies being put in place to overcome challenges and come out on top.
Topics covered in this report include: how supply chain companies in the energy sector are preparing for Brexit, exporting to international markets and the challenges this brings, and lessons learnt and recommendations to government.

Survive and Thrive 2019 (Volume III) charts the course that 25 EIC UK member companies have taken to grow against a backdrop of a cautious oil and gas market recovery with tight margins, fierce competition and Brexit uncertainty.
We revisit eight growth strategies identified in previous reports to see if the use of these has risen or fall, as well as putting the spotlight on three areas of vital importance to the UK industry: Brexit, export and scale-up.
Topics covered in this report include: The appetite for UK companies exporting into new regions, the rise of service and solutions, and digital is coming to life while diversification slows.

Survive and Thrive 2020 (Volume IV) charts the course that 40 EIC member companies have taken to grow against a backdrop of continued market uncertainty, UK China trade tensions, OPEC disagreements, low or negative oil and gas prices and COVID-19, compounded by very tight margins, fierce competition, and Brexit looming large.
This year we revisit the same eight growth strategies identified in previous years and plot those that have risen and fallen in popularity. The research revealed three further areas that business leaders have found to be key to growth, and hence are included this year for the first time, namely transformation, culture and energy transition.

With governments on a global scale pursuing net-zero policies, but little being done to help the energy sector to diversify into green energy markets, the report also once again showed three-quarters of companies that diversified preferred to move out of energy completely.
Read the last year's inspiring case studies of all 61 participating EIC member companies and learn about the growth strategies used to survive and thrive in the challenging market conditions of 2020. Key findings and outcomes for industry and government can be found in the report, with a focus on how to increase exports, while also capitalising on the opportunities within the energy transition.
We also deep dive on key topics and issues from the 12 months of 2020 in detail, including if COVID-19 was a catalyst for permanent change in the energy sector; that resilience is the name of the game for supply chain companies, what does energy transition mean; and the truth behind diversification when it comes to organisations' core business.