What is the potential of bamboo in Ethiopia? A presentation by Dr. Yigremachew Seyoum, Director of Ethiopia's Forest Policy Strategy and Regulation Department, Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.
Uganda's vision for its bamboo sector and the role of trilateral cooperation. Presented by H. E. Flavia Munaaba Nabugere, Uganda's State Minister for the Environment at the event 'Harnessing Chinese Expertise to Support South-South and Trilateral Collaboration,' COP21, Paris.
1. Finland has developed a Bioeconomy Strategy to transition to a sustainable economy based on renewable natural resources like forests.
2. The strategy aims to increase bioeconomy output to €100 billion by 2025 and create 100,000 new jobs.
3. Finland is well positioned for this transition due to its forest resources, expertise in refining biomass, and strong industrial base in sectors like forestry and pulp and paper production.
Fortune Enterprise aims to become an exporter of bamboo products from Ethiopia. They plan to source bamboo from outgrower schemes involving smallholder farmers and their own plantations. They will establish two pre-processing plants and a main factory to produce compressed bamboo panels for export. The goal is to produce 245,000 sqm of panels in the first year, increasing to 500,000 sqm annually by year three, worth $3.9 million and $15 million respectively. This will help develop Ethiopia's bamboo industry and provide an alternative to Chinese bamboo products on the international market.
Chloro Earth uses bio-resin technology to convert agricultural residues like sorghum stalk and bamboo into viable wood analogues for composite building materials. It has optimized the engineering process and initiated projects to manufacture green MDF boards at low cost. Chloro Earth was founded in 2009 based on over 15 years of research on crop science and uses for agricultural residues in India and Asia. It aims to develop eco-friendly composite materials from renewable resources to address sustainability and rural development.
ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS ENERGY PRODUCTION IN UGANDA THROUGH PRACTICAL I...RECSONETWORKRECSONET
ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS ENERGY PRODUCTION IN UGANDA THROUGH PRACTICAL INCENTIVE MECHANISMS
A Presentation by Issa Katwesige, Principal Forest Officer Forest Sector Support Department, Ministry of Water and Environment , at Esella Hotel October 07, 2020
During the National dissemination and policy engagement workshop on identification of practical incentives for advancing sustainable Biomass Energy Production within Central Forest Reserves and Forest Landsapes in Uganda.
Organized by Environmental Alert in partnership with financial support from Norad within the framework of the project titled, ‘Increasing access to sustainable and renewable energy alternatives in the AlbertineGraben’ that is implemented by WWF-Uganda Country Office.”
Presentation on community-based business models, drawing on the experience of INBAR projects and activities. Presented by Oliver Frith, INBAR Global Programme Director, at a meeting on small and medium-sized bamboo enterprises.
What is the potential of bamboo in Ethiopia? A presentation by Dr. Yigremachew Seyoum, Director of Ethiopia's Forest Policy Strategy and Regulation Department, Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.
Uganda's vision for its bamboo sector and the role of trilateral cooperation. Presented by H. E. Flavia Munaaba Nabugere, Uganda's State Minister for the Environment at the event 'Harnessing Chinese Expertise to Support South-South and Trilateral Collaboration,' COP21, Paris.
1. Finland has developed a Bioeconomy Strategy to transition to a sustainable economy based on renewable natural resources like forests.
2. The strategy aims to increase bioeconomy output to €100 billion by 2025 and create 100,000 new jobs.
3. Finland is well positioned for this transition due to its forest resources, expertise in refining biomass, and strong industrial base in sectors like forestry and pulp and paper production.
Fortune Enterprise aims to become an exporter of bamboo products from Ethiopia. They plan to source bamboo from outgrower schemes involving smallholder farmers and their own plantations. They will establish two pre-processing plants and a main factory to produce compressed bamboo panels for export. The goal is to produce 245,000 sqm of panels in the first year, increasing to 500,000 sqm annually by year three, worth $3.9 million and $15 million respectively. This will help develop Ethiopia's bamboo industry and provide an alternative to Chinese bamboo products on the international market.
Chloro Earth uses bio-resin technology to convert agricultural residues like sorghum stalk and bamboo into viable wood analogues for composite building materials. It has optimized the engineering process and initiated projects to manufacture green MDF boards at low cost. Chloro Earth was founded in 2009 based on over 15 years of research on crop science and uses for agricultural residues in India and Asia. It aims to develop eco-friendly composite materials from renewable resources to address sustainability and rural development.
ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS ENERGY PRODUCTION IN UGANDA THROUGH PRACTICAL I...RECSONETWORKRECSONET
ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS ENERGY PRODUCTION IN UGANDA THROUGH PRACTICAL INCENTIVE MECHANISMS
A Presentation by Issa Katwesige, Principal Forest Officer Forest Sector Support Department, Ministry of Water and Environment , at Esella Hotel October 07, 2020
During the National dissemination and policy engagement workshop on identification of practical incentives for advancing sustainable Biomass Energy Production within Central Forest Reserves and Forest Landsapes in Uganda.
Organized by Environmental Alert in partnership with financial support from Norad within the framework of the project titled, ‘Increasing access to sustainable and renewable energy alternatives in the AlbertineGraben’ that is implemented by WWF-Uganda Country Office.”
Presentation on community-based business models, drawing on the experience of INBAR projects and activities. Presented by Oliver Frith, INBAR Global Programme Director, at a meeting on small and medium-sized bamboo enterprises.
Project Portfolio Managment in a Recession Driven Economy - YR2002Saji Madapat
The document discusses how Buckman Laboratories was able to weather an economic recession through organization-wide process reengineering and global project portfolio management of its business systems. It implemented a single, flexible global business system using ERP software to gain efficiencies and consolidate reporting across its operations in over a dozen countries. This allowed the company to continue growing sales and avoid layoffs during the economic downturn, while other companies were cutting costs and projects. The success was attributed to executive sponsorship of the aligned initiatives and a professional approach to project management.
The document discusses the importance of enterprise analysis for organizations. It provides examples from Buckman Laboratories, a global specialty chemicals company, which successfully weathered economic downturns through enterprise analysis. Buckman analyzed its business needs, capability gaps, and implemented a global business system with a single platform, team, infrastructure and consolidated reporting. This reduced costs, improved coordination and business performance. Enterprise analysis allows organizations to prioritize resources and projects to achieve strategies during difficult economic times.
Hyperion Planning Certification - Oracle Corporation
Hyperion Essbase Certification - Oracle Corporation
HFM Certification - Oracle Corporation
PMP Certification - PMI
Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification - Harrington Institute
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification - Harrington Institute
Certified Implementer of ERP - CIBRES
CPIM Certification - APICS
Supply Chain Certification - APICS
Global Young Leader Program - GIFT Hong Kong & Cambodia
PMI\'s CCL patterned Leadership Institute Masters Program - PMI
B Tech. In Production Engineering - GEC
MBA in Finance - SKIM
The document discusses floods in India, including definitions, causes, impacts, management strategies, and case studies. It provides an overview of flood types, forecasting methods, zoning, and benefits. Major factors that cause floods are described. Impacts include loss of life, property damage, health issues, and economic disruption. Management involves mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Case studies of specific flood events in India are also presented.
A project report on overview of portfolio management in indiaProjects Kart
This document is a student project on portfolio management in India submitted to the University of Mumbai. It includes an introduction to portfolio management and Kotak Securities Ltd., as well as chapters on the meaning of portfolio management, methodology, basic concepts and components, types of portfolio management, persons involved, risk-return analysis, asset allocation, a primary survey, findings, and conclusions. The project provides an overview of portfolio management in India for a Bachelor's degree program.
A project report on portfolio managementProjects Kart
Portfolio management involves managing a group of investments to meet organizational goals and reduce risk. It includes deciding which investments to select and fund, and which to discontinue. The document discusses how portfolio management applies to managing software applications, products, and initiatives within an organization. It aims to maximize returns and diversify investments across different asset classes or types of projects.
E-moto Limited is a Kenyan company that converts denatured alcohol from cane molasses into biofuel for cooking and industrial use. This reduces pressure on forests and indoor air pollution. The company aims to address Kenya's energy security issues, daily income losses from spending on domestic energy, indoor air pollution causing 1 million deaths annually, and forest depletion from firewood collection. E-moto produces denatured alcohol fuel and efficient cookstoves to provide cleaner cooking solutions while creating jobs and saving forests. The company plans to expand production and partner with organizations to increase access to its products.
Malpura Biomass Energy is a manufacturer of wood pellets and mix pellets in India. Pellets of Malpura Biomass Energy avaiable in the market with the name Agrokol. We have a 300 ton per day production capacity. Malpura Biomass Energy ensures a consistent supply of high-quality pellets.
