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Carbon market bonanza for accountants
in Sox First, on July 10, 2009
First it was Sarbanes-Oxley. Now it looks like accountants will find that carbon trading a license to print money. Earlier this week, we had reports that the Big Four accounting firms are beefing their expertise and setting up climate desks for their clients which include high polluting oil an...
What recession? Small arms trade is booming
in Sox First, on July 10, 2009
...p this decade in world exports of pistols, rifles, shotguns and other small arms. In this economic climate, there are few industries that would have enjoyed the same sort of growth....
G8 squibs it on climate change
in Sox First, on July 9, 2009
On the face of it, the news , the decision of the G8 leading industrial countries to try and limit global warming to just 2C (3.6F) above pre-industrial levels by 2050 is heartening. But look between the lines and you'll see it's nothing to get excited about. First, we don't know ...
Can the G8 solve climate change?
in Sox First, on July 6, 2009
The G8 summit of world leaders is making a last ditch bid to come up with a solution on climate change in the lead up to Copenhagen at the end of this year and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now with JPMorgan Chase & Co, says that governments should focus on energy efficiency ...
ExxonMobil funds climate sceptics
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
Fascinating to read the report of scientists warning Congress about "climate alarmism". It's fascinating because the crew includes retired manager for strategic planning at ExxonMobil Roger Cohen. Are ExxonMobil's footprints all over this? Maybe, when The Guardian reveals ...
Climate change: the lawyers' picnic
in Sox First, on June 27, 2009
By the narrowest of margins, Congress has passed the "cap and trade" energy bill which will bring in tough new greenhouse gas emissions standards for US companies. Given that it passed by the narrowest of margins and business opposition, we can expect to see it open up a spate of lit...
Dick Cheney's memoirs
in Sox First, on June 24, 2009
Can't wait to read it!! Associated Press reports that former puppet master and vice president Dick Cheney is writing his memoirs. According to that report, Cheney will be paid a cool $2 million for the book. Reading his spin on how he dragged the US into a destructive war will be fascinat...
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. mit „Clean Sea Award“ ausgezeichnet
in Kreuzfahrten, on June 22, 2009
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Es gibt einmal mehr einen Grund, Stolz zu sein. In diesem Fall handelt es sich jedoch nicht um ein neues, bahnbrechendes Schiff der Reederei sondern um einen ganz spezielle Auszeichnung, mit der die Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. bedacht wurde.
Die Rede ist vom "Clean Sea Awar...
Directors warned about greenwash
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
About two years ago, I did a blog entry predicting that climate change would become a big corporate governance issue. Directors can get into all sorts of trouble for failing in their duty of care to shareholders. That's what makes a court case in Australia so fascinating. The result will ...
Airline crisis strategy: screw customers and staff
in Sox First, on June 21, 2009
... possible to attract more passengers. All they're doing is putting people off. In this economic climate, it doesn't take much to make prospective customer think twice and then delay the purcha...
Yescalate Brings You Business Information and Customer Reviews
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 19, 2009
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In the current economic climate it's important to know whether you can trust local businesses in your community. But where do you go to find the good guys? And what do you do when you have a bad experience with a business?
If you're looking for a convenient way to get you...
Climate change impacts
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
With the Waxman-Markey discussion draft, "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" now going before Congress, the Obama Administration has released a timely report on climate change , designed to warn Americans about the dangers of not acting. It's politically loaded...
Planes, trains & automobiles & climate change
in Sox First, on June 8, 2009
Much has been said about using public transport to solve climate change. Basically, the argument goes that taking a train or bus produces fewer greenhouse gases than driving. But now a new study, reported here , suggests that not be the case. According to scientists, there are hidden emissions...
Cutting Salaries
in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 6, 2009
Late last month BusinessWeek ran two stories on cutting salaries: Does It Pay to Reduce Pay? and Cutting Salaries Instead of Jobs .
Does it make sense? Once considered off limits for salaried managers and professionals, base pay reductions are becoming increasingly common in today's brutal ...
Climate change and business costs
in Sox First, on June 3, 2009
How will an emissions trading scheme affect business? Company earnings could fall from less than 1% to 117% under a cap and trade, according to some new research released by not-for-profit Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute and Trucost, which analyzes environmental data, looks a...
