I have “celebrated” five Black Friday’s and since my first in 2010. On the first one, I woke up at 3 am to go to a shopping mall and wait in line for about 2 hours whereas this year I spent Black Friday shopping online from comfort of my own couch. So it is no […]
Biodiesel is a renewable, clean-burning diesel. Usually made form an array of different sources including recycled vegetable oil, soybean oil, and animal fat. The process that separates the oil or animal fat is called transesterification, which in methyl esters (used in the biodiesel) and glycerin (used in soaps) – evidently a fully sustain process.
The use […]
Floods, tsunamis and droughts have been plaguing supply chains for the past decade. It seems that both too much water and too little water are becoming larger issues and disrupting global supply chains. Suppliers, customers, manufacturers, and consumers are affected and mitigating the risk has been a challenge.
In the example of Thailand in 2011, extreme […]
What you eat impacts not only your health but also the global carbon, water and farmer livelihoods
Summary: Have you thought that what you eat impacts not only your health but can also potentially drive down the planets carbon and water footprint? In fact you can be a source to potentially enhance the lives of farmers […]
Summary: Have you thought that what you eat impacts not only your health but can also potentially drive down the planets carbon and water footprint? In fact you can be a source to potentially enhance the lives of farmers in regions as far as Kenya, Ecuador, Paraguay, China, and India. Stevia– a natural, 0 calorie […]
It has probably been some time since you’ve read an article about NAFTA, and for the most part it makes sense. It has been 21 years since the implementation of the free trade agreement, we are all aware of what it entails and its results, right? Aside from economic prosperity, we did realize also it […]
Floods, tsunamis and droughts have been plaguing supply chains for the past decade. It seems that both too much water and too little water are becoming larger issues and disrupting global supply chains. Suppliers, customers, manufacturers, and consumers are affected and mitigating the risk has been a challenge.
In the example of Thailand in 2011, extreme […]
For those who don’t remember my post on the rapidly growing demand for truck drivers in the United States, have no fear, because a solution is in the works. The American Trucking Associate reported that by 2020 there will be a shortage of 240,000 truck drivers in the US, with movement of truckers to more […]
Traditionally companies have adopted shareholder strategy in their approach to maximizing their profit and satisfying stockholders. But with growing corporate scandals and unethical decisions being made daily by corporate leaders, a general sentiment of corporate social responsibility has been slowly shifting to the forefront and abandoning a “slave” model of please shareholders.
Paul Polman, Unilever’s CEO, […]
While relatively new to the business world, Amazon has evidently showed its competitors that it is here to stay for the long run. Now senior businesses like Walmart are taking on the challenge to expand their eCommerce competitive edge.
Check out the infographic below to see how the two fair up.
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