Garick processes and distributes garden soils and other products across North America. Its success attracted the attention of Waste Management (WM), which purchased a majority stake in Garick this week.
From director-level sustainability officer positions to CEO, more women have introduced a new paradigm to the business world—the ability to boost profits while reducing the environmental and social impacts of their organizations.
I would like to mention a few professionals that are thought leaders, and very well worth following on social networking sites like LinkedIn and Twitter.
Ethix Merch, in business in Milford, Mass., since 2002, matches over 100 factories with clients that are seeking friendlier alternatives to the laser pen or plastic keychain.
Omo, the leading detergent brand in Brazil, has decided to follow consumers home. Promoting a new stain-fighting detergent line, the lucrative Unilever brand, which is already in over 80% of Brazilian households, will implant GPS devices in 50 random boxes that the company will distribute randomly across the enormous country.
After 11 generations, the farm, or “Tuttle’s Red Barn,” which by some accounts is the oldest continually operating farm in the United States, will close its operations.
We are inundated with information. I am guilty of indulging. I read, or try to read The Economist, love The Atlantic, read Yahoo! News, and peruse the ADD world of Twitter. I retweet stuff while I am in line at the pharmacy, read Yahoo! News on my Blackberry so I don’t miss anything, and will update Facebook while I am in the garden. And those days are ending–or at the very least, calming down.
Depending on what you are tweeting or broadcasting on social media sites on the behalf of your company, you had better be careful: the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has established some guidelines on what needs to be kept in your firm’s records.
The Aalsmeer Flower Auction is a lesson in international trade. With all the cry over buying local, the fact is that so many around the globe make their livelihood off the hauling of goods across the world’s borders. Depending on what data you read, only about 5% of products ship by air—but that small fraction accounts for about 90% of the total value of goods traded by nations.
Whether you are starting a business, promoting an event, or trying to win a “blogging” contest, I want to share social media pointers that I think can work for you, your firm, or your personal goals.
To Americans who trend left, Europe is a civilized utopia full of sophisticates and intellectuals where all is well with health care, environment, and society. To the right, Europe is a socialist purgatory where folks suffer from over-regulation and marginal opportunities. Neither assumption is correctly accurate.
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