Inter-American Development Bank

AUGUST 1, 2023

In this blog, we discuss how debt dynamics vary when inflation shocks are either demand or supply driven. The Impact of Inflation on Debt Levels Depends on the Type of Shocks Inflation shocks have very different effects on debt dynamics depending on whether they are supply or demand driven.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2024

Central to the event were the themes of generative AI, sustainability, security, and—importantly for Europe—digital sovereignty. Sustainability in the cloud There is increased recognition that sustainability cannot be a siloed approach within an organization. Want more in-person public sector content?

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 9, 2024

The ‘rise in legislation’, including the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (see here for previous coverage), impose new duties and potential liabilities on businesses. However, AI also presents challenges.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 15, 2024

The global fight against climate change demands a swift transition to cleaner energy sources. Africa is uniquely positioned to become a major player in Green Hydrogen due to several factors, some of which are: Global Demand : There is a significant demand for green hydrogen in Europe and other regions, exceeding current production levels.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Budgets are stretched thin, and local government managers face increasingly complex service delivery demands from an electorate that loathes the idea of paying higher taxes. Additionally, the decision also carries with it significant political consequences if the public safety department cannot meet emergency service demands.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

CTA April 28, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. A recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, “Balancing Cost, Risk and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty, ” took an in-depth look on what it takes to transform Procurement into a highly efficient function that supports these key initiatives.

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The Softly Spark

APRIL 29, 2024

Steering Clear of Legal Consequences The road to sustainability is laden with regulatory complexities, especially when it comes to green marketing claims. We understand the challenges that sustainability professionals, brands, and retailers face in ensuring the accuracy and compliance of their green marketing assertions.

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ivalua

JULY 26, 2022

Likewise, customers and employees are increasingly demanding that companies are environmentally conscious. More and more companies are adopting a low-carbon footprint and sustainable approach to procurement, and for good reason. Incentivize Procurement. Everything starts with people. Collaborate to Win.

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The Softly Spark

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The landscape of sustainability claims has evolved, and with the advent of the EU Green Claims Directive, an anti-greenwashing law, the days of casual and unverified claims are now over. As regulators, watchdog groups, and consumers increasingly demand authenticity, legal scrutiny has intensified.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As promising as these results are, what matters most for the long term is approaching cloud services through the lens of solving issues of the present, while simultaneously setting up for the future. Legacy solutions, simply put, just don’t have the scale or speed capable of handling the workloads and requirements of today’s world.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

A recent survey that Ivalua did in the UK, “ Gaining the green view, How smart procurement can kick-start sustainability initiatives ” showed that 87% of UK businesses see “greener” supply chains as a competitive advantage. How can large companies address sustainable Supply Chain strategies?

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The Softly Spark

APRIL 29, 2024

Steering Clear of Legal Consequences The road to sustainability is laden with regulatory complexities, especially when it comes to green marketing claims. We understand the challenges that sustainability professionals, brands, and retailers face in ensuring the accuracy and compliance of their green marketing assertions.

Retail 52

Retail Sustainability Demand Purchasing 52

Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

These ministries are crucial in the fight against climate change, as both the goals of decarbonization and those of resilience and biodiversity protection demand strategic actions that require their unique management, leadership, and coordination abilities. What are finance ministries doing and discussing to advance green fiscal management?

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This proactive approach to lead generation offers companies the competitive advantage they need to win contracts and foster sustainable business development in every sector of the construction industry. Tailored leads enable organisations to quickly connect with the right projects and decision-makers, thereby promoting sustainable growth.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The ability to regulate airspace for safety must meet the increasing demand on the use of the airspace,” Rep. A screen of the SDI visualizes the flight path of the vehicle, as well as other metrics, according to Duane Freer, manager of the Air Traffic Control Office’s space operations, and the FAA presentation obtained by FedScoop.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 7, 2023

These policies can also provide greater resilience to the economy and address the distributional impacts of the transition, safeguarding the sustainability of public finances and avoiding the emergence of stranded assets.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 19, 2024

Why using old procurement methods is a problem Cloud computing presents a difficult choice for organizations: adopt and shift operating models to take advantage of its benefits or maintain the status quo and miss out. Figure 1 show a comparison of on-premises and cloud procurement models against nonlinear application demand.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 12, 2024

Temperature-related risk presents as both acute and chronic physical climate peril. In addition to the direct effects of higher surface air temperature, increasing heat trends present increased risk of wildfires and changing agricultural conditions. billion in lost revenue by 2030.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 29, 2024

The Cyberside Chat will provide attendees with practical solutions to meet these evolving cybersecurity demands. 2] Present Effect Rule SBA’s affiliation rules provide that stock options, convertible securities, agreements to be acquired or merge, including agreements in principle, will be given present effect. [3]

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The Contractor's Perspective

JANUARY 12, 2023

Presumably, this language is intended to ensure that contractors and subcontractors receive the benefit of the inflation adjustment and are not held up in negotiations on collateral terms and conditions or presented with offsetting demands, such as scope changes or accelerated completion deadlines.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The bid must be organised, comprehensive, and clearly present the approach, timelines, and budget. Quality assurance in respect to the bid being free of errors and professionally presented can have a significant impact on its success. Follow-Up After submission, communication with the client is a must.

