Today is Blog Action Day. Bloggers from around the world are writing about a single them. This year, it’s global climate change. Interestingly, companies that have made an effort to be sustainable have actually fared quite well during the financial crisis — at least that what’s a report from A.T. Kearney claims. Environmental Leader reports on some of the findings in the report:
Over the six months from May through November 2008, the study found that in 16 of the 18 industries studied, companies committed to sustainability averaged $650 million more than the industry average in protected market capitalization per company.
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Before taking a plunge into a significant change in your life (whether a career change, building a house, investing in a business, or buying stocks), you should consider your capacity for taking chances. You should, first of all, look into your income profile, i.e., what you are presently earning and your capability to grow your earnings in the future. Then, you should consider your age and your health –which modify your overall income profile.
The red area on the bar indicates a poor capacity to take chances, the green area an excellent capacity.
The income figures are benchmarks (where …read more