21/01/2016
Let these visionary business leaders guide us to global sustainability
A company’s founder – even 100 years later – still has a tremendous impact on the company’s perception, its culture and its drive towards global sustainability.
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12/01/2016
Reflections After the 2015 B20 Summit: “Do Your Best for the Rest of Us”
It has been a unique privilege to be nominated as a delegate for Canada to the B20 Task Force on Financing Growth, and thereafter, to receive an invitation from the organizers to attend the final summit meeting, including a joint session with Heads of State for an even smaller group of participants.
04/01/2016
Global business entrepreneurship requires these 3 qualities to be successful
Passion and conviction are important traits for anyone involved in global business entrepreneurship to have, but they’re not enough on their own.
06/10/2015
How innovation in traceability is creating accountability in retail supply chain
Looking back on a crucial career decision of my own, some ten years ago, to shift from a purely commercial focus on supply chains towards what was then the new horizon of sustainability, I can say with confidence that conceptually, ‘responsible supply chain operations’ have made it into mainstream thinking.
04/09/2015
One time “Fringe” NGO’s have become a vital part of the global business environment
Historically in an adversarial relationship with other major players in the global business environment, the NGOs, which form part of what is collectively referred to as “civil society”, have garnered significant political currency as the issues they champion become higher profile and priority across the globe. NGOs have gone from “fringe” to mainstream in the international trade and global business environment.
13/08/2015
Profit, People, Planet for sustainability. Does your company have all the bottom lines covered?
While the traditional bottom line will always remain a crucial part of business, some companies are expanding their view and building their business to focus on the Triple bottom line (3BL/TPL): Profit, People and Planet.
12/06/2015
Why the survival of global trading SMEs may depend on sustainability programs
The United States and China announced a breakthrough agreement late last year to combat climate change by reducing CO2 emissions by the year 2030. How will agreements affect global trading SMEs?