Malpura Biomass Energy is a manufacturer of wood pellets and mix pellets in India. Pellets of Malpura Biomass Energy avaiable in the market with the name Agrokol. We have a 300 ton per day production capacity. Malpura Biomass Energy ensures a consistent supply of high-quality pellets.
Malpura Biomass Energy is one of India's leading manufacturers of biomass pellets, having entered the industry in 2022. They have large production capabilities due to skilled staff and facilities for tooling and consumables. Biomass pellets are a sustainable and clean form of fuel made from abundant agricultural and forestry waste that has lower emissions than coal and helps support rural economies and energy security.
- In Tanzania, 88% of total energy consumption comes from fuelwood and 4% from charcoal, leaving only 7% for petroleum and 1% for electricity.
- Fuelwood constitutes 96.6% of cooking fuel and 4.2% of lighting fuel in rural Tanzanian areas. Estimates of fuelwood consumption per capita in Tanzania range from 1 to 3 cubic meters per year.
- Unsustainable fuelwood extraction is the main driver of deforestation in Tanzania. Certification of sustainably produced fuelwood could help address this issue.
Changing Lives of Tea Estate Laborers with TLUD Gasifier Stovesbitmaxim
The document discusses a project to introduce TLUD biomass gasifier cookstoves to tea estate laborers in West Jalinga Tea Estate, India. The stoves reduce fuel costs, generate charcoal for income, and qualify for carbon credits. Sapient Infotech facilitates the project. Using the stoves saves 50-60% of cooking fuel, while the charcoal residue is sold back to the tea estate. This provides income to laborers and replaces coal typically used for drying tea. If adopted widely, the project could install 60,000 stoves, reducing carbon emissions and improving livelihoods.
Sustainable growth from bioeconomy - The forest bioeconomy perspectiveBiotalous.fi
Finland is positioning itself as a leader in the bioeconomy by leveraging its abundant forest resources and expertise across industries. The bioeconomy produces goods from renewable biological resources instead of fossil fuels and aims to decrease dependency on non-renewable materials. Finland's bioeconomy is valued at €60 billion annually and employs 13% of the workforce. The country aims to increase bioeconomy output to €100 billion by 2025 and create 100,000 new jobs by utilizing forests, chemistry, energy, food, and health industries. Forests cover 80% of Finland's land and grow more wood annually than is currently used industrially. Finland is developing new bio-based products from wood including flexible screens, intelligent packaging
1) Ethiopia has over 1 million hectares of bamboo forest, representing 67% of Africa's total bamboo coverage, yet its bamboo sector remains largely untapped.
2) Developing Ethiopia's bamboo value chain through appropriate technologies, production techniques, and organizational strategies could significantly boost livelihoods and industrial capacity.
3) Establishing regional processing facilities and strengthening existing centers would improve the supply chain and showcase bamboo applications, better connecting producers to markets.
Forests play an important role in carbon storage and climate change. While deforestation reduces carbon sinks, sustainable forest management and reforestation can increase carbon sequestration. However, deforestation continues due to logging and land conversion for agriculture. The paper industry both contributes to deforestation but also promotes certification and sustainable practices to reduce its environmental impact. Debate exists around whether certain forestry and paper production methods can be considered carbon neutral.
This document discusses community forest enterprises (CFEs) in Myanmar. It provides background on CFEs, noting they were established legally in 2016 to allow communities to commercially use and profit from forest and farm products from community forests. As of 2019, there were over 600,000 acres of certified community forests. The document then discusses challenges facing CFEs like lack of capital, as well as opportunities like tourism. It provides an example of a coffee growing CFE and outlines future plans to expand CFEs and support them financially to protect forests and alleviate poverty.
The document discusses how Ten Thousand Villages promotes fair trade and environmental sustainability through its operating principles and partnerships. It outlines several ways that TTV works to encourage sustainable production methods, limit carbon emissions from transportation and production, and empower artisans through fair wages and environmental initiatives. Specific examples are provided about partnerships that promote sustainable materials use and tree replanting in Kenya. The complexity of evaluating trade decisions is also acknowledged.
Improved Stoves project WWF Virunga SummaryThierry Bodson
The Virunga Environmental Program by WWF has implemented an Improved Stoves project to reduce threats to Virunga National Park by lowering charcoal consumption in Goma. The project works with associations to widely produce and distribute an efficient stove model. A study found stove usage increased from 10% of households in 2008 to 60% in 2011. This program is estimated to have reduced Goma's annual charcoal consumption by over 20%, saving over 10,000 tons of charcoal typically sourced from Virunga Park and over $6 million in fuel costs for Goma residents.
