LINKIES. Unternehmensberatung GmbH No III / 2009 ‐ September 09
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EMCS 1
Environmental Marketing & Compliance Services – now is the time to make the right choice.
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LINKIES. combines business success with social needs and environmental responsibility.
Global Reach 3
LINKIES. helps customers in many continents. Find an introduction to our representation in Latin America
News from LINKIES. Management Consulting Daniel Mutz, Partner
Environmental Marketing & Compliance Services
Welcome to the third edition of LINKIES. News in 2009.
Environmental Compliance and Social Responsibility go hand in hand with proper risk management and financial success for municipalities, regions, organizations, and enterprises. Our service portfolio for Environmental Marketing & Compliance Services (EMCS) covers a wide range of business consulting on environmental protection and corporate conservation like products and marketing services, emissions trading and environmental policies, renewable and clean energy technology exchange, compliance consulting and eco‐patent services. In this area, LINKIES. Management Consulting can rely on its
global experience since 1995. Environmentally friendly energy and production solutions need international co‐operation to make an impact on our CO2 footprints. Environmental compliance effects your business and our planet. LINKIES. Management Consulting assists organizations and metropolitan regions to cope with the challenges ahead. We advise on legal implications for non‐compliance and act as agency for interested parties. Our consultants provide environmental information on a national and international scale (Aarhus Convention), and organize substantial stakeholders for commercial and environmental projects. Especially our network of
international agents, representatives, financial experts and scientific advisors around the world assist customers with bridging the gap between continents, business partners, and governments. LINKIES. management consultants help to establish a solid environmental risk management system throughout your entire company or municipality. We connect you to the right partner, in any part of the world. LINKIES. is strongly committed to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and we translate environmental engagement and investments into commercial success and higher company valuations in a specific industry sector.
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Environmental Compliance ‐ Addressing new problems LINKIES. is taking care of the environment.
Our corporations are at risk, and our planet is at risk, too. LINKIES. provides information and services that are required in today’s challenging business and global climate. We offer services to strengthen our customer’s compliance and responsibility footprint as well as turning investments and activities in this area into business and commercial success.
Consulting Services for Environmental Compliance • Environmental Compliance Assessments and Advisory
(Aarhus Convention, REACH Compliance, Recycling Administration, Risk Evaluation)
• Environmental Information Services (Environmental Information Act)
• Environmental Agency Services (Emission Certificates Trading, Kyoto Protocol, International Project Delivery)
• Environmental Product Marketing (International Representation, Environmental Patent Services)
• Investment and Financial Agency Services for International Green Energy Projects (GEP)
• Environmental Risk Management Consulting (Product Lifecycle Management, Corporate Risk Management)
• Environmental Risk Management Systems Evaluation, Consulting and Implementation Services (SAP® Environment, Health & Safety / SAP® Environmental Compliance, SAP® Risk Management)
• Environmental Law Advisory (Continuous Information Updates)
Partner Update
LINKIES. Management Consulting and Deny All are now Business Partners. Deny All is one of the leading providers for web application security. As Firewall Pioneer our partner has unique experience with more than 10 years in securing web services and applications that are constantly evolving and changing. Founded in 2001 as a spin‐off from Société Générale, Deny All immediately became the leader in the Application Firewall market with solutions combining high levels of security with advanced Infrastructure optimisation for web application deployments. The Deny All partner programme includes technology alliances, such as the Global Security Alliance for SAP Partners (IA4SP), MSP collaboration with the main hosting companies, and value added partnerships with leading security integrators, audit and consultancy firms. We at LINKIES. Management Consulting are strengthening our consulting and services capabilities by adding the tools and security solutions of Deny All to our solution portfolio. Please check www.denyall.com or our website for more information on Deny All and the partnership.
The Evolution of Quality.
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A Trip to Montevideo In our last newsletter we introduced Leipzig, the city of our headquarters. We now present Montevideo, our representation and consulting base in South and Central America. Montevideo (the Spanish pronounciation
is [monteβiˈðeo]) is the largest city, the capital and chief port of Uruguay. Montevideo is the only city in the country with a population over 1,000,000. According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Montevideo provides the highest quality of life in Latin America. Founded as a port city by the Spanish in 1724, the natural port formed by Montevideo's bay retains its original calling as a merchant marina to this day. Montevideo became the capital of an independent country in 1828 as part of a treaty proposed by the British. The Treaty of Montevideo ended the 500 years' war between Argentina and Brazil; Uruguay became a buffer state wedged between two giants, though it had fought on the side of Argentina during the war. Up until then, Montevideo remained under Spanish Colonial rule, though the city was occupied by British forces for eight months in 1807. During both World War I and the Spanish Civil War, swarms of Italians and Spaniards crossed the Atlantic to resettle
on the shores of Río de la Plata. Uruguay also has a small minority of African descendants as well a significant Jewish population. As a result of this history, Montevideo’s ethnic make‐up is very similar to Buenos Aires.
During World War II, a famous incident involving the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee took place in Punta del Este, 200 kilometers from Montevideo. After the Battle of the River Plate with the Royal Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy on December 13, 1939, the Graf Spee retreated to Montevideo's port, which was considered neutral at the time. To avoid risking the crew in what he thought would be a losing battle, Captain Hans Langsdorff scuttled the ship on December 17. Langsdorff committed suicide two days later. Uruguay is essentially a city‐state. The population of its capital city makes up for more than half of the country’s entire population. Almost all of the nation’s universities are located in Montevideo, lending to a continuing trend of urban migration. In 2006, however, the state launched an initiative to expand the public university in Maldonado, hoping to increase regional development and expand public access to higher education. On account of this, however, Montevideo is an extremely literate city. Uruguay as a whole maintains a literacy rate of 93%. A high number of Montevideanos are university‐educated. Many have taken advantage of state‐funded education and received not just one, but two
bachelors degrees. Ironically, Uruguay actually suffers from a brain‐drain. Many citizens, upon receiving their university degree, seek residence and employment abroad—generally either in Argentina, the US, or Spain. The 2001 peso crash in Argentina had drastic effects on the Uruguayan economy and sent many people packing off to distant cities. While not as cosmopolitan as Buenos Aires, Montevideo does have a wealth of culture and history to offer to the visitor. Montevideo has a very rich architectural heritage and an impressive number of writers, artists, and musicians. Uruguayan tango is a unique form of dance that originated in the neighbourhoods of Montevideo towards the end of the 1800s. Tango, candombe and murga are the three main styles of music in this city.
LINKIES. Management Consulting will serve the Latin American market out of Uruguay. Please contact: [email protected]
Jose Estrada Montevideo, Uruguay