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Select GCR

APRIL 30, 2024

By leveraging this one certification process, women-owned businesses can proactively challenge stereotypes, demand equal recognition for their accomplishments, and pave the way for a more inclusive and equitable business landscape. Moreover, WOSB certification enhances credibility and trustworthiness when seeking private investment.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JANUARY 12, 2024

Such situations increasingly demand robust fiscal efforts, prompting a reevaluation of the clarity and effectiveness of escape clauses. Note: The graph presents the average score in each dimension for the 13 countries in the sample. The dotted lines around these averages represent a 95% confidence interval.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 19, 2024

And a lot of these product categories and more generally are real strong demand, particularly looking at things like defense, manufacturing and defense articles right now, you know, a tremendous demand on a lot of these products and not the ability for the manufacturing base to meet the demand. So, you’re absolutely right.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MAY 8, 2024

However, it also introduces complexities that demand forward-thinking fiscal strategies. To help government further leverage AI for macro-fiscal policymaking, the IDB launched in 2022 FISLAC(Fiscal Sustainability for Latin American and Caribbean Countries). Learn more about FISLAC. 4] Barrios, et. al 2022.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 24, 2024

(i) The Low Carbon Transition The concept, the “Low Carbon Transition”, refers to a shift from economies heavily dependent on fossil fuels to sustainable, low carbon economies. As the “Adapting to New Energy Contracts: How Will Energy Transition Change Arbitration Practice?”

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Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In the short run, debt can finance higher government spending, which increases aggregate demand and the gross domestic product of a country. The results are presented in Figure 2 below. Achieving these goals will go a long way in promoting the use of debt as an instrument for sustainable development.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2024

2024 EIP Awards Categories : Lifetime Acquisition Excellence Award – Presented to an individual in the contracting community (government or industry) for demonstrating a life-long commitment to advancing “common sense in government procurement.” We would like to thank Riley Flewelling, for their contribution to this alert. [1]

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Select GCR

AUGUST 6, 2024

Moreover, registering allows small businesses to participate in significant projects they might not have access to independently, fostering partnerships that can lead to long-term success and sustainability. By making these introductions, startups can present their capabilities, services, and potential value to a prime contractor.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

ASCEND is a competitive, multiple-award, multi-agency BPA that addresses the governmentwide demand for cloud solutions, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud solutions, Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud solutions, and Cloud IT professional services.

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Public Procurement Intl

DECEMBER 4, 2023

On December 5, 2023 GW Law’s Christopher Yukins participated in a roundtable of distinguished experts at the COP 28 conference moderated by GW Law alumna Jellie Molino on legal advances in environmentally sustainable public procurement. federal government’s initiatives in environmentally sustainable public procurement.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

Our luncheon speaker on May 8 is Moshe Schwartz , President of Etherton and Associates, who will deliver a presentation on “The Federal Procurement State of Play,” highlighting current policy trends impacting the procurement landscape.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This conference presents a valuable opportunity for professionals in the Federal procurement community to stay ahead of the curve and prepare for changes on the horizon. The Cyberside Chat will provide attendees with practical solutions to meet these evolving cybersecurity demands.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Sports and ESG Arbitration The day also featured two individual presentations. This means there will also be an increased demand for competent counsel and arbitrators to deal with ESG disputes. First, Christine Stridsberg (Swedish Supreme Court), spoke on different sports dispute resolution models.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As FAS Commissioner Sonny Hashmi stated in a recent post, “Our regional based employees aren’t going away, but this shift in our structure will meet the growing demand from our customers that FAS respond holistically when it comes to contracting assistance.” Third, the alignment provides an opportunity to improve data management.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 12, 2022

What’s more, efforts to regularly classify such spending are stymied by the limitations of countries’ public expenditure management and classification systems, as well as by the growing demand for information for sustainable development that adds complexity for data collection and classification.

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2020

How an agile Supply Chain drives a sustainable competitive advantage. As companies reassess their supply chains in light of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as growing pressure to improve sustainability, some lessons can be learned by taking a look back. A great example of how sustainability can be improved in parallel to cost reduction.

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