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An innovative joint venture spearheaded by the Grameen Group founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, creator of the pioneering Grameen Bank that launched microfinance onto the global stage, and the Danone Group, the largest supplier of fresh dairy products in the world with €13 billion in sales in 2006.
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Relying on market research when building an innovative new business can be a bit like driving while looking in the rear-view mirror. So said the late Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop International. But market research can be done in a number of different ways — including with an eye on the future.
That is our plan at Volans.
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Green New Deal promises bonanza - but who will benefit?
4th November, 2008 by John Elkington
Yes, I know it's tempting fate ahead of the US election results, but I couldn't resist summarising a couple of recent announcements on green jobs ...