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The Scale of the Climate Catastrophe Will Depend on What Businesses Do Over the Next Decade

Harvard Business

degrees will require “rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and industrial systems” and this transition will need to be “unprecedented in terms of scale…and imply deep emissions reductions in all sectors.” Getting to 1.5

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How disruptive is the 'Sharing Economy'?

freshminds

At a TEDX talk in Sydney in 2010, Rachel Botsman, author of the book 'The Rise of Collaborative Consumption', asked the audience the question - 'How many of you use a power drill?' However, today there has been a shift in emphasis from the utopian ideal presented at the TedX talk in 2010. billion since its launch.

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The Dark Art of Black Friday Logisitics

freshminds

In November 2010 a new day of high street sales hit the UK as the rise of multinational retailers and online shopping brought American 'Black Friday' across the Atlantic. If other retailers fail to offer the same level of delivery services, then they are sure to lose out to Amazon.

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Requiring Companies to Disclose Climate Risks Helps Everyone

Harvard Business

The SEC has recognized this point; in 2010 it issued a planning document asking publicly traded companies to disclose their climate exposure risk. Some may learn about transport logistics risks such as not being able to send big ships down the Mississippi River because of drought.

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Return of the Buggy Whip; Streetcar Named Imprudent

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million grant in 2010 for the Loop Trolley, to run from the University City Library to the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. O’Toole questioned the wisdom of plowing so much government money into “obsolete transportation systems.” A heavy infusion of federal dollars is fueling the efforts. Louis received a $24.99

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Revenue: $1.35B (2010). Surface Transportation. This focus on efficiency is a major defining characteristic of the high-performance culture at Oliver Wyman. Website: [link]. Headquarters: New York, NY. Size: 3,000 employees. Locations: 50+ cities in 25 countries (Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East). CEO: John P.

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A Brief Review of Hillary Clinton’s Innovation Plan

Harvard Business

That was a problem identified as long ago as 2010, in the visionary National Broadband Plan , from which the Clinton agenda cribs frequently (without any apparent acknowledgment). Here the Clinton agenda gets a mixed grade. Rightly or wrongly, digital holdouts don’t see the internet as having any relevance to their lives.