Governments and NGOs in Malaysia are implementing various initiatives to promote environmental sustainability, such as "No Plastic Days" where stores charge for plastic bags and fund environmental preservation, and exempting hybrid cars from excise duties to reduce emissions. Brands are also launching campaigns like Canon's tree planting initiative for each photo submitted and Toshiba's campaign pledging to plant a tree for every printer sold. However, many Malaysians still have an apathetic attitude toward environmental issues and lack awareness of their relevance despite growing "go green" campaigns from companies.
Project Portfolio Managment in a Recession Driven Economy - YR2002Saji Madapat
The document discusses how Buckman Laboratories was able to weather an economic recession through organization-wide process reengineering and global project portfolio management of its business systems. It implemented a single, flexible global business system using ERP software to gain efficiencies and consolidate reporting across its operations in over a dozen countries. This allowed the company to continue growing sales and avoid layoffs during the economic downturn, while other companies were cutting costs and projects. The success was attributed to executive sponsorship of the aligned initiatives and a professional approach to project management.
The document discusses the importance of enterprise analysis for organizations. It provides examples from Buckman Laboratories, a global specialty chemicals company, which successfully weathered economic downturns through enterprise analysis. Buckman analyzed its business needs, capability gaps, and implemented a global business system with a single platform, team, infrastructure and consolidated reporting. This reduced costs, improved coordination and business performance. Enterprise analysis allows organizations to prioritize resources and projects to achieve strategies during difficult economic times.
Hyperion Planning Certification - Oracle Corporation
Hyperion Essbase Certification - Oracle Corporation
HFM Certification - Oracle Corporation
PMP Certification - PMI
Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification - Harrington Institute
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification - Harrington Institute
Certified Implementer of ERP - CIBRES
CPIM Certification - APICS
Supply Chain Certification - APICS
Global Young Leader Program - GIFT Hong Kong & Cambodia
PMI\'s CCL patterned Leadership Institute Masters Program - PMI
B Tech. In Production Engineering - GEC
MBA in Finance - SKIM
The document discusses floods in India, including definitions, causes, impacts, management strategies, and case studies. It provides an overview of flood types, forecasting methods, zoning, and benefits. Major factors that cause floods are described. Impacts include loss of life, property damage, health issues, and economic disruption. Management involves mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Case studies of specific flood events in India are also presented.
A project report on overview of portfolio management in indiaProjects Kart
This document is a student project on portfolio management in India submitted to the University of Mumbai. It includes an introduction to portfolio management and Kotak Securities Ltd., as well as chapters on the meaning of portfolio management, methodology, basic concepts and components, types of portfolio management, persons involved, risk-return analysis, asset allocation, a primary survey, findings, and conclusions. The project provides an overview of portfolio management in India for a Bachelor's degree program.
A project report on portfolio managementProjects Kart
Portfolio management involves managing a group of investments to meet organizational goals and reduce risk. It includes deciding which investments to select and fund, and which to discontinue. The document discusses how portfolio management applies to managing software applications, products, and initiatives within an organization. It aims to maximize returns and diversify investments across different asset classes or types of projects.
E-moto Limited is a Kenyan company that converts denatured alcohol from cane molasses into biofuel for cooking and industrial use. This reduces pressure on forests and indoor air pollution. The company aims to address Kenya's energy security issues, daily income losses from spending on domestic energy, indoor air pollution causing 1 million deaths annually, and forest depletion from firewood collection. E-moto produces denatured alcohol fuel and efficient cookstoves to provide cleaner cooking solutions while creating jobs and saving forests. The company plans to expand production and partner with organizations to increase access to its products.
Malpura Biomass Energy is a manufacturer of wood pellets and mix pellets in India. Pellets of Malpura Biomass Energy avaiable in the market with the name Agrokol. We have a 300 ton per day production capacity. Malpura Biomass Energy ensures a consistent supply of high-quality pellets.
Malpura Biomass Energy is a manufacturer of wood pellets and mix pellets in India. Pellets of Malpura Biomass Energy avaiable in the market with the name Agrokol. We have a 300 ton per day production capacity. Malpura Biomass Energy ensures a consistent supply of high-quality pellets.
