Green Articles
  • Meshy Business
    By Jamie O’Halloran, Senior Solution Consultant, Green Team, GXS

    How would you like to expand your business to a new geography without significant risk, effort and capitol expense? What if you could increase capacity and scale operations without buying more equipment, warehouse and office space and hiring expertise? It’s easier than you think if you are only willing to share!

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  • Green Supply Chain China Survey
    Conducted by Global Supply Chain Council and Sponsored by GXS

    The first Green Supply Chain China Survey report was recently unveiled by GXS and Global Supply Chain Council. The report indicated that 49% of enterprises in China are not using e-tools extensively to support their supply chain operations though green Supply Chain Management (SCM) awareness is high and perceived as a competitive advantage. The article reveals the three most important considerations an enterprise should consider when they choose vendors to implement a green supply chain.

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  • Can Cap and Trade Save the Environment?
    By Steve Keifer, VP of Industry and Product Marketing for GXS

    Cap and Trade systems are one of the many mechanisms government can utilize to proactively combat the issues of climate change. Proponents of the system believe that Cap and Trade is a critical step towards helping with the earth-wide goal of limiting the rise in global temperature to 2°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. Opponents fear that Cap and Trade will result in higher energy prices for consumsers and unrealistic technology changes for industry.

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  • Counting the Cost of Crude

    Crude oil prices are already at record highs and are expected to hit $200 a barrel by early 2009—if not before. Analysts also suggest that oil prices are unlikely to fall below $100 for the foreseeable future. How will such increases transform supply chain strategies?

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  • Green Bank Act of 2009 Introduced in Congress

    Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Assistant to the Speaker, has introduced the Green Bank Act of 2009. The legislation creates the Green Bank as an independent, tax-exempt, wholly owned corporation of the United States. The bank’s exclusive mission will be to provide a comprehensive range of financing support to qualified clean energy and energy efficiency projects within the territorial United States.

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  • Finding New Opportunity in Green Banking

    As green initiatives sweep across the globe, more and more financial institutions are taking note and taking action. The approach to green banking or sustainable banking as it is also known varies from organization to organization. However, one definition is that is sustainable banking means using all of the banks resources with responsibility and care, avoiding waste and giving priority to choices that take sustainability into account.

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