Investors, Traders, Private Equity Listen Up- Are Federal Contractors Ready?
June 5, 2011
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Sustainable Acquisition | www.gpo.gov
DoD, GSA & NASA are driving the Federal Government's Environmental Performance Program. A sustainability procurement interim rule was issued last week which will impact 600,000 Federal Contractors and hundreds of investment portfolios. This rule impacts at least 95 percent of future Federal contracts.
Selling Magazine Subscriptions on Mobile Devises
May 10, 2011
Condé Nast to Sell Subscriptions on iPad | www.digidaydaily.com
This analysis deals with the use of mobile devises to sell magazine subscriptions, changes in revenue models, the good and bad points of going after this type of audience.
California AB 32; This Decades Global Supply Chain Game Changer
January 24, 2011
California Assembly Bill 32: Global Warming Solutions Act | www.arb.ca.gov
Since 2006 the State of California has been aggressively provided national leadership on the Global Warming challenge. The California Air Resources Board has developed an 2020 implementation plan that has North American and Global Supply Chain implications. Firms including Dell, Wal-Mart, Whole Foods and Office Depot are among a select group of business climate change leaders that are defining how global supply chains will operate in the near future.
Retailers, Consumers, Gen Y shapes Dow Transports
October 9, 2010
What the Heck is a Sustainable Supply Network Anyway? | www.reuters.com
A Sustainable Supply Chain Network is comprised of raw materials as they flow from source to product to disposal/reuse. Transporters are slowly changing and adjusting to retailer calls to go green.
Green is the Outlook for Apparel Brands and Retailers, Nike, REI, Adidas, Amazon
August 12, 2010
Green Global Supply Chain Continues at Consumer’s Doorstep | www.trade-compliance.org
How Green are your Sneakers and Outdoor Apparel? Will the Outdoor Retail Trade, Eco Index fuel Q4, 2010 industry growth?
Retail Leaders Wal-mart, Lowes, Office Depot named to Top Renewable Energy List
August 10, 2010
Retailers are listening to consumers and planning for long term cost control. Leading edge sustainability leaders; Kohl’s, Starbucks, Safeway and others are named to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) list.
BNY Mellon, HSBC, Dell, Washington, DC share one Common Business Strategy
August 9, 2010
EPA Announces Nation’s Top 50 Green Power Organizations | yosemite.epa.gov
Public sector visionaries; cites of Houston, Portland & Dallas as well as industry leaders Kohl’s, Johnson & Johnson, Whole Foods and Bloomberg all share an important business strategy, a long term commitment to the environmental and cost control. Little known leading metric for mid term energy investors is more than six years young.
Biodiversity, Risk Management and the Food Supply Chain
August 3, 2010
The Biodiversity Risk Lurking in the Supply Chain | www.sdcexec.com
As the U.S. Security Exchange Commission (S.E.C.) shapes 2010 corporate climate change reporting, Import Food Supply Chains are managing risks. Brands such as Chiquita, Dole and Pepsi are leading the market.
Social Responsible Retail & Government Supply Chains- Who's Listening?
August 3, 2010
You say CSR, I say... | blog.procurementleaders.com
North American retailers such as Target , Wal-mart, Whole Foods and Tesco are driving retail manufacturing performance based on consumer demands. The Federal Government is also listening and driving supplier carbon emission performance based on taxpayer demands. The U.S. Federal Government and Retailers are listening. Leading edge suppliers acting. Some laggers may lose market share in 2011.
Green Market Expands Into The Federal Government Sector
July 30, 2010
Carbon Management Software and Services to Reach Nearly $300 Million in the U.S. Federal Government Sector by 2017, According to Pike Research | eon.businesswire.com
Federal Environmental Policy, Executive Order 13514 is creating a new middle market that will support Federal Government Agencies & Federal Contractors.
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