Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Interview: Dr. Matthias Altmann, New Markets Manager, Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International

Established in 1997, Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) is an association of 3 producer networks and 21 national labelling initiatives that promote and market the Fairtrade Certification Mark in their countries. Fairtrade labelling organizations exist in 15 European countries as well as in Canada, the United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. To ensure the transparency and the independence of the Fairtrade certification and labelling system, Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International was divided in January 2004 into two independent organizations: FLO International develops and reviews Fairtrade standards and assists producers in gaining and maintaining certification and in capitalizing on market opportunities on the Fairtrade market. To ensure the transparency...

Friday, August 20, 2010

Interview: Mr. Michael Breen, Founder & Chairman, Insight Communications

In what should certainly come as a big shock to Koreans, but has been royally ignored by the local media, the latest Nation Branding Index produced by East West Communications ranked South Korea in 167th place globally in its second-quarter results, which is down from the 3rd place in the first quarter of this year. The East West Nation Brand Perception Index is based on analyzing millions of mentions of countries in hundreds of thousands of news articles, every quarter. As pointed out by the agency, it is difficult for countries to address their branding and communications problems if they don't know where their strengths and weaknesses lie. Until now, it has been possible to make only an educated guess as to how a country is viewed by the world, based on news clippings, surveys, focus...

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Interview: Simon Harding-Roots, Chief Operating Officer, Treasury Holdings China

From its origins in Ireland, the Treasury Holdings Group now operates globally, across two continents and in seven countries. The Group continues to lead the way in identifying and capitalizing on ever-changing global property trends. Established in Dublin in 1989 by John Ronan and Richard Barrett, Treasury Holdings has been a pioneer in the property sector, and has consistently been ahead in identifying and capitalizing on property trends. Treasury Holdings now controls over 131 individual real estate projects with a combined value in excess of $4.6 billion. The gross development value of the Treasury Holdings Group's projects is over $19 billion. After its success in Ireland during the 80s and 90s, in the early part of the decade Treasury Holdings began to focus its attention on global property...

Monday, August 2, 2010

Interview: Mr. Youn Jang-bae , President, Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation

By establishing leading export groups and cultivating professionals, Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation (aT) enhances the export competitiveness of Korean agricultural and fishery products and provides consulting and marketing support. For Enhanced Export Safety of Agricultural and Fishery Products, aT strives to maximize export safety through the adoption and equalization of internationally-accepted GAP, ID management for fresh agricultural products, and strategic safety management by inviting inspectors from overseas. Agro-Trade is an Internet Trade Mediation System that develops and expands overseas markets for export companies. aT also plays a leading role in providing information services, such as KATI, which provides information on the export of agricultural and fishery products...

Monday, July 26, 2010

Interview: Mr. Massimo Roj, Founder and Managing Partner, Progetto CMR

Founded in 1994, Progetto CMR has developed a significant experience in the planning and realization of Corporate Interiors. While concentrating on this core activity, its range of consultancy has gradually expanded. Integrated design has always been the strong point of its approach. Clients are offered a qualified team of 80 professionals with different core competencies, organized into six divisions: Architecture (Building Design and Corporate Interiors), Engineering, Health and Safety, Industrial Design, Process Management, Research and Development. As noted by Mr. Massimo Roj, founder and Managing Partner, Progetto CMR, the company represents the ability to think and design in an innovative way for the various scenarios and elements of the workplace, with customer satisfaction playing...

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Interview: Dr. Kim Yeong-seen, President of Korea Consumer Agency

The Korea Consumer Agency is a government organization, that was established in July, 1987, based on the Consumer Protection Act. Its founding principle is to protect consumer rights and interests, to promote a rational consumption life and to contribute to the sound development of the nation's economy. The agency is contributing to national economic development through providing consumer redress, consumer information and education, guaranteeing safety and rights, and protecting consumers economic interests. It provides distinctive and professional services on consumer affairs as a public institution specialized in effectively promoting the governments consumer protection policies. An interview with Dr. Kim Yeong-seen, President of Korea Consumer Agency, on the role of the agency and plans...

Monday, July 19, 2010

Interview: Mr. Ahn Byong-man, Minister of Education, Science & Technology

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is striving to secure core basic & source technologies by fostering highly-competitive global talents and building innovative capacity of universities and research institutes with an aim to develop future growth engines. Interview with Mr. Ahn Byong-man, Minister of Education Science & Technology. >>The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) is pursuing various reform policies to strengthen the national competitiveness in education, science and technology under the vision to promote education, science and technology as a building block to turn Korea into a global first-class advanced country. The education policy is especially focused on strengthening autonomy of the schools and improving the public education...

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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Monday, July 12, 2010

Interview: Mr. Andreas Martin, Head of International Acquisitions & Sales, Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH

The DekaBank Group, owned by savings banks and Landesbanken (Federal State banks), is the largest provider of open-ended real estate funds in Germany. The Groups two investment companies, Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH and WestInvest Gesellschaft fuer Investmentfonds mbH, have a total of more than 21 billion euro in assets under management. Deka Immobilien GmbH is affiliated with these companies and is responsible for global real estate purchases and sales, real estate asset management, and all other real estate services, including product development. Bundling the Groups real estate services in Deka Immobilien and streamlining and simplifying organizational processes has generated large synergy effects that provide a win-win situation for all parties involved. As noted by Andreas Martin,...

Monday, July 5, 2010

Interview: Mr. Chua Choy-Soon, Managing Director, SEB Investment

The Swedish SEB Group offers a comprehensive range of global and local investment products and has more than 130 billion euro in assets under management worldwide. It's real estate arm, part of SEB Asset Management, is based in Frankfurt, and offers real estate and securities investments, specializing in total return strategies. The company's experience and expertise make it the SEB Group's global center of competence for real estate. The company's real estate success story began in 1989 with the launch of SEB ImmoInvest. Its largest real estate mutual fund with a gross fund volume of approximately 8 billion euro grew as the Investmentgesetz (German Investment Act) developed, from a fund that invests in Germany and Europe to one that invests around the world. As noted by Mr. Chua Choy-Soon,...

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