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

Tom Spencer

The following article will demonstrate the pitfalls of turning an innovation into a market reality with a case study from the plastics industry. Turning Innovation into a Market Reality. When it comes to the plastics industry, the chemical recycling company Carbios is an instructive example of this delayed patenting strategy.

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The Impact of Carbon Taxation on Supply Chains in China

Comatch

Many companies in European markets that have producers or suppliers in China currently do not assess carbon footprint in their supply chains. The most significant impact of introducing a carbon border tax will be on the cost of products with high-carbon inputs, such as steel, aluminum, cement, chemicals, and electricity-intensive processes.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Aerospace is one of the fastest growing markets. While both the size of the market and its growth rate are both large, so is its carbon footprint. The Aviation Market. Ever since the Wright Brother’s famous first flight in 1903, the aviation market has gone nowhere but up. Chemical Innovations.

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How Royal DSM Is Improving Its Geographic and Gender Diversity

Harvard Business

But the ones who really understand the issue see gender balance as not just a numbers game but part of a broader, more strategic cultural shift that includes developing leadership teams representing geographically diffuse markets. Sijbesma aims to bring the male ratio down by 2% per year and down below 75% by 2025.

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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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If the U.S. Gets into a Trade War with the EU, It Will Lose an Ally in Pressuring China

Harvard Business

When China was admitted to the World Trade Organization in 2001, the Western hope was China would move toward a market-driven economy. The most challenging subsidy is $330 billion for an initiative known as “MADE IN CHINA 2025.” Such market shares will create a platform for global juggernauts. The growth of SOEs.

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business

With the support of chemical companies , more than 170 countries also agreed to phase out HFCs , the high global-warming-potential chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators everywhere. Walmart set a 50% renewable target for 2025. The UN also agreed to slash emissions from the airline industry.

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