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GICS Core

GICS Core is the top-level perspective within the Sector Intelligence of the G11 General Industry Compass System. This level is deliberately set at a distance and provides an overarching view of the central structures of the global economy.

The focus of GICS Core as the TIER 1 level of the G11 General Industry Compass System is on broadly defined economic sectors as stable organizational units. Instead of detailed subdivisions, the focus is on classifying economic activities into a few, sustainable categories that serve as a long-term frame of reference. The helicopter perspective of GICS Core opens up space for fundamental questions: How do weights shift between sectors? Which structures characterize entire sectors across economic cycles? And which sectoral dependencies only become visible from a distance?

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The focus of GICS Core as the TIER 1 level of the G11 General Industry Compass System is on broadly defined economic sectors as stable classification units. Instead of detailed subdivisions, the aim is to classify economic activities into a few viable categories that serve as a long-term frame of reference.

The helicopter perspective of GICS Core opens up space for fundamental questions:

How do weights shift between sectors?
What structures shape entire industries across economic cycles?
And which sectoral dependencies only become visible from a distance?

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The utilities sector brings together companies that are responsible for the reliable provision of basic supply services. The focus is not on generating demand, but on ensuring a continuous supply - regardless of economic cycles or short-term market movements. Utilities is a stability and infrastructure sector. The companies grouped here operate networks, plants and systems that supply households, companies and public facilities on a permanent basis. Their services are commonplace, often taken for granted - which is precisely why they are of central importance for the functioning of modern societies. The sector is characterized by its planning-oriented logic. Investments are long-term, regulated framework conditions play a major role and reliability clearly takes precedence over speed of growth. Decisions are aimed less at short-term efficiency gains than at security of supply, grid stability and sustainable operation. Utilities are also at the interface between technology, regulation and the public. Pricing, infrastructure development and modernization often take place in close interaction with government regulations and social expectations. The sector therefore reacts sensitively to structural changes without losing sight of its basic function. At the same time, utilities are in a phase of gradual adaptation. Technological developments, changes in energy sources and new demands on grids and supply systems are leading to continuous investment and organizational changes. However, these are taking place in a controlled and evolutionary manner, not abruptly. Within GICS Eleven, Utilities forms the dormant pole among the CORE sectors. It stands for stability, supply and system responsibility - and serves as a frame of reference for topics that are characterized less by market cycles than by long-term infrastructure and public demand.

The content of the GICS Utilities information portal is aimed at anyone who deals with utility-related and infrastructure topics in a structured manner, either professionally or for their own interest. Anyone following developments relating to grids, security of supply, infrastructure, regulation or long-term investment decisions will find clearly focused access here. The targeted bundling of news, market movements and relevant information at sectoral level creates a clear overall picture of what is important in the utilities environment - without having to search for a long time. For journalists, research units, market observers, media players and professional market participants, this approach enables direct access to content that would otherwise be scattered across numerous sources. Developments can be recorded, classified and processed more quickly without first having to establish the appropriate context. Sectoral aggregation also offers tangible added value for investors - from institutional players and family offices to specialized market participants. It helps to better classify regulatory framework conditions, investment programs and structural changes and to filter information flows in a targeted manner. Private investors benefit in particular as they receive supply-related information in a concentrated form, which is otherwise often fragmented or difficult to access. The focus on thematic relevance facilitates access to a stability-oriented and highly regulated market environment without requiring special expertise. Regardless of perspective or experience, the key benefits are time savings, information consolidation and the consistent reduction of noise. GICS Utilities thus creates a structured environment in which relevant supply and infrastructure information becomes visible more quickly, easier to categorize and can be used in a more targeted manner.

Typical users of GICS Utilities are interested in stability, infrastructure and long-term reliability. They think less in terms of leaps in growth and more in terms of regulatory logic, investment programs and security of supply. Relevance arises where structural changes are emerging in seemingly stable systems.

GICS Utilities is aimed at players who secure, modernize or strategically support basic supply structures. It is aimed at advertisers, agencies, technology providers, infrastructure service providers and information providers from sectors such as energy supply, network infrastructure, water, waste disposal and regulated services whose business models are geared towards stability, scaling and long-term planning. For agencies, PR and communication service providers, GICS Utilities offers an environment in which content can be placed in a factual, credible and impact-oriented manner. Topics such as infrastructure investments, modernization, digitalization, regulation or sustainability are relevant here because they meet an audience that sees utilities not as a matter of course, but as a strategic task. Technology, product and solution providers will find a focused space in GICS Utilities for offerings that address the efficiency, resilience and future viability of supply networks. Whether network technology, software solutions, maintenance, financing or regulatory services - visibility is created where decisions have a long-term effect and do not follow short-term cycles. The portal is also a relevant platform for industry information services, specialist media, consultancies, study providers and congress and trade fair organizers, whose content thrives on depth, classification and a specialist audience. Events, publications and market evaluations reach users who actively analyze, plan or are responsible for supply infrastructure.

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GICS Core acts as a strategic thinking space within the General Industry Compass system. The perspective provides orientation without simplifying and creates a common basis on which further perspectives - such as Trending or Microsectors - can be built upon in a targeted manner.

GICS Core is deliberately designed as an introductory and reference level.
The perspective is aimed at users who initially want to get their bearings, grasp interrelationships and understand sectoral structures in a broader economic context without committing to detailed analyses at an early stage.

As an organizing framework, GICS Core is particularly suitable:

as a conceptual haven of peace within the GICS family,
as a common reference level for cross-references to in-depth content,
as well as a conceptual starting point for further perspectives such as GICS Trending or GICS Microsectors.

The level thus serves less for operational analysis and more for strategic classification - it creates an overview, promotes systemic thinking and lays the foundation for in-depth discussion along downstream perspectives.

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