Dear Readers,

The newsletter of today provides a report on the impact of climate change on corporate strategy and the increasing importance of electronic procurement.

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In addition, we now have a 'Contractor wanted' section advertising current requirements that are in demand and in short supply in our current database.

Finally, a satirical look and statistics on firearm deaths in Iraq vs Washington.

You can also provide us with your opinion on this newsletter. I hope you enjoy the various article and, of course wish you every success.

Cheers Bert

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Two years ago 31% of global leaders believed that climate change would soon be the focus of public policy and its future. Since then, according to a recent McKinsey survey this percentage is now more than 50%. This growing awareness is a consequence of the increasingly intense debate about the business and related risks of global warming. Today, 60% of the world's business leaders surveyed believe the issue is important enough to influence their own corporate strategy. According to Global Agenda.org another McKinsey study shows companies are reacting to a change in consumer awareness. This confirmed an ever clearer trend: For consumers, the issue of environment and climate change is no longer just a question of how much confidence they have in a company, but determines whether they buy their products or not. A recent worldwide survey of 7751 consumers that focused on the oil, food and beverages, retail and high-tech industry found that consumers tended to trust some sectors more than others. The difference was determined by the company’s social responsibilities. Climate change appears to be playing an increasingly important role in influencing personal choices and buying decisions. About 50% of all respondents stated that they would appreciate companies in the oil sector making strategic investments in renewable and alternative energy sources. With a quarter even being prepared to pay more for clean energy products. There are also striking differences between various regions. While the oil industry in the U.S. and Europe suffers from a negative image, 70 – 90% of respondents in Brazil, China and India stated a more positive view. The high-tech industry enjoyed the highest levels of trust with 75% in France to 96% in India nominating the sector. But even here, the respondents were clear that their willingness to purchase would increase if the organization showed increased social responsibility. Topping the wish list of Chinese and German consumers was for business to take resolute action to reduce energy consumption. In the United States however a seventh of all respondents placed the same level of importance on energy reduction. Ironically, if strategically managed, all business leaders agreed that climate change would also bring opportunities. Whilst 70% of respondents felt that strategic dialogue so far had little or no future.

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More than two-thirds of all German companies (68.5 percent) use electronic procurement solutions in purchasing process. This according Salesbusiness.de, is an increase of more than 20 percentage points to the previous year. Also on the rise are electronic order catalogs with only 57 percent of all respondents using e-catalogs used in 2005, whereas today 96 percent are using them.

This is our most wanted list. Our clients have been looking for contractors who have with specific skills but unfortunately have not been able to find them on our database. Please contact us if you or someone you know is available for the following assignments:
• Advice on start-up funding for food retail business.
• Business Development consultant – IT Sector.
• Citrix System Specialist with Microsoft Windows Application Host (Terminal Server). Occasional trips to Singapore.

Registered Contractors can provide a short article in the Freelance-Market newsletter promoting their services or capabilities. In this issue we present and article by contractor No. 174 (category 'advice-General', AU $75/ h from Sydney. --- I advise health organizations on outpatient care and inpatient care facilities, their support structure and the development of quality management and risk minimization strategies. Care institutions are subject to high daily demand with ever increasing capacity requirements. The risks that effect such organizations are foreseeable, particularly if the quality is patchy. This reduces incorrect classifications of patient revenue and thus the room to manoeuvre. My professional services are characterized by a direct, rapid and active assistance in the field of nursing documentation. After an actual analysis of all documents in connection with the care documentation, my customers will receive the necessary support implementation on the ground. At the end of the project, the current requirements and the room for manoeuvre recovered. --- Contractors tongue in cheek Interesting Firearm Death Statistic Regardless of where you stand on the issue of the U.S. involvement in Iraq, here is a sobering (and scary) statistic: There has been a monthly average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 40 months, and a total of 3,567 deaths. That gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers. The firearm death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000 persons for the same period. That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the U.S. Capital than you are in Iraq. Obvious Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington.

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