A new book "Sustainable Leadership: Honeybee and Locust Approaches“ has just been published which takes a fresh approach to using metaphors to better understand businesses, and in this case business sustainability. One of the authors, Professor Gayle Avery of Macquarie University in Australia, explained the nature of…

Christina Gradl and Claudia Knobloch are the authors of the “Inclusive Business Guide: How to Develop Business and Fight Poverty”, which has recently been released by the independent institute endeva. They define inclusive business as one that “integrates people in living poverty into the value chain as consumers and…

If Natura had a theme song, it would be Aretha Franklin's "Respect". Since Natura was founded over 40 years ago, the Brazilian company has flourished on a philosophy of respect for the natural environment that supplies its products' ingredients; respect for its suppliers, including traditional populations who live in…

Llamas, alpacas, guanacos, and vicuñas are "the Gold of the Andes". In former times, the South-American camelids were a gift from nature for the inhabitants of the Andean inhabitants. They represented a vital source of food and clothing. Without them the survival in the inhospitable, harsh environments of the Andes…

Master Consumer Affairs On Thursday January, 27th 2011, there will be the chance to review the written exam in "Qualitative Research Methods" which took place in December 15th , 2010.Place:Seminar room (Professur BWL Brau- und Lebensmittelindustrie)Alte Akademie 1485354 FreisingTime:January 27th, 201111 a.m. - 12…