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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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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. ” Improving risk management. Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. billion in mining projects since 2010. Fostering innovation.

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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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What Work Looks Like for Women in Their 50s

Harvard Business Review

A few years later, she joined a start-up called BioAmber, producing chemical intermediates using sugars instead of fossil fuels. “Managing career cycles with flexibility and non-linear trajectories is important for us. For these smart, innovative employers, the silver decades may yield gold. New mental skills emerge.

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Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology

Harvard Business Review

Sasson himself told The New York Times that management’s response to his digital camera was “that’s cute – but don’t tell anyone about it.” Maybe in 2010 it would have lured a young engineer from Google named Kevin Systrom to create a mobile version of the site.

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Gloominess About the US Economy is a Choice

Harvard Business Review

Yet, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, around 4 million people earned their living working with computers in 2010. This may all change as China innovates and grows. Many of these jobs – those dealing with computers, for example – could not have been foreseen in 1963, since computers were still primitive and rare.