Business for the Environment

"The human race is pushing our planet towards the edge of disaster by flooding land, sea, and air with pollution and by over use of our natural resources. These issues amount to one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced. As the world explores alternative growth paths, new ways of doing business are critical. Innovative solutions are pointing the way to new business models and market opportunities."

B4E, the Global Business Summit for the Environment, is the leading international conference focusing on business and the environment. B4E 2008 held in Singapore on April 22, highlighted the most urgent environmental challenges facing the world today and discussed business-driven solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change. Important topics addressed include resource efficiencies, renewable energies, new business models and climate strategies. Delegates shared best practices for identifying and managing the risks posed by climate change and uncover opportunities for developing competitive advantages.

During the Summit, CEOs and senior executives from leading global companies joined leaders from government, international agencies, NGOs, and other organizations to discuss the issues, forge partnerships and explore solutions for a greener future.

History of American Agriculture

This is a very interesting website which provides information on the history of American agriculture. The paradigm shifts in agricultural practices and institutions in the US could be assessed by a careful reading of the content provided here.

Added by  Shambhu Ghatak  May 9, 2008
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  Evolution of Competition Policy & Law by Pradeep S Mehta & Simon J Evenett (CUTS C-CIER)

Nearly all the major countries have constitutional provisions to promote and preserve competition in the market place and have also adopted laws. Countries, which did not have a competition law, are today in the process of adopting one. Laws are being increasingly amended or scrapped and new ones adopted to bring them in line with current needs and. . .

Added by  Shambhu Ghatak  May 9, 2008
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Knowledge for Africa's Development: Ten Priorities

The World Bank and the Governments of South Africa and Finland hosted the Knowledge for Africa's Development Conference in May 2006 in South Africa. The objective of the conference was to enhance understanding and awareness about the issues that all African countries need to address relevant to access to, and use of, knowledge to strengthen their c. . .

Added by  John Daly  May 7, 2008
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"Innovation in Global Industries: U.S. Firms Competing in a New World (Collected Studies)"

"The debate over offshoring of production, transfer of technological capabilities, and potential loss of U.S. competitiveness is a long-running one. Prevailing thinking is that the world is flat that is, innovative capacity is spreading uniformly; as new centers of manufacturing emerge, research and development and new product development follow. . . .

Added by  John Daly  May 7, 2008
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  We are not all in the same boat

This is a view of the impact of the US slowdown on countries economically intertwined in a globalized world. It reviews the common concept of globalization and argues that globalization and decouplings are not mutually opposed processes but an intrinsic part of each other. The world is far more economically balanced today offering far greater oppor. . .

Added by  Amitava Chaudhuri  May 7, 2008
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The World Economy at the Start of the 21st Century

A brief overview of the state of the global economy by a Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund. Anne O. Krueger, the Annual Gilbert Lecture, Rochester University, April 6, 2006.

Added by  John Daly  May 7, 2008
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Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products Guide and Resource Kit

The Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products Guide and Resource Kit ( 1.8 MB) is a toolbox designed to help corporate managers understand and find the best advice on how to purchase products originating from the world's forests. Countless resources have been developed to help businesses sustainably procure forest-based products . . .

Added by  Immaculate Bugingo  May 7, 2008
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"Foreign High-Tech R&D in China"

Subtitle: 'RISKS, REWARDS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS" From the Forward: "This study explores the confluence of two key aspects of the architecture of international relations in the 21st century—globalization and an increasingly trade-oriented conception of national security—within the specific context of foreign high-tech resea. . .

Added by  John Daly  May 7, 2008
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  The Food Crisis

After more than three decades of relatively stable nominal food prices on the world markets during the years 1974-2005 and a gradual decline in their real price by an astounding 75%, largely as an effect of the decline in the world price of grains, a combination of several factors since 2005 brought a sharp increase in food and feed prices at accel. . .

Added by  Emmanuel Habumuremyi  May 7, 2008
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Business Forum of Uzbekistan

Business Forum of Uzbekistan is a national platform for public-private dialogue. The Uzbekistan Business Forum Project seeks to provide and maintain mechanisms for the private sector to actively participate in elaboration, implementation and monitoring of the national, regional, sector-specific development strategies and policies that should furt. . .

Added by  Nazar Talibdjanov  April 30, 2008
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