Where is the fortune at the bottom

Mallen Baker brings this interesting discussion about Prahalads thesis of the Fortune at the bottom of the Pyramid.

Read the whole article

You find more details about the book on Amazon.

Toys behave badly

Toys R Us is pointed out... in the swiss media. The company got bad ratings for producing some of their puppets in China. And they do not want talk to the press. Definitely, not the right behaviour to foster confidence and trust.

More interestingly, the journalists also points out the various dilemmas: Consumers don't want to buy expensive toys, consumers don't have the information (they don't know how the puppets were produced), furthermore the standards for such ratings are not very clear etc.

But one thing seems clear to me: Hiding from the press is no good anyway. You get the bad role.

You can read the article of the Tages-Anzeiger online, if you handle the german ;-)

WBCSD -

I had to add the link of this important site: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development is an important actor, helping to create awareness among governments and the business community that sustainable development and commerce can go hand in hand... and that the climate issue is as serious one (for those who did not notice)

As it says on their website, at the Nairobi Conference the council will present 'possible options for action to urgently adress the climat and energy challenges':

The WBCSD calls on governments to create the predictable long-term framework conditions required for business to invest in a sustainable energy future.

More details can be read in their report Energy & Climate - A contribution to the dialogue on long term cooperative action ( 2.1 MB)