ENews Sep2016 What’s New in the Knowledge Centre! Available for your reference REPORTS Influencing Sustainable Sourcing Decisions in Agri-Food Supply Chains International Trade Centre, September 2016 The report presents research findings on influencing sustainable sourcing decisions in agri- food supply chains, providing insight into the role of intermediaries. Based on a literature review, interviews, and case studies from different trading entities. Chapter 1 expounds on the different ways in which corporations attempt to incorporate sustainability into their business practices. Chapter 2 discusses how sustainability standards can influence governance and traceability systems and impact supply chain relationships. Chapter 3 examines the role for intermediaries in supply chains to promote sustainability standards and practices and provides multiple case studies. It ends by giving recommendations on how a focus on intermediary actors could benefit sustainability standard setting schemes. Social and Environmental Standards: Contributing to More Sustainable Value Chains International Trade Centre, 22 September 2016 The joint ITC-EUI report aims at uncovering factors making environmental and social standards producer-friendly. It shows how the institutional design of standards and their governance structure can make standards more accessible to producers through cost sharing, assistance and transparency, and how country-level characteristics affect the number of standards available. The report concludes with recommendations on how standard-setting organizations and value chain players can foster inclusiveness and sustainable development, and provides guidance for policymakers on supporting the integration of their SMEs and small farmers into sustainable value chains.
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ENews Sep2016
What’s New in the Knowledge Centre!
Available for your reference
REPORTS
Influencing Sustainable Sourcing Decisions
in Agri-Food Supply Chains
International Trade Centre, September 2016
The report presents research findings on influencing sustainable sourcing decisions in agri-food supply chains, providing insight into the role of intermediaries. Based on a literature review, interviews, and case studies from different trading entities. Chapter 1 expounds on the different ways in which corporations attempt to incorporate sustainability into their business practices. Chapter 2 discusses how sustainability standards can influence governance and traceability systems and impact supply chain relationships. Chapter 3 examines the role for intermediaries in supply chains to promote sustainability standards and practices and provides multiple case studies. It ends by giving recommendations on how a focus on intermediary actors could benefit sustainability standard setting schemes.
Social and Environmental Standards: Contributing to More
Sustainable Value Chains
International Trade Centre, 22 September 2016
The joint ITC-EUI report aims at uncovering factors making
environmental and social standards producer-friendly. It shows
how the institutional design of standards and their governance
structure can make standards more accessible to producers
through cost sharing, assistance and transparency, and how
country-level characteristics affect the number of standards
available. The report concludes with recommendations on how
standard-setting organizations and value chain players can foster
inclusiveness and sustainable development, and provides guidance
for policymakers on supporting the integration of their SMEs and
small farmers into sustainable value chains.
ENews Sep2016
Textile Report
Editor: Gabriele Orsech
Issue/Year: Issue No.4, 2016
The Textile Report Winter 17/18 highlights extensive trend
information for the whole textile and fashion market,
published in the run-up to the fabric and yarn fairs, with
special focus on young women's wear, street fashion,
designer collections, trade fair reports, colour and styling
trends including fabrics and print designs.
A condensed survey on trends and markets with
trend sketches and mood boards exclusively
created for the respective issue.
Young and fresh presentation of the contents
Practice-oriented focus points: the first seasonal
issue providing colour and print tendencies as well
Trend sketches for trousers, jackets, skirts, dresses
and more.
Additional illustration of the themes by photos
from the designer shows
Colours and colour harmonies with codes
according to the PANTONE® FASHION +
HOME System
ENews Sep2016
DIRECTORY/GUIDE
The Public Sector Guide Publisher : Southern Press Ltd 19th Edition, 2016 The Public Sector Guide is a Directory of Public Sector Services. It creates awareness on the mission, vision, objectives and functions of different organizations of the Public Sector. It helps to keep all stakeholders abreast of relevant and up to date information and developments in respect of the Public Sector as well as Parastatal Bodies and Public Enterprises. It also helps public servants to better communicate among themselves and also the Private Sector and the general public to better interact and communicate with Government.
MAGAZINES
Business/Management/Services
L’Eco Austral Publisher: L’Eco Austral, Réunion
Issue/Year: No. 312 – Septembre 2016
Réunion
Olivier Langlet redonne du tonus à Vindémia Group
Isabelle Albert conjugue le digital avec le bio
Cinq nominés à l’élection de l’Entrepreneur de l’année
Philippe Fabing innove dans le marketing actif avec Sagis
Nicole Leichnig fait briller La Réunion avec sa vanille
bleue
Frédéric Narassiguin voit toujours plus loin avec Optic
Développement
Marc-Henri Ravaux a trouvé sa place dans les services
informatiques
Dominique Thirel leader régional des travaux sous-marins
avec Seanergy
Indian Ocean Connect va connecter les objets dans
l’océan Indien
ENews Sep2016
Madagascar
La BFV-Société générale devient la première banque de la
Grande île
Afrique du Sud : les enseignements à tirer des dernières
élections municipales
Maixent Bekangba : un visionnaire à la barre d’Airtel
Pourquoi l’Union européenne n’est pas réformable
Un printemps russe : vers un renouveau de la Russie ?
Ulrichia Rabefitiavana veut promouvoir la RSE
Microcred lance son programme d’inclusion financière
Le groupe Star s’implique dans sa responsabilité sociétale
La pervenche de Madagascar contre le cancer
Maurice
Jean-Luc Manneback : Le monsieur loyal de
l’événementiel
Arnaud Lagesse : « La fusion entre GML et IBL est une
fusion de croissance »
Birger lance son centre opérationnel technologique
La MCB se lance dans la microfinance
Fred Swaniker : « L’African Leadership University, c’est
l’université du future”
Megha Venketasamy “ambassadrice” de la plateforme
Trade + Impact
Green
L’orientation est mal conçue à l’école comme dans
l’entreprise
Gérer le stress en notre faveur
ENews Sep2016
Business Magazine
Publisher: Business Publication Ltd
Issue No.: 1254, 28 septembre au 4 octobre 2016
Actualité
Rs 60 millions pour un sixième McDonald’s à Trianon
Sunil Bholah fustige la SMEDA
Arnaud Dalais « Alteo comptera une troisième usine en
Afrique d’ici à deux ans »
Enjeu
Trafic de conteneurs : la crise mondiale épargne
Maurice
Portrait
Shateeaum Sewpaul : le visionnaire 2.0 de Harel Mallac
Technologies
Entreprises
Amaris : utiliser Maurice comme plateforme pour
pénétrer l’Afrique
PME
Arvani : 30,000 paires de chaussettes produites par mois
Formation
Acquérir les connaissances en arbitrage commercial
TIME
Vol. 188, No. 12, 2016
The Brief
The damaging opacity of Campaign 2016
Ian Bremmer on how to stop North Korea
Remembering conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly
Muslim mothers join the fight against ISIS
Admiral James Stavridis on the security and moral
challenges of global migration
The View
Why we sing the national anthem at sports events
Talking to strangers is good for you
Now you can grow furniture
Rana Foroohar on the for-profit schools fueling the
student-debt crisis
Joe Klein: Hillary Clinton’s strategic error
The Features
Nuclear Threat
Justice to Injustice
Seeing Red
The Joke Election
A Harlem Superhero
Time Off
The new Blair Witch falls short of spooky
Snowden and Bridget Jones’s Baby
Ann Patchett’s new novel Commonwealth
ENews Sep2016
The Economist
Volume: 420, No. 9007, 17th – 23rd September 2016
Africa’s fragile democracies
Leaders
The superstar company – A giant problem
British politics – A one-party state
Syria’s ceasefire – A risky bargain
Extinctions to order – Gene-ocide
The World Bank – Lucky Jim
Europe
Jihadism in French prisons – Caged fervour
Russia’s elections – Duma-day machine
Communist beer – Revolutionary retro chic
Serbia’s prime minister – The changeling
Germans against trade – Fortress mentality
Charlemagne – State of disunion
Britain
Economic geography – How the three-quarters live
Schools and selection – A new syllabus
Middle East and Africa
African cities – How to make them work
Industry in Africa – The lure of protectionism
Health care in Rwanda – An African trailblazer
Egypt’s Nubians – Let them go home
Divorce in Iraq – Blame Turkish soap operas
United States
Trump and the Alt-Right
The campaigns
Presidential health
Rising incomes
Playing at policing
Election brief
Lexinton
The Americas
A Brazilian politician’s fate
Canada and peacekeeping
Argentina’s crime capital
Asia
The Philippines under Rodrigo Duterte
North Korea’s nuclear programme
Water in India
ENews Sep2016
African Business
Publisher: IC Publication, UK
Issue/Year: No. 433, Aug/Sept 2016
Connectivity
- The Singapore Business Federation’s resident Africa
expert explains how ties can be developed
Trade
- A Singaporean trade minister hopes for more free trade
agreements on the continent, but challenges remain
Foreign Affairs
- Singapore’s ministry of foreign affairs is encouraging
citizens to seek out opportunities abroad
Building Ties
- The founder of the Africa-Southeast Asia Chamber of
Commerce argues that cultural exchange is essential for
growth
Agriculture
- Olam’s Middle East and Africa director talks about the
effects of El Nino and the firm’s expansion plans
Infrastructure – Hyflux, best known for providing water to Singapore, is
branching out into town development in Africa
Singapore Business in Africa – Singaporean businesses on the continent talk about the
challenges – and opportunities – of Africa
A model for Rwanda?
– President Paul Kagame has been likened to Lee Kuan
Yew, but the similarities may not all be positive
Academic Ties – The head of the NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies says
that Singapore must seek out business in Africa to avoid
falling behind Asian peers
Bankable Partnerships
– A rise in cross-border deals suggests that real partnership
is underway
Oil and Gas – Singapore’s oil services businesses could prove a boon for
Africa’s vital sector
ENews Sep2016
African Business
Publisher: IC Publication, UK
Issue/Year: No. 433, Aug/Sept 2016
A time for change for agribusiness
Infographic
Coping with climate change
Putting technology into agriculture
How will Brexit impact Africa?
Drones to the rescue?
Making tax incentives work
Are local content policies working
Capital markets and Islamic finance
DRC’s mines face uncertainty
Nairobi counts its economic blessings
Making Silicon Savannah a reality
Lagos becomes an oil producer
Zimbabwe and Japan rekindle ties
Japan offers Africa new partnership
TICAD comes to Africa
Japanese investment moves up a gear
Inside Japanese engagement
Jeune Afrique
Publisher: Jeune Afrique, Paris
Issue/Year: No. 2906, 18 au 24 septembre 2016
Terrorisme – Quand Syrte sera tombée
Issa Rae – Noires et déboires
Burce Dickinson – Y a-t-il un rockeur dans l’avion ?
Interview – Lionel Zinsou, ex-Premier ministre béninois
Construction – Les cimentiers togolais vent debout contre
Dangote
Rapport – McKinsey y croit toujours
Négoce – Le Sénégalais Abdoulaye Diao sort de ses gonds
ENews Sep2016
Finance and Development Publisher: International Monetary Fund Issue/Year: Voll. 53, No. 3, September 2016 Smart Technology takes Flight
Intelligent Technology Robots, Growth and Inequality The Dark Side of Technology Picture This: Digital Divide Two Faces of Change Straight Talk: Knowledge as a Public Good Game Changer Big Data’s Big Muscle Music Going for a Song Tongue Tide A Ride in Rough Waters Transmission Troubles Capital Buffers Dollar Dependence Hidden Value
Harvard Business Review
Publisher:
Editor :
Issue/Year: October 2016
Building a Workforce for the Future: How to ensure that your
team can handle any change
From the Editor
Kahneman on “Noise” Power Corrupt You
Idea Watch
The Case Against Long-Term Incentive Plans
Research shows four reasons why managers undervalue a key
component of pay packages.
You’re Likely to Live Longer If You Retire After 65
Working an extra year decreases mortality rates by 11%, a
new analysis shows.
The CEO of Popeyes on Treating Franchisees as the Most
Important Customers
Behind the Popeyes turnaround was a conscious decision to
treat leadership as stewardship—and to put the interests of
franchisees above those of every other stakeholder group
Features
Noise: How to Overcome the High, Hidden Cost of
Inconsistent Decision Making
ENews Sep2016
Algorithmic judgment is more efficient than the human
variety.
The Transformative Business Model
How to tell if you have one
“Making the Car a Mobile, Connected Workspace”: An
Interview with Carlos Ghosn
There’s a revolution under way in the automotive industry,
and Carlos Ghosn wants to make sure he’s among the
winners.
Experience
Don’t Let Power Corrupt You
How to rise to the top without losing the virtues that got you
there
Case Study: How Do You Compete with a Goliath?
A Peruvian apparel company struggles to position itself
against a global brand.
Resisting the Hard Sell
Learn to distinguish between spin and substance.
Life’s Work: An Interview with Penn Jillette
The magician talks about how he and his partner, Teller,
develop their ideas, what kind of relationship they have, and
the secret to connecting with an audience.
LIGHT ENGINEERING
Mechanical Technology
Publisher: Crown Publications
Editor : Peter Middleton
Issue/Year: August 2016
Investing in maintenance: a survival priority
Africa a major growth node for design consultancy
Proactive maintenance, Lubrication and
contamination management
Materials handling and minerals processing
Local manufacturing and beneficiation
Heating, Cooling, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Innovative Engineering – 3D printing and the
industrial potential of AM for metal components
ENews Sep2016
Electricity + Control
Publisher: Karen Grant – Crown Publications
Editor: Wendy Izgorsek
Issue/Year: 08/2016
Control systems + automation – Ultra-fast
Communication and Power Supply in a Signle Cable
Electrical protection + safety
Temperature measurement
Transforers + substations
Energy + enviroFiciency
Fusion – Journal of the Southern African Institute of
Welding
Publisher: Karen Grant – Crown Publications
Editor: Peter Middleton
Issue/Year: August 2016
Nuclear and railway fabrication: the French way
SPE takes on railway fabrication opportunities
Repair welding of carbon steel pipe that has
experienced partial graphitization during elevated
temperature service
Rapid-X welding process technology
Welding skills development for job creation
Modern tank farm construction using EGW and AGW
processes
ESAB’s new Rebel and other innovations
New compact ID robot improves accessibility and
precision
Sparks – Electrical News
Publisher: Karen Grant - Crown Publications
Editor: Erika van Zyl
Issue/Year: August 2016 National Consumer Commission to assess counterfeit safety critical
devices case
The Grid – Balancing generated power and consumed power
A simple solution to cable theft
Stylish trunking system sorts messy wires
Acquisition enhances power generation business capabilities
An outline of the AIA process
Relay Testing System is quick and easy to use
Wireman’s licences for foreign persons
No excuses for industry electrical incident injury and death
Innovation makes microgrid control smarter
ENews Sep2016
Commercial and Industrial Distribution Boards
Power Factor not the only factor
New range of variable speed drives launched
Evaluate power quality with new powr quality and motor analyser
Comprehensive protection for hard-working motors
Nigeria’s Commercial airports get international standard led lighting
solution
Multifunctional light management system for intelligent energy
saving solutions
Africa led expo focusing on developments and innovations in lighting
SA manufactured and installed leds lead energy cuts
Bring true colors to life with advanced electronic
Weatherproof and vandal-resistant bulkhead lights
Industrial Communications Handbook 2016
Publisher: Crown Publications
Editor: Wendy Izgorsek
Issue/Year: August 2016
Radio Basics
Applying Wireless in Practice
Security of the Physical Network
Security at a Wireless/Logical Level
Greenfield
EtherNet on Steroids
ENews Sep2016
Textile & Clothing
Fashion Apparel & Fabrics
Publisher: Publishers Representatives Ltd
Issue/Year: September 2016
New Cool and innovative products from China and
Asia – Women’s casual jacket with fur-bonded collar,
cuffs; Women’s V-neck pullover features textured
stitching; Women’s cardigan with hollow-out fringe