Higher rents and sale prices for green buildings
in Sox First, on May 25, 2009
Despite the recession, the push for green buildings continues. But is green a justifiable expense when companies are struggling to stay alive in the financial bloodbath? A fascinating study Doing Well by Doing Good? Green Office Buildings , from academics at the University of California and Ma...
Employee disengagement in a recession
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
A key problem in this economic climate is working out how to keep your staff motivated and engaged. That's particularly hard at a time like this when money is scarce. It's a point examined in this piece here . Still, while the piece points out that companies are recognizing it as proble...
US and China: the drug dealer-addict relationship
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
The relationship of co-dependency between the United States and China is worrying and dangerous. American consumers buy Chinese-made goods, China piles up billions of dollars from US trade and buys US debt. That has flooded the market with cheap money and contributed to today's financial blo...
Military joins climate change battle
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
Talk about strange bedfellows. Environmentalists have now found a new and unexpected ally: the US military. The army, navy, air force and the marines have come out in support of the Green army with a bunch of retired generals and military types at the Center for Naval Analysis (CNA) putting out...
Corporate social responsibility and recession
in Sox First, on May 15, 2009
With the recession, companies are cutting back on their corporate social responsibility budgets but it's not going away. As reported here , the big cuts are in corporate philanthropy but they are still focusing on areas like green supply chains. Why is that happening? A report in Slate, an...
Climate change and health
in Sox First, on May 14, 2009
One of the most disturbing trends in recent years has been the growing incidence of disease bordering on pandemics. Examples include swine flu, bird flu and SARS. That seems to be a global trend. Now doctors are for the first time warning that climate change represents a massive health risk. An...
Do boycotts work?
in Sox First, on May 12, 2009
Over the years we have seen many boycotts of corporations. Targets have included Coca Cola for it alleged repression of trade union activity in Colombia and its depletion of groundwater resources in India, Esso for sabotaging efforts to battle climate change, Nestle for irresponsible marketing o...
Survey: Most Women Work Because They Have To
in Well Woman Blog, on May 8, 2009
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According to Adecco Group (the largest staffing agency in the world) North America's latest American Workplace Insights Survey in honor of Mother's Day, more than three quarters of women are working because they have to, not because they want to . Additionally,...
Climate scientist sacked for talking
in Sox First, on May 1, 2009
In an extraordinary development this week, a pioneering climate change scientist Jim Salinger has been sacked from his post in New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Herald , his great crime was talking to a TV weatherman about flooding rivers. As you do. Salinger was part of the Intergover...
Fox says no to Obama
in Sox First, on April 29, 2009
So Fox has announced it won't screen Barack Obama's prime time news conference and will instead screen the scheduled drama Lie To Me. Variety magazine says it's a matter of economics. It's financially based, and not political, it says. Still, it is the first time a network h...
Swine flu and markets
in Sox First, on April 28, 2009
So world markets have been hammered by the swine flu outbreak with airlines leading the charge. The New York Times reports that countries are now tightening their borders and the World Health Organisation has just upped its pandemic flu alert level. But how serious will it get? And what does...
Dangerous economic optimism
in Sox First, on April 24, 2009
While some say the global economy is going to pick up and the signs are looking good, the train is a long way down the track. In fact, the optimism might even be dangerous. Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff has told Reuters that the US, Britain, Spain and Ireland won't recover all their gr...
Cardboard coffins and green funerals
in Sox First, on April 22, 2009
For the environmentalist who has everything. Back-to-Earth burials, low- energy, low-emission cremations, cardboard coffins and back-to-Earth burials and scattering cremated remains in state parks are now all the rage and the market is growing. Bloomberg reports that they are now even introdu...
Climate change flood warning
in Sox First, on April 20, 2009
Dire warnings from Energy Secretary Steven Chu that some islands in the Caribbean will disappear and that Louisiana and even northern California could be overrun with rising water as a result of global warming. Conservative commentators and so-called experts will no doubt attack Chu for being...
