Monthly Archives: February 2011

Office of Sustainability

Posted on February 25, 2011 by International Perspectives on Green Business

Welcome to our second entry on the progress of our team project with the Office of Sustainability at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.  This week we met again with Sophie Waskow and discussed implementing ideas to help set and … Continue reading →

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Growers First: B2B

Posted on February 24, 2011 by International Perspectives on Green Business

The Growers First team (B2B/Market Research Side) met February 22nd via Skype conference call to discuss what our next steps will be in approaching D.C. companies and what we ultimately want to end up with at the end of the … Continue reading →

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The Swedish Eco-Cycle Model: From Household Waste to Biogas

Posted on February 23, 2011 by International Perspectives on Green Business

Today was another interesting day of my journey to Sweden! I spent hours at the local biogas production plant in Västerås, which is located right on Lake Mälaren about an hour’s train ride west of Stockholm. An amazing initiative started … Continue reading →

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Sweden: A Model for the U.S.?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by International Perspectives on Green Business

As I spend this week in Sweden to prepare for the 2011 Sweden Residency for my students in the Global MBA program, I have had numerous reasons to think of our class.  There are so many things that I would like to … Continue reading →

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Growers First

Posted on February 17, 2011 by International Perspectives on Green Business

Overview of Our Group Ours is the second group to be working with Growers First. As mentioned in the blogpost below, Growers First is an organization that works directly with farmers in less developed countries to help them implement techniques … Continue reading →

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