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Made in France: Montebourg Ridiculed in Text and Pictures; France Goes After "Red Bull" Energy Drinks to Finance Social Security

MishTalk

In response to Montebourg Announces Deal Between Goodyear and Titan to Save Union Jobs (One Problem - Goodyear Did Not Even Receive the Offer) , one of several recent posts on Arnaud Montebourg, France''s Minister of Productive Recovery, reader "AC" who lives in France responded. France Goes After "Red Bull" Energy Drinks.

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It’s Time for Companies to Be Strategic About Energy

Harvard Business

Last year, networking giant Cisco Systems worked with one of its contract manufacturers in Malaysia to deploy 1,500 energy and temperature sensors on its manufacturing equipment. As Kern put it, “We always manage costs so closely, but we weren’t really measuring energy — we didn’t know how much we spent!

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How Industrial Firms Invest in Renewable Energy, Affordably

Harvard Business

Big companies have been buying a lot of clean energy lately – 3.5 Under this financing structure, the company contracts to buy kilowatts, not the turbines and panels. They put up almost no capital and usually lower their day-to-day energy costs. You need legal, accounting, procurement, energy, and sustainability involved.

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Emergence of Formal Behavioral Insights Teams and Initiatives

Steve Shu Consulting

One the other hand, possibilities for competitive differentiation and new products seem limitless. For example, Opower tapped into a great market using software-as-a-service and a behavioral efficiency model for saving energy. Operating Model Development. Each of these routes is suited for different situations.

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Why Apple Is Getting into the Energy Business

Harvard Business

Consider Apple, hardly a byword in the energy business. This summer, the company applied for federal licenses to sell directly to customers the excess renewable energy it generates on its new campus and in facilities across Oregon, Nevada, and California. California, Texas, and most of the U.S. electric demand.

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The Most Common Money Fears of Consultants & Coaches (and How to Get Over Them)

Consulting Matters

"Money is congealed energy, and releasing it releases life's possibilities." - Joseph Campbell. In the past you operated in a compensation model where you do work and then get paid. Now you're operating in a return on investment model where you invest your money, time and talents in your business with the expectation of a return.

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The Impact of Carbon Taxation on Supply Chains in China

Comatch

Green finance is becoming increasingly dominant, as long-term investors see environmental risk management as a fundamental success factor in securing long-term returns. Moreover, this tax rate is projected to increase to 100 EUR per metric ton by 2030, with more products being continuously added to be taxed.