Green Blogs
  • Five Reasons Why Cloud Computing Helps to Develop Greener Supply Chains


    By Mark Morley, Director, Industry Marketing Automotive and High Tech for GXS

    You will find that less is more if you implement a cloud-based infrastructure. Discover five green and sustainable reasons to jump into cloud computing.

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  • The Ten Business Benefits of E-Invoicing, Part 1


    By Steve Keifer, VP Industry and Product Marketing for GXS

    Every year millions of invoices are exchanged between buyers and suppliers in the supply chain. However, most of these invoices are either in paper or e-mail format, which creates inefficiencies and an opportunity to realize substantial cost savings.

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  • The Periodic Table of the Supply Chain


    By Steve Keifer, VP Industry and Product Marketing for GXS

    In the past decade a new wave of regulations have been passed in the areas of greenhouse gas emissions, waste recycling, rare earth minerals and consumer product safety, which are changing product design and supply chain management

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  • Building a Smarter Grid


    By Steve Keifer, VP Industry and Product Marketing for GXS

    The concept of the Smart Grid being proposed to replace the United States’ antiquated electric utility infrastructure is demystified.

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  • Climate Change in China – How Manufacturers are Responding

    By Steve Keifer, VP Industry and Product Marketing for GXS

    No discussion of the environment would be complete without a look at how China is approaching the issues of climate change. In an interview with Deputy Minister, Pan Yue, of China's State Environmental Protection Agency, he states "Our raw materials are scarce, we don't have enough land, and our population is constantly growing." And there's more bad news for China.

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  • Carbon Credit Markets – Scale will Require B2B Integration

    By Steve Keifer, VP Industry and Product Marketing for GXS

    Carbon credit markets are the key enabling platform for Cap and Trade legislation. As it broadens in various countries around the world, the volume of transactions on carbon exchanges will increase significantly.

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