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Top Leaders of 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

He has recently aquired ownership of The Whiteboard Sessions (a conference designed for leaders & strategy). She has only been finished her Residency in anesthesia for little over a year and is coordinating international WHO’s and the efforts of the likes of the Clinton Foundation, The UN and othe NGO’s. She’s 37.

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How Target Is Taking Sustainable Products Mainstream

Harvard Business Review

Kate Heiny, who very recently departed as the director of sustainability at Target, told the crowd at this summer’s sizable Sustainable Brands conference that: “With their words and wallets, our customers are asking for more [sustainable products].” That seems to be changing. And it’s not just happening at Target.

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Dow Asks, What's the Business Case for Protecting Nature?

Harvard Business Review

One large company, Dow, is now tackling this issue, working with the environmental NGO The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to try and make the business logic clearer. This odd couple announced a collaboration last week to "work together to apply scientific knowledge and experience to examine how Dow's operations rely on and affect nature.".

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The Future of Cities Depends on Innovative Financing

Harvard Business Review

As I travel to urban development conferences, I often hear people bemoan an infrastructure funding gap, but the hard truth is there is no funding gap. Investors from hedge funds to insurance companies are operating in an environment of low yields, near-zero interest rates, and a glut of savings. Corporations might even get involved.