The long recession's impact
in Sox First, on April 17, 2009
So the International Monetary Fund warns that this recession will be around for some time. So what implications does that have for society? How will that shape the way we live? In its latest report , the IMF says that recessions associated with financial crises have been more severe and longer...
IPOs: don't blame Sarbox
in Sox First, on April 15, 2009
Extraordinary that the debate about the impact of Sarbanes Oxley on IPOs still continues almost seven years after it was introduced. Particularly in this economic climate. Last week, The Wall Street Journal was raising concerns about the Obama administration's plans to regulate venture ca...
Recession squeezes jails
in Sox First, on April 14, 2009
The US jail system continues to grow with the latest Department of Justice figures showing 2.4 million Americans were now behind bars. While the rate is slowing, it's still growing. Is it any wonder that Senator Jim Webb, who has pushed through the National Criminal Justice Act of 2009 ...
IDC Sez Linux Market Will Reach $35.5 Billion by 2013
in HackITLinux, on April 10, 2009
...se adoption of Linux on the client (desktop, laptop, etc.) 'as a direct result of the economic climate,'" writes CNET's Matt Asay .
More here from InformationWeek.
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Hard Questions for a Business Leader
in TJ's Weblog, on April 10, 2009
Entrepreneur's David Javitch had a blog post a couple of weeks ago now that's stuck with me. He looks at five questions any business owner/manager needs to consider in the current economic climate. and they all have to do with employee relations. Your employees need you most when times are...
The new consumer
in Sox First, on April 9, 2009
Last year, I did a blog entry looking at the way consumer patterns have changed in the recession. The earlier this year, I did a piece looking at thrift chic, the latest trend where people are embracing frugality and a new conservatism. The lessons of the 1930s taught us that when an economy...
Communities printing money
in Sox First, on April 7, 2009
It had to happen. USA Today reports how cash strapped communities have taken a Depression era idea and started printing their own money. Ylu buy it at a discount and spend it at stores that accept currencies like Detroit Cheers, Ithaca Hours in New York, Plenty in North Carolina or BerkShares ...
Clarifications on HP and Mark Hurd
in The CIO Weblog, on March 31, 2009
... inevitable, recession or no. People get laid off during mergers, regardless of the larger economic climate, and in any enterprise as large as HP you are going to have a background level of hiring and...
G20 protest meltdown
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
London is bracing itself for the G20 protests with warnings from one of the organizers that there could be "real bankers hanging from lamp posts". Regardless of the hyperbole, it's another sign of how polarized the world has become in the wake of the financial meltdown with anti-ca...
Online connection boom
in Sox First, on March 27, 2009
There are lots of businesses that are cashing in on the recession and doing brilliantly. Not just pawnshops and discount stores but also alcohol, gaming and strangely enough, gardening supply specialists. Add to that the online dating business. Some businesses in that area have enjoyed double d...
How to Rent an Affordable Classic on Your Next Riviera Vacation
in Classical Drives, on March 25, 2009
Of all the places where I'd dreamt of someday driving, the one that fascinated me most was the Riviera. It had everything that appealed to my imagination: Winding mountain roads, spectacular scenery, the Mediterranean sea, Monaco and its Grand Prix, beaches, boats, French cuisine, great wines...
Sony Bets on Digital Cameras to Move Phones
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on March 20, 2009
The problem with the slow economy is that many users are deciding to hold on to their old cell phones longer. This makes good economic sense for the user but the wireless carriers would prefer regular upgrades.
To that end mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said it is betting heavily on camera ...
Climate change: the worst case scenario is here
in Sox First, on March 16, 2009
Earlier this month, I did a blog entry suggesting that we should not expect any deal to come out of Copenhagen at the end of this year to stop climate change. Now more alarmingly, we have the Copenhagen Climate Change Congress telling us that the worst case scenarios for climate change are ...
Climate change deniers on the increase
in Sox First, on March 13, 2009
Some fascinating Gallup research showing that 41% of Americans think that global warming is exaggerated (for that read, a hoax). What's fascinating here is that the numbers are on the rise. Two years ago, it was 38%.
What's bringing this on? Particularly at a time like this when scie...
