The book also highlights new initiatives and alliances such as the, the Green Development Initiative which aims to establish an area-based certified biodiversity unit, the ISEAL Alliance which is exploring the biodiversity dimensions of environmental and social certification schemes, the Malua BioBank in Malaysia, and Mission Markets which has established an e-platform for biodiversity deals.

FORBES: Making the economic case for business and biodiversity

The old Loral acquired Ford's satellite unit in 1990, and Globalstar emerged in its present form through an alliance that Schwartz struck with a few engineering firms and, most importantly, several large wireless providers.

FORBES: Surviving Iridium

Barnet Alliance for Public Services, which organised the event, said a study by the European Services Strategy Unit found 25% of public outsourcing schemes had failed or gone seriously wrong.

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