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BSI expands to include Capital Project Management
BSI offers end-to-end capital budgeting and capital project management, encompassing Cost Benchmarking and Estimating, Value Chain Engineering, Tender Design and Management, Contract Negotiation, Ongoing Capital Project Market Analysis & Monitoring, and Project...
Landmark New Book on Global Trade Policy
BSI President David Jacoby has written another thought-provoking book: Trump, Trade, and the End of Globalization. The book, which provides a roadmap for mature industrialized countries to participate in balanced growth. The book: Explains the reasons behind...
BSI Expands to Include Compliance Solutions
BSI is pleased to announce that we have expanded our offering to include software solutions for ensuring compliance to regulatory requirements, including REACH, RoHS, Chemicals Reporting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights, Conflict Minerals, Anti-Bribery...
Opinion: Stop Blaming China for America’s Problems
The United States has not lost international economic power because of China. Or Germany, or Mexico, or Turkey, or any other country. It’s losing because it’s bloated and rigid, which inflate US companies’ costs and make them lose business to lower-cost competitors...
BSI Expands Regulatory Impact Analysis Consulting to Include Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
BSI is pleased to announce that we have expanded our Regulatory Impact Analysis service line to include reliable environmental and social impact assessments that improve the effectiveness of stakeholder Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) analysis and...
BSI Expands to Include Equity and Debt Financing Services
BSI has recently expanded its offering to include services related to Private Equity, Debt & Project Financing, and Venture Capital. BSI’s new Portfolio Management and Financing services now include: M&A Advisory & Due Diligence Private Equity Services...
How to Ensure Your Suppliers’ Compliance to Corporate Social Responsibility Laws
As I point out via personal anecdotes in my book From Bogota to Beijing: Development and Life After Globalization, slavery, corruption, and double (and triple) labor standards are commonplace around the world today. However, there are standards and regulations in...
How to Audit Your Suppliers’ Compliance to REACH, RoHS, and Chemicals Reporting Requirements
As I pointed out in my recent book The High Cost of Low Prices, governments are paying closer attention to environmental side-effects of international supply chains. REACH and RoHS are among the most far-reaching and well-known of these regulations. Are your suppliers...
Electrify Europe Conference and Exhibition in Vienna
David Jacoby, President of BSI Energy Finance, will be speaking in Vienna on June 20th at the Electrify Europe conference and exhibition. Electrify Europe is the world’s first event dedicated to the convergence underway between the power generation and transmission...
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