Climate change battle lost?
in Sox First, on March 9, 2009
The chances of reaching a global accord on climate change are sinking fast, according to two leading climate scientists. The Times reports that Professor Kevin Anderson, director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, and Professor Trevor Davies, one of the centre's founders cl...
Oliver Wight launches fast track offerings for supply chain improvement
in Supplychainer, on February 28, 2009
If you look at the consulting market for supply chain today, you clearly see that many companies are not investing in big transformational projects but tend to spend money on quick cost reduction work. So I see more and more consulting firms launching such programs:
Oliver Wight is one of them...
Dumb money and the meltdown
in Sox First, on February 24, 2009
...Madoff and Stanford-that they could deliver steady, positive, market-beating returns in any type of climate, despite the manifest failure of virtually every other money manager to do so-were obviously...
E+Co receives award for the development in energy
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on February 14, 2009
The Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University launched a new award called the "Enterprising Social Innovation Award" as part of its ongoing efforts to promote the entrepreneurial pursuit of social impact. They hope to recognize outstanding individu...
Irish Minister bans climate change ads
in Sox First, on February 11, 2009
Hard to believe this is still happening. The Independent reports that northern Ireland's environment minister, Sammy Wilson, has banned ads urging people to fight climate change because he doesn't believe human beings have caused global warming. He has told the Irish Times that ...
Climate change and fires
in Sox First, on February 9, 2009
The terrible fires that have killed at least 135 people, and the number is rising, and destroyed towns and communities in my home state of Victoria in Australia is a warning to the rest of the world. Like all Australians, I am devastated by what we have seen and experienced here. But this is a...
AOL 宣布裁员 700 人
in Wangtam, on February 3, 2009
TC 消息 ， AOL CEO Randy Falco 上周在致全体员工的备忘录中表示，受经济衰退的影响，公司将裁员 700 人。
Falco 在备忘录中称公司将裁员 700 人，占员工总数的 10%。同时还将冻结 2009 年全年的加薪计划。"全球经济衰退已经影响到每一个角落，包括我们自己。" Falco 表示。
本月初， AOL 的母公司时代华纳其 2008 年的营收预期下调了 3.7 亿美元，这意味着其旗下 AOL 的广告营收同比下降了 18%，大约为 6400 万美元。
上周，Google 承认其于 2005 年收购 AOL 5% 股份已成为一笔亏本生...
Las Vegas To Dim Its Lights To Bring Attention To Climate Change
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 28, 2009
Usually when someone wants to bring attention to something it is bathed in light and prominently displayed. But Las Vegas and dozens of other major cities across the globe will be shutting off their lights in order to attract attention.
"Earth Hour 2009" will be observed in 62 countries b...
Schneider National gets best supplier award from P&G
in Supplychainer, on January 28, 2009
Schneider National was among 61 suppliers out of an 80,000-strong network to receive top honors at the Procter & Gamble supplier conference in mid-October in Cincinnati, SDCE reported.
Schneider received P&G's inaugural Excellence Award for consistently providing a high level of ...
ASTHMyths: Asthma Facts vs Myths
in Allergies, on January 28, 2009
Are you or someone you know recently diagnosed of asthma? Find out more about asthma from AsthMyths , a website put together by Merck (manufacturer of Singulair ), to help patients separate fact from myths.
Will moving to a dry climate improve your asthma?
Can one outgrow asthma?
Can one he...
PE Hub Interviews NVCA President Mark Heeson
in TJ's Weblog, on January 25, 2009
PE Hub published a interesting interview with Mark Heeson a few days ago. Heeson is the president of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).
The interview examines a number of issues - ranging from legislative priorities to the need to improve the IPO climate.
Heeson says the NVCA p...
Global warming a last priority
in Sox First, on January 24, 2009
Some disturbing but not surprising data from the latest survey out of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press which found that the economy and job are the top two public priorities for the Obama administration. Global warming ranks as the last. It's perfectly understandable...
Club Tester Unique in Golf
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 15, 2009
Rankmark is an interesting company within the golf industry in North America.
The firm conducts a wide range of club testing, using amateur golfers of varying handicaps, both men and women and publishes the results on its website.
