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Quick-Hit Business Investigations – Concept to Execution: Self-guided training
The one-hour Webinar, “Quick-Hit Business Investigations — Concept to Execution,” was originally held Dec. 6, 2011.
Archive for December, 2011
What New Year’s resolutions are small businesses making?
Consider them the elves of the economy: the 27 million or so small businesses nationwide that – according to the Small Business Administration – was responsible for 65 percent of the net new jobs created between 1993 and 2009. They don’t get as much attention as Fortune 500 firms or household-name large employers, but entrepreneurs [...]
Urvashi Rangan: Reynolds Center presenter
Urvashi Rangan is the director of technical policy for Consumers Union, and the project director of Consumer Reports’ GreenerChoices.org. Rangan joined CU in 1999 and developed the ratings system, database and website for evaluating environmental labels. Rangan continues to decode the meaning of eco-labels for consumers and advocates for credible labeling in the marketplace including [...]
Veena Ramani: Reynolds Center presenter
Veena Ramani, a manager in Ceres’ Corporate Programs, has managed relationships with a portfolio of Ceres companies, primarily from the electric utility and financial services sectors. She works with these companies on a variety of ESG strategy, performance and disclosure issues including policy and program development, sustainability reporting, stakeholder engagement processes etc. She is also [...]
Lisa Palmer: Reynolds Center presenter
Lisa Palmer is a writer and editor covering climate change, energy and green business topics. Her work has appeared in a variety of national and international media including Scientific American, Fortune, Fortune Small Business, CNNMoney.com, Slate, Popular Mechanics and U.S. News & World Report. Palmer is also a regular contributor to The Yale Forum, where [...]
Greg Neichin: Reynolds Center presenter
Greg Neichin is the vice president, research & advisory for Cleantech Group where he assists global enterprises, investors, and public institutions in evaluating cleantech companies and assessing the development of cleantech markets. Neichin is responsible for Cleantech Group’s full suite of market intelligence products and oversees an experienced team of Analysts covering a range of [...]
Adam Lowry: Reynolds Center presenter
Adam Lowry is the co-founder and chief greenskeeper at Method Products, Inc. a leading innovator in hip, healthy home care products. As chief greenskeeper Lowry’s focus is bringing sustainable innovations to product design, sourcing, production, and marketing. Prior to founding Method, Adam worked as a climate scientist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, developing software [...]
Bob Langert: Reynolds Center presenter
Bob Langert is the vice president of corporate social responsibility for McDonald’s, a role that has him overseeing the company’s supply chain strategies, social responsibility reporting and global environmental management systems and issues. Langert joined McDonald’s in 1983, with management positions in logistics and packaging purchasing in the 80s; and responsibilities for environment, energy management, [...]
Ido Leffler: Reynolds Center presenter
Ido Leffler is co-founder and “chief carrot lover” of San Francisco-based Yes To Inc., the makers of Yes To Carrots, Yes To Cucumbers, Yes To Tomatoes, and Yes To Blueberries. In just four years, Leffler and his team have built Yes To into one of the leading natural beauty brands in the world, achieving distribution [...]
