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A Business Model for Bangladesh

Harvard Business Review

The true solution, we think, lies in understanding the changed nature of modern supply chains and identifying new business models better suited for managing them. The need to improve supply chain compliance does not come from moral arguments alone; the business consequences are also increasingly unescapable.

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The 10 Most Important Sustainable Business Stories from 2014

Harvard Business Review

The utility and energy businesses are changing fundamentally (well, some of them are). Distributed generation (meaning solar panels on my roof) is a direct threat to the business models of the large power plants that utilities know best. It’s hard out there if you’re a utility. utility sector.