Malpura Biomass Energy is one of India's leading manufacturers of biomass pellets, having entered the industry in 2022. They have large production capabilities due to skilled staff and facilities for tooling and consumables. Biomass pellets are a sustainable and clean form of fuel made from abundant agricultural and forestry waste that has lower emissions than coal and helps support rural economies and energy security.
- In Tanzania, 88% of total energy consumption comes from fuelwood and 4% from charcoal, leaving only 7% for petroleum and 1% for electricity.
- Fuelwood constitutes 96.6% of cooking fuel and 4.2% of lighting fuel in rural Tanzanian areas. Estimates of fuelwood consumption per capita in Tanzania range from 1 to 3 cubic meters per year.
- Unsustainable fuelwood extraction is the main driver of deforestation in Tanzania. Certification of sustainably produced fuelwood could help address this issue.
Changing Lives of Tea Estate Laborers with TLUD Gasifier Stovesbitmaxim
The document discusses a project to introduce TLUD biomass gasifier cookstoves to tea estate laborers in West Jalinga Tea Estate, India. The stoves reduce fuel costs, generate charcoal for income, and qualify for carbon credits. Sapient Infotech facilitates the project. Using the stoves saves 50-60% of cooking fuel, while the charcoal residue is sold back to the tea estate. This provides income to laborers and replaces coal typically used for drying tea. If adopted widely, the project could install 60,000 stoves, reducing carbon emissions and improving livelihoods.
Sustainable growth from bioeconomy - The forest bioeconomy perspectiveBiotalous.fi
Finland is positioning itself as a leader in the bioeconomy by leveraging its abundant forest resources and expertise across industries. The bioeconomy produces goods from renewable biological resources instead of fossil fuels and aims to decrease dependency on non-renewable materials. Finland's bioeconomy is valued at €60 billion annually and employs 13% of the workforce. The country aims to increase bioeconomy output to €100 billion by 2025 and create 100,000 new jobs by utilizing forests, chemistry, energy, food, and health industries. Forests cover 80% of Finland's land and grow more wood annually than is currently used industrially. Finland is developing new bio-based products from wood including flexible screens, intelligent packaging
1) Ethiopia has over 1 million hectares of bamboo forest, representing 67% of Africa's total bamboo coverage, yet its bamboo sector remains largely untapped.
2) Developing Ethiopia's bamboo value chain through appropriate technologies, production techniques, and organizational strategies could significantly boost livelihoods and industrial capacity.
3) Establishing regional processing facilities and strengthening existing centers would improve the supply chain and showcase bamboo applications, better connecting producers to markets.
Forests play an important role in carbon storage and climate change. While deforestation reduces carbon sinks, sustainable forest management and reforestation can increase carbon sequestration. However, deforestation continues due to logging and land conversion for agriculture. The paper industry both contributes to deforestation but also promotes certification and sustainable practices to reduce its environmental impact. Debate exists around whether certain forestry and paper production methods can be considered carbon neutral.
This document discusses community forest enterprises (CFEs) in Myanmar. It provides background on CFEs, noting they were established legally in 2016 to allow communities to commercially use and profit from forest and farm products from community forests. As of 2019, there were over 600,000 acres of certified community forests. The document then discusses challenges facing CFEs like lack of capital, as well as opportunities like tourism. It provides an example of a coffee growing CFE and outlines future plans to expand CFEs and support them financially to protect forests and alleviate poverty.
The document discusses how Ten Thousand Villages promotes fair trade and environmental sustainability through its operating principles and partnerships. It outlines several ways that TTV works to encourage sustainable production methods, limit carbon emissions from transportation and production, and empower artisans through fair wages and environmental initiatives. Specific examples are provided about partnerships that promote sustainable materials use and tree replanting in Kenya. The complexity of evaluating trade decisions is also acknowledged.
Improved Stoves project WWF Virunga SummaryThierry Bodson
The Virunga Environmental Program by WWF has implemented an Improved Stoves project to reduce threats to Virunga National Park by lowering charcoal consumption in Goma. The project works with associations to widely produce and distribute an efficient stove model. A study found stove usage increased from 10% of households in 2008 to 60% in 2011. This program is estimated to have reduced Goma's annual charcoal consumption by over 20%, saving over 10,000 tons of charcoal typically sourced from Virunga Park and over $6 million in fuel costs for Goma residents.
