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Fulfilling Employee Needs – Ten Critical Issues for Leaders to.

The Recovering Engineer

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Learn More… Comments 2 Responses to “Fulfilling Employee Needs – Ten Critical Issues for Leaders to Remember&# Rich DiGirolamo says: September 23, 2010 at 3:52 pm Guy, Good points. While innovative, it was sad.

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Why We Need Heretical, Holistic Green Thinking

Harvard Business Review

Many of Dow chemical's products, such as its insulation and solar shingles , are energy intensive to make. A narrow focus can actually backfire, as Stanford supply chain scholar Hau Lee points out in his October 2010 HBR article. David Struhs, of C3, similarly highlighted this holistic perspective. A tall order, maybe.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. Follow him on Twitter at @GreenAdvantage. This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

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Why Organizations Forget What They Learn from Failures

Harvard Business Review

Then there’s the explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, an accident that killed 11 workers, injured 16 others, and caused an oil spill of epic proportions. After the 2005 explosion, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board pushed BP to focus more on safety.

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What Businesses Need to Know About Sustainable Development Goals

Harvard Business Review

According to estimates from McKinsey, consumers in these markets could be worth $30 trillion by 2025 — a significant step up from the 2010 value of $12 trillion. But innovating for sustainable development is actually quite close to the processes of “traditional” innovation.

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41 First-Year Lessons from Asia

Harvard Business Review

My return flight from Newark to Singapore on last week pushed me over 300,000 miles in the air in 2010. Anyway, during my travels, I've kept a running list of observations, travel tips for those of you coming to Asia for either a short trip or an extended stay, and thoughts on innovation, all gleaned from my first year based here.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

For example, Bunge, an agribusiness firm, reported a $56 million quarterly loss in its sugar and bioenergy segments due to drought in 2010. billion in mining projects since 2010. Fostering innovation. Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation.