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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. From an operational and supply chain perspective, many companies have focused on tracking their operations and assets (Scope 1) and their own purchased energy electricity, heating, cooling, etc.

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Don’t Be Tyrannized by Old Metrics

Harvard Business

While effective metrics are essential for focusing attention and achieving results, they can also overpower better sense. Most industries cower to a few central metrics, the yardsticks that define the winners and losers. Metrics tried and proven over years become a guide to what’s important, driving resource allocation.

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Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?

Harvard Business

All investment practices will consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics because some of those metrics are financially material, meaning decision-useful pieces of information. In both cases, social and environmental metrics matter for the business’s financial success.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. “Stranded assets” are investments that become obsolete due to regulatory, environmental, or market constraints. billion from reduced energy and wastewater consumption in manufacturing.

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Bots Won’t Just Help Us Buy Stuff. They’ll Help Us Become Better Versions of Ourselves

Harvard Business

Just as they do for physical fitness, technologies tracking steps and heart rates already capture actionable inferences about individual energy levels and moods. The chance to make more people more valuable worldwide is a market opportunity that could and should prove bigger than bots. “Should you take five minutes to de-stress?

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BTS Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Marketing & Sales. Renewable Energy. Round three is a 45 minute PowerPoint presentation including a SWOT analysis and other metrics for a company of your choosing. Pharmaceutical and Biotech. Research & Development. Manufacturing. Aerospace and Automotive. Industrial Equipment. Technology. Cloud Computing.

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