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The Environmental Costs Of Face Masks

The Horizons Tracker

Where masks differ from bottles, however, is that there are no official guidelines on how to recycle masks, which means they’re far more likely to be disposed of as solid waste. Consider standardization, guidelines, and strict implementation of waste management for mask wastes.

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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. We ask that you adhere to the following guidelines. No selling of products or services.

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Should You Launch in Emerging Markets First?

Harvard Business Review

Miniature wells patterned onto the paper contain chemicals that react with samples of blood, urine, saliva, or sweat, which causes the paper to display a reading with a change of color. The unwritten standard for medical device performance may actually be higher than FDA guidelines. Startups can benefit from reverse innovation.

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10 Sustainable Business Stories Too Important to Miss

Harvard Business Review

But as I’ve done for the last 4 years, I’ll attempt to summarize some of the latest stories about the big environmental and social pressures on business, and how some innovative companies are dealing with them. Food and food waste gets more attention, debate, and innovation: Can cows save the world, or should we make meat in labs?

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Uniting the Religions of Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

They also believe in building a BPM "Book of Knowledge" (a codification of process improvement "best practices") and a BPM "Center of Excellence" (a central organization where process experts reside and develop guidelines and procedures for documenting and analyzing business processes).

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Case Study: Can One Business Unit Have 2 Revenue Models?

Harvard Business Review

But rather than illustrating a simple revenue model, the diagrams showed that over time he had adjusted his pricing policies to address customer demands, internal accounting guidelines, and competitive threats. “Basically, you just do what’s needed to make money, right?” ” Peter asked pointedly.

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business Review

With the support of chemical companies , more than 170 countries also agreed to phase out HFCs , the high global-warming-potential chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators everywhere. days of innovation). We’re seeing some interesting innovation in policy and business practice.

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