Greening GMO’s The European Court of Justice correctly lumped all genetic modification technologies into one heap and now the technology is being carefully spun into representing a tool for environmental protection. Even the evil herbicide glyphosate is finally being touted for enabling the use of no-till and cover crops to protect soils and water quality. An herbicide resistant wheat in Argentina developed with CRISPR is being called non-GMO. With pest resistance built into plants, it is conventional non-GMO plants that are causing the increase in pesticide usage. Producing enough food on less land while preserving biodiversity cannot be achieved with organic, but it can with super-plants developed via genetic modification. It is as...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.