Governments and NGOs in Malaysia are implementing various initiatives to promote environmental sustainability, such as "No Plastic Days" where stores charge for plastic bags and fund environmental preservation, and exempting hybrid cars from excise duties to reduce emissions. Brands are also launching campaigns like Canon's tree planting initiative for each photo submitted and Toshiba's campaign pledging to plant a tree for every printer sold. However, many Malaysians still have an apathetic attitude toward environmental issues and lack awareness of their relevance despite growing "go green" campaigns from companies.
Bamboo low carbon economy can gear up the wheels of northeast indiaPrerna Palekar
1. Bamboo has the potential to be used as a low-carbon, pro-poor economic development tool in Northeast India. While India has a large area of bamboo forests, it only utilizes about 10% of its bamboo potential and lags far behind China in bamboo production and exports.
2. A comparative study of China and India's bamboo industries found that China's more efficient production and supply chain management, supportive public policies, and optimized import/export systems allows it to produce 5 times more bamboo than India despite having less bamboo area.
3. For bamboo to effectively fight poverty in Northeast India, the country needs to adopt practices like China's "pre-processing revolution" where bamboo is split and processed near
The document discusses Langdale Hotel's sustainability efforts and winning of a sustainability award from Cumbria Tourist Board. It defines sustainability as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. Langdale focuses on the three pillars of sustainability - people, planet and profits. Examples given include installing a biomass boiler to provide 90% of heating and hot water, saving over £100 daily and reducing carbon emissions compared to fossil fuels. Other initiatives have saved over £75,000. The hotel considers environmental impacts like global warming and employs/supports the local community.
1. Sugar production generates large amounts of biomass waste that can be used as fuel for power generation. Bagasse and press mud from sugar mills can also be used to produce biogas.
2. Cogeneration of power from bagasse is an attractive renewable energy project that has been implemented successfully in many sugar producing countries. It provides carbon-neutral electricity to sugar mills and improves their economic viability.
3. Sugar mills treat their waste water through extended aeration ponds and intensive biological oxidation before discharging to rivers.
CleanStar Mozambique: A commercial case study of sustainable food and biofuel...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
CleanStar Mozambique is a vertically integrated venture that partners with smallholder farmers in Mozambique to produce crops through sustainable agroforestry practices. It processes the crops into affordable cooking fuel, packaged food products, and cooking stoves to provide urban households with alternatives to charcoal. This helps boost food security and rural incomes while reducing deforestation, indoor air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions compared to charcoal production and use. CleanStar aims to partner with 2000 smallholder farmers by late 2014 to supply its processing plant and fuel 80,000 urban households through its shop network.
- The document provides background information on Cambodia, including its population, economic growth, poverty levels, and environmental challenges like deforestation.
- It introduces Eco-Biz, a social enterprise created in 2007 to develop market opportunities for sustainable forestry products in Cambodia. Eco-Biz aims to improve livelihoods while protecting the environment.
- Eco-Biz produces and sells palm sugar, green charcoal, and wood vinegar. The document outlines Eco-Biz's business model, production methods, supply chain, quality assurance, and marketing plan to sell these products domestically and internationally.
Global Young Leaders Programme Briefing NotesSaji Madapat
Global Young Leaders Programme I am attending.
The Young Leaders Programme (YLP) is the first of its kind in Asia. The uniqueness of the course lies in the life-changing experience that participants from all over the world receive during their Asian field project as they work on creating investment opportunities for development issues. They will learn through the eyes of others and witness how decisions made in one part of the world have impacts on other parts. In particular, they will have the opportunity to use their experience and business acumen to develop a business plan to attract investors which will assist in the economic development of local communities.
Weathering a Recession Driven Economy - Project Portfolio Management and Busi...Saji Madapat
The document provides information about the Memphis chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI). It discusses using project portfolio management techniques to weather economic downturns. Specifically, it recommends taking advantage of opportunities during recessions to invest in business systems and expose inefficiencies, rather than using short-term cost cutting measures. The chapter will host a PMP exam preparation course in February and the next meeting will feature a presentation on following PMBOK processes.
Ethics and Decision Making for LeadersSaji Madapat
The document discusses ethics and decision-making for leaders. It provides an overview of the role and purpose of the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Implementation Advisory Committee (CIAC). The presentation covers why ethics codes are needed, key features of PMI's code, considerations for applying and implementing the code, and example scenarios for discussion.
The document discusses mentoring and provides details about mentoring programs. It defines mentoring as a process where successful individuals help others establish goals and develop skills. The document outlines why mentoring is important, what mentoring is and isn't, who can serve as mentors and mentees, how a mentoring relationship works, potential benefits, core skills involved, and resources for mentoring programs and materials.