Rankmark was founded a decade ago by Charlie Mandel and is now...
Looking to Start a Franchise? 2009 Trends...
in Biz Plan Hacks, on January 13, 2009
Joel Libava has a very enlightening piece over at Small Business Trends on franchise trends in 2009. Joel sees the current market climate as actually benefitting the franchise scene. The gyrations of the stock market during the last quarter of 2008 have left many investors skittish. This skitt...
A treaty for the Arctic?
in Sox First, on January 13, 2009
The Arctic has long been neglected in terms of international governance and management but that's likely to change for two reasons. First, there is the prospect of rising tensions with yet to be asserted maritime claims over the vast Arctic Ocean and secondly, there is the impact of climate ...
Turning Up The Heat On Golf
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 9, 2009
Courtesy: Steve Garufi. Golf in the Future?
A couple of years ago, I wrote about the effects of global warming on the recreational golf industry in North America. My comments were based on a climate study done by leading scientists and meteorologists using computer models.
It painted a gri...
Climate change chain of command
in Sox First, on January 5, 2009
As we move towards an emission trading regime, there is one important question that companies need to sort out: who actually takes responsibility? Business faces the prospect of increased legal action and regulatory burdens. But companies are still in the process of formulating the job to handl...
Fantastical Feathers for Spring
in Busy with Style, on December 26, 2008
Nothing but fluff today, the day after a major holiday. And when I say "fluff," I mean that literally.
Here are a couple of spring looks that you won't see waltzing into the office. These fantastical feather looks are strictly for the runway or red carpet.
Apparently, Madonna wore t...
RFID to bring back Australian Rainforests to shape
in The RFID Weblog, on December 16, 2008
We simply cannot survive if we don't care about our environment and Australian scientists know about it therefore they are making an effort to ensure that the endangered rainforests of Australia are brought back to shape with the aid of technology
An innovative wireless sensor network ha...
PCAOB to auditors: turn up the heat
in Sox First, on December 9, 2008
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has put auditors on notice. in the wake of the economic meltdown, they need to exercise extreme scepticism. The PCAOB has put out a report telling auditors what to watch out for, pointing out this economic climate will increase risk and make the...
An alternative power source....
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 30, 2008
With the world economy in ruins, oil slowly running out, and the earth slowly threatening to kill us all with some climate change; it's important that we innovate with a new method of providing energy to the world.
So someone has. They've come up with the answer.
What is it, you ask? N...
Obama's to-do list
in Sox First, on November 7, 2008
Earlier this week, I said that an Obama administration would have to bring in a massive fiscal stimulus to try and kick start the US economy. But of course, that's only one item on the to do list for someone who comes into office at a time when the US economy is in the grip of its most sev...
Hot, Flat and Crowded - Thomas Friedman
in Sox First, on November 3, 2008
Have just finished reading Thomas Friedman's new book Hot, Flat and Crowded and i must say, I am in two minds about it. Friedman says the only way to fight global warming, or as he correctly calls it, the "global climatic disruption" is through innovation and moving to what he c...
Knit Hats for the Winter
in Busy with Style, on October 29, 2008
... If you live in a particularly chilly climate, hats are a necessity during the winter. I love hats; I wish more people would wear hats outside of the baseball cap/knit ski hat choices.
This is a ...
EMI lose overall, yet win digitally...
in Digital Music - The Future, on October 27, 2008
With the current economic climate spelling doom and gloom for everyone around the world, it is no suprise to see EMI suffering huge losses this year, over £750million (1.2~billion USD). Physical sales were down 28% over the year...yet digital sales, and revenue from them, was up a suprising 19%...
Microsoft unveils Azure cloud
in The CIO Weblog, on October 27, 2008
As expected, during his keynote address at the Microsoft Professional Developer's Conference (PDC) in LA, chief software architect Ray Ozzie unveiled the company's anticipated cloud solution: the Azure Services Platform .
Azure delivers all the services and capabilities we have bee...
Britain is a laggard on bribery
in Sox First, on October 27, 2008
...fails to understand that this is actually damaging the reputation of British companies. And in this climate, that's very dangerous....
