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When Fines Fail, How Can Companies Be Made to Pay for Deforestation?

Nearly a year after an Indonesian court ordered a timber company to pay country's largest ever fine for deforestation, the government has been unable to collect the money, prompting campaigners to call for tougher sanctions against illegal loggers.

Best Buy's Secrets for Thriving in the Amazon Age

While running errands the other day, I ducked into a local Best Buy to pick up a pair of new headphones. What I saw inside was shocking.

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Why Neighborhood Toy Stores Are Thriving While Toys "R" Us Goes Bankrupt

Ella Wiesenfelder has been coming to Barstons Child's Play her whole life, so naturally it's where she wanted to be on the afternoon of her 8th birthday.

How Grocery Giant Aldi Plans to Conquer America: Limit Choice

Dim lighting bounces off brownish-tiled floors. The shelves are sparsely filled with cardboard boxes. Checkout lines stretch to oblivion. There is nothing super about these stores.

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How REI's Green Obsession Sparked D.C. Innovations

Companies seek to burnish their brands in a variety of creative ways. In the case of Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), that desire extends deep into the supply chain.

Companies Trialing NFC With Workflow-Management Application

As Near Field Communication (NFC) functionality becomes more ubiquitous in mobile devices, workflow applications provider Flowfinity Wireless Inc. has added NFC to its enterprise mobile application software to enable users to capture and store information faster. The technology is now being tested by several of the company's consumer goods manufacturing customers.

Clean Energy Is Approaching a Tipping Point

The cost of renewables is plunging faster than forecasters anticipated just a few years ago as as technologies like gigantic wind turbines arrive on the market.

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How Consumer Brands Can Surf 'The Black Wave'

For consumer brands in the age of social media and digital communications, it's a question of sink or swim.

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Plastics Shortages, Price Increases Result From Harvey's Aftermath

Companies know that climate change and severe weather events can significantly impacts their business, but preparing for such events can be a challenge.

RFID Tracks Safety Equipment for Fiji Airways

Fiji Airways reports that it has made in-cabin inspections of emergency equipment faster and more efficient across its fleet of 15 airplanes, with the use of radio frequency identification technology.

Finance Is Moving to the Cloud Faster Than Expected, Gartner Says

A major shift is taking place in how enterprises select their financial management applications, with a migration to cloud applications happening faster than expected, according to Gartner, Inc.

Four Ways IoT Can Unkink Your Supply Chain

The Internet of Things (IoT) offers huge potential for supply chains to improve efficiency, move faster, and cut costs - at a level unimaginable just a few years ago.

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