“Shaping for Today, Tomorrow & the Future” - Strategic ExcellenceSaji Madapat
- The PMI Memphis Chapter conducted strategic planning in 2003 to address issues like over-reliance on key volunteers, lack of financial sponsors, and declining program income. The strategic planning process helped the chapter develop a vision, mission, and strategic goals.
- An assessment using PMI's Component Maturity Model showed the chapter progressing from the Organizational stage to the Operational, Developmental, and Strategic stages. Membership and revenue grew significantly post-strategic planning.
- The chapter conducted SWOT and environmental analyses. Strengths included experience and financial position, while weaknesses included lack of major sponsors and participation from non-IT industries. Opportunities included new partnerships and services.
Global Brotherhood through PMI Chapters - Lohore & Memphis Chapter collab...Saji Madapat
This document outlines a case study of a collaboration between the Project Management Institute (PMI) chapters of Memphis, Tennessee and Lahore, Pakistan. The partnership's mission is to promote peace through cultural understanding and economic development. Initial areas of focus include exchanging information, mentorship programs, and providing project management services. Goals include developing relationships between communities in different countries and creating opportunities for cultural and economic growth. Both chapters are committed to sharing resources to strengthen the partnership over time.
Beyond Bean Counting – Strategic Role of Component FinanceSaji Madapat
This document discusses the importance of finance management for project management components and provides guidance on setting up financial processes. It recommends that components (1) identify a financial officer, (2) create a rough annual budget based on size, and (3) select a bank account and accounting software. The document also outlines key financial duties like developing budgets and reports, obtaining audits, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Components are advised to establish controls and transparency in their financial processes to meet fiduciary responsibilities.
“Organizational Project Management Maturity Model – An Insider’s Overview”Saji Madapat
The document provides an overview of OPM3 (Organizational Project Management Maturity Model), which is a standard developed by PMI to help organizations improve project management and align projects with organizational strategy. It discusses key concepts in OPM3 including organizational maturity, best practices, and a five-step process for implementing OPM3. The presentation includes an example of conducting a self-assessment using the OPM3 tool to evaluate an organization's project management maturity.
The document discusses the PMI Leadership Institute, which aims to enhance leadership skills for PMI volunteers. The institute provides personal leadership assessments, skills building, coaching, and networking opportunities. It is a global program available at PMI leadership meetings. The goal is to develop leadership as a core competency within PMI by providing an experiential learning environment for experienced volunteers to expand their leadership capabilities. Upon completion, participants will continue their leadership journey and have the opportunity to participate in PMI's leadership development program going forward.
Project Portfolio Management - An insiders overviewSaji Madapat
The document discusses project portfolio management (PPM) and its benefits for organizations. PPM can help bridge the gap between organizational strategy and successful projects. It involves managing a collection of projects and programs as a group to maximize strategic benefits. The document outlines the evolution of PPM standards and provides an overview of implementation approaches and roles within PPM.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
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DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
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Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
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UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
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Eco-Biz Executive Summary
1. Mission Statement
Fulfilling economic, social, and environmental goals at the same time
Eco-Biz is a social enterprise seeking to simultaneously promote sustainable forestry
practices and sustainable rural livelihoods in Cambodia. It will market and distribute
products created through socially-uplifting and environmentally-friendly practices and
technologies developed by GERES Cambodia and other organizations. Altogether,
Eco-Biz’s initiatives will be designed to fulfill a triple bottom line: economic, social, and
environmental.
Country Background
Poverty is driving unsustainable pressure on the environment
Cambodia has a population of 14 million, of which 36.1% live below the national poverty
line of US$0.45 per day. It is one of the poorest countries in the world with a per capita
GDP of US$350 in 2006. Yet it is growing rapidly—with an average annual GDP growth
rate of 9.3% during 1997-2007. This has led to severe deforestation, with an annual
loss of 140,000 hectares of forest, a 1% annual deforestation rate. Deforestation has
been chiefly driven by illegal logging for domestic use, land clearing for agriculture, and
weak enforcement of forestry laws. This creates a pressing need for sustainable
forestry management, which would involve alleviating rural poverty and raising rural
incomes, creating incentives for sustainable forestry practices, and providing access to
renewable energy sources.
