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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

Whited previously served as chief marketing officer for UP, led the Chemicals business, and also previously ran the railroad’s National Customer Service Center. For those in the know, the UP culture more closely resembles a Silicon Valley start-up than they do a railroad founded in 1862. Affiliates.

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Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?

Harvard Business Review

These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. The goal of ARD is to produce denim in a sustainable way by tackling the three main ecological issues the industry faces: water, energy, and chemicals.

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Sears Has Come Back from the Brink Before

Harvard Business Review

Concerns that it wouldn’t have enough cash to finance its holiday stock has apparently led to the company to sell real estate, spin off its Lands’ End brand, and raise $625 million in unsecured loans and equity warrants. But perhaps its current woes are just a blip in a long, long history of facing and rising to challenges.

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The 10 Most Important Sustainable Business Stories from 2014

Harvard Business Review

All the major players in the personal care product value chain — the giants of consumer products, chemicals, and fragrances — were there (as was I). Financing the clean economy. Walmart and Target demonstrated how this works by convening a Personal Care Products Sustainability Summit.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business Review

Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance. apparel, automobiles, retailing, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g., chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products). chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).