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What follows after the Eureka Moment: Consulting for Innovation Start-ups

Tom Spencer

‘Technological innovation’ has recently become an ossified catch-all term not only in venture capital circles, but in management consultancy as well. Although start-ups are welcoming employers for newcomers of management consultancy, they face very specific problems, which you need to be prepared for. Start-up in the Plastics Industry.

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The Impact of Carbon Taxation on Supply Chains in China

Comatch

It is often also a management decision to be proactive and become a competitive company that spends resources wisely to build shareholder value in the long run. Green finance is becoming increasingly dominant, as long-term investors see environmental risk management as a fundamental success factor in securing long-term returns.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

management consulting firms) produce high levels of carbon dioxide emissions that cannot otherwise be reduced. Chemical Innovations. Shell aims to produce around 2 million tons of SAF per year by 2025. He aspires to become a management consultant in the aerospace and defense fields. Carbon Credits. References.

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How Royal DSM Is Improving Its Geographic and Gender Diversity

Harvard Business

. “I’m absolutely convinced that the evolving balance of the top management team is a key factor in our success and our ability to change,” Feike Sijbesma, the 57-year-old CEO of Royal DSM, the $8 billion, global company active in health, nutrition and materials science, told me. What indicators will you track?

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6 Ways the North American Clean Economy Agreement Will Affect Business

Harvard Business

The biggest commitments are: Generating 50% clean power by 2025. Reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40% to 45% by 2025. Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies by 2025, and calling on G-20 to do the same. If only solar, we would need to average eight times the amount built in 2015, every year, through 2025.

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business

It’s not yet clear what Trump’s election means for issues that impact companies’ efforts to manage environmental and social issues. Walmart set a 50% renewable target for 2025. One energy hog, the IT sector, has managed to level off energy use in data centers. Trump Shocked the World.

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