Company Overview
Leveraging energy-efficient technologies and entrepreneurship
Operating in Cambodia since 1994, the Groupe Energies Renouvelables,
Environnement et Solidarités (GERES) is a France-based, international NGO with the
fundamental goals of “preserving the environment and improving the living conditions of
the Cambodian people”. It has developed various energy-efficient technologies (kilns
and stoves) which have improved rural incomes while reducing pressures on the
environment. In May 2009, GERES launched Eco-Biz, a private limited company to
market and distribute products created with GERES-developed energy-efficient
Eco-Biz Co. Ltd.
Executive Summary
2. technologies. Initial human resource requirements are 5 full-time employees (CEO,
three sales managers, and one administrative assistant) and contract staff as
necessary.
Value Proposition
Saving Cambodia’s people and forests
Cambodians will be empowered through an improvement in the quality and
sustainability of their livelihoods through higher incomes, renewable energy sources,
and entrepreneurship. At the same time, their adoption of certified community forestry
practices and environmentally-friendly technologies will reduce deforestation and
carbon emissions.
Business Model
Using Economic Incentives to Drive Adoption of Sustainable Practices
Eco-Biz will offer three core products: palm sugar, wood vinegar, and charcoal. All
products will be produced in a sustainable manner, using energy-efficient technologies,
driving sustainable forestry practices, and contributing to villagers’ livelihoods.
Palm Sugar
Market Opportunity
Global sugar consumption is 4.4 kg per capita per year. It increases by 2% per year
and was expected to reach nearly 160 million tons in 2008. In Cambodia, 20,000-
40,000 tons of palm sugar are produced each year. Palm sugar boosts a low glycemic
index (a great option for diabetics) and a high mineral content.
The Eco-Biz Approach
Wood is required to fuel stoves used to cook palm juice into palm sugar. Eco-Biz will
pay a premium over the market price for granulated palm sugar produced in a
sustainable manner. This premium price provides an economic incentive to drive palm
3. sugar producers to use sustainably-cut wood from certified community forests instead of
illegally logged wood. Eco-Biz will brand, market and distribute the granulated palm
sugar to domestic and international wholesalers.
Developed by GERES, the Vattanak stove greatly improves upon the traditional palm
sugar stove. It uses wood more efficiently (30% less wood), more evenly distributes
heat and produces less smoke—reducing deleterious effects on villagers’ health and
smoke contamination of the palm sugar. Therefore, Cambodian palm sugar can be
produced in an environmentally and socially responsible manner with the Vattanak
stove, a point of differentiation that can be leveraged in the high-end market.
Green Charcoal and Wood Vinegar
Market Opportunity
Currently, 85% of domestic energy use comes from wood, charcoal and other forest
biomass sources. As forest resources have decreased, the prices of wood and wood
charcoal have rapidly increased in recent years. This has resulted in a market for
cheaper wood charcoal made from illegally-cut wood, primarily in the capital of Phnom
Penh where 90,000 tonnes of wood charcoal are sold annually and 40% of households
use charcoal as their main source of energy. Research shows that 99% of the charcoal
sold is made from illegal wood. Therein lies an opportunity for green charcoal. In
addition, no branded charcoal is currently sold in Cambodia.
Wood vinegar is derived from the condensation of smoke produced during charcoal
processing. The market for wood vinegar in Cambodia is still in its infancy with potential
to grow. Currently, it is understood to have uses as an organic fertilizer and bio-
repellent. A recent buyer cited its potency over wood vinegar from other countries,
buying 400 litres within six months. There is also a potential market in the CEDAC
network of 1.8 million rice farmers
The Eco-Biz Approach
Similarly with charcoal and wood vinegar, Eco-Biz will pay a premium for CFA wood in
order to discourage illegal logging. Using the high-efficiency Yoshimura kiln developed
by GERES, Eco-Biz will produce charcoal and wood vinegar. It will also brand, market
and distribute the charcoal and wood vinegar directly to the end-consumer in the
Cambodian domestic market.
Compared to regular charcoal, green charcoal (charcoal made from sustainable wood)
is 20% more efficient and can be made in 48% less time and with 30% less wood.
Therefore, switching to green charcoal can reduce pressure on forests and encourage
the use of sustainably-produced wood.
Financial Projections
A financially sustainable business
4. Eco-Biz seeks an external investment of US$500,000 for a 49% equity stake. The
projected IRR is 6% for a 5-year holding period or 25% for a 10-year holding period1
.
Eco-Biz is projected to break-even by Year 2 with revenues of US$2,650,000 and a net
profit of US$550,000 by Year 5.
1
This assumes exiting by selling shares to other interested investors.