John Funnell

In a shock announcement, Steve Odland, CEO of Office Depot, throws down the gauntlet to other businesses by accusing them of “green washing” their products to adhere to consumer trends. The comment comes as part of an exclusive interview with Odland for the executive business channel MeetTheBoss.tv, where he talks about the difficulties Office Depot faced during the global recession and how leadership in tough times isn’t for the feint hearted. In fact, at one point during the economic crisis, Office Depot stock was pushed down as low as 60¢, and the future for the company looked bleak. Fortunately, under Steve’s leadership, disaster was averted and the company is finally riding high once again. When Steve brought Office Depot back from the brink of near-bankruptcy, one of his fundamental changes was to go green. “Our customers now have become very engaged in th... (more)

GDS International: Global Warming Scam?

Green Storage Journal In the week that Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips announces, live on the BBC that Global Warming is a scam. GDS International speaks with Richard Tarboton for MeettheBoss.TV on his role as Head of Energy & Carbon for BT and what they are doing towards reducing carbon emissions. BT Operates in over 170 countries and is one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services. Richards team have overall responsibility for BT’s energy and carbon strategy, looking at energy trading operations across all BT businesses. BT purchase 0.7% o... (more)

Dowtec PTE sign letter of intent with First Crude Oil

The frightening reality of the world’s inevitable oil depletion is being faced at the pumps with prices sky rocketing, and with most of the existing oilfields entering a mature phase, oil companies are opting for secondary injection or tertiary EOR projects to extend the oilfields lifespan to meet demand.   To ensure a unified approach to the meeting  senior executives such as Farouk Al Zanki MD and Chairman of Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Randy Clark CEO of Energistics and Hamed Ibrahim Karim, GM Exploration and PICO Petroleum met at the NGOG Summit in Doha to discuss ... (more)

Transforming Green to Gold

Green Technology Journal on Ulitzer The week that Coca Cola’s staff are sporting uniforms made from recycled bottles at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Esat Sezer, CIO of Coca Cola Enterprises, explains candidly to meettheboss.tv how going Green is more than just a Corporate responsibility. Esat Sezer is the current SVP and CIO with Coca Cola Enterprises and has been working with them since 2006.  The Challenge with Green IT, is to take the buzz  that has been created around the recent phenomenon and mobilizing it into effective strategies for growth and efficiency. Esat explains “I... (more)

Big Risks and Rewards in Latin America

Bolivia's recent about face on LNG projects intended to supply the U.S. has prompted thoughtful investors to reexamine the pitfalls that might lie just below all those turmoil that best describes South American political economics at the most recent NG O&G; Summit in Panama. So what does Bolivia's nationalization of its oil and gas industry mean for the future of South American LNG projects?  It emphasizes more than ever the political risk factors that companies will increasingly face. No matter how detailed a contract, a new political regime could change the rules and the condit... (more)