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Can you be green and profitable?
Profitability and sustainability don't have to be mutually exclusive. By considering environmental issues when setting financial objectives for a supply chain network analysis, companies can successfully balance the trade-offs between them.
From the Quarter 03 2008 issue
Everywhere you look, "green" is the topic of the day. There are "green" conferences, "green" articles in business journals, and almost daily news stories reminding us that we need to be "green." It is not just a matter for individual consumers, either. With concerns about climate change rising, the spotlight is also on the long-term effects of business practices on the environment....
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