In an attempt to hedge against future rising energy prices, Volkswagen announced last week that it will invest up to one billion Euros (US$1.45 billion) in clean energy.

When institutions are inefficient or corrupt and there is a lack of legal certainty, it’s difficult to do business. Even harder for small companies. An interview with Zarko Milisavljevic, president of the Association of Small and Medium-Size Enterprises and Entrepreneurs in Serbia. From the OBC.

These old advertisements, often called “ghost signs,” are rarely protected, many are faded – hence sadly this sublime art form is disappearing.

While North Korea restricts its citizens’ access to the Internet, its national air courier, Air Koryo Korean Airways, has maintained a Facebook page for several months.

While FEMA has cleaned up its act since the disastrous response to Hurricane Katrina, businesses, particularly Walmart, had a role in planning for Irene.

Ernst & Young released a report earlier this week that explains how sustainability can and will change the role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Long integrated into their companies’ supply chain operations, logistics firms also have taken on in important role in the waste diversion of toxic materials.

Despite the tragic experience of the 1979 earthquake and a signature on the Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea by a country which defines itself an “Ecological State”, the Montenegro town of Budva risks being buried under cement.

Contracting in the cloud makes sense in many markets, but it is especially pertinent to healthcare providers and insurers who see their clients reap the benefits of a cleaner, greener environment.

One tragedy that results from the Naples trash crisis is that folks cannot trust their institutions, nor do can they find justice and accountability, i.e. the mafia.