By Irene Chen

The recent eruptions of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajoekull volcano are disrupting business systems on a global scale. We have been reminded once again of nature’s fundamental beauty. However, many are suffering from its externalities. Starting with air travel disruption, the impact is now felt across international business and global supply chains. The tourism industry is experiencing the most impact and it has caused many countries' GDP to drop drastically; higher costs for everything.

Promoting Innovation and the Green Energy Agenda in Emerging Markets & Developing Nations

By Anna Turrell

The Copenhagen climate negotiations in December failed to produce the legally binding international climate agreement sought to supplant the Kyoto Protocol, resulting in widespread criticism from environmental institutions, media and public alike. Instead, individual nations pledged to reduce national carbon emissions by varying amounts, and with what will undoubtedly be varying success.

By Irene Chen

The environmental revolution has been almost three decades in the making, and it has changed forever how companies do business (Hart, S.L., 1996: 67). Today many companies have taken the initiatives for a better environment. In the industrialized nations especially, more and more companies are “going green”, as they realized that they can reduce pollution and gain financial benefits simultaneously. Achieving sustainability will require stabilizing or reducing the environmental burden.

By Rosalia Engchuan

Due to the fact that supply chain emissions usually represent a significant part of total emissions, they need to be specific and focussed. In order to be able to manage climate change in a more strategic way, companies therefore rely on climate change related performance data of suppliers.