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Solving the Twin Crises of Energy and Water Scarcity

Harvard Business Review

Most companies’ value chains are heavily dependent on water and energy resources. Automobile manufacturers, for example, create products that rely on metals, chemicals, oil, and gas, which are among the most energy- and water-intensive industries. Water and energy demand are deeply linked.

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Crisis Management Failures in Japan's Reactors and the BP Spill

Harvard Business Review

It is of even greater importance if a major act of terrorism involving nuclear, chemical, biological or cyber weapons occurs, either in private sector facilities or public spaces that impact private employers. A similar set of problems bedevils Japan. Heineman, Jr.,