Keep it ringing, mate!

Typically Texan in his personal approach - hard-talking, oft en blunt and brusque, politically inclined and the man who always played tough with terrific deals instinct - that is Edward Whitacre, erstwhile CEO, AT&T (retired in June), to the world… whereas his successor Randall Stephenson comes across as an acutely detail-oriented and number focused, a bit more politically sensitive, a good speaker and a very bright & accessible guy. But one thing is common – both are highly regarded by industry.

The six-foot-four-inch Texan, “Big Ed,” was born on November 4, 1941, in Ennis, Texas. He is married to Linda and blessed with two daughters. He graduated from Texas Tech. University in BS in 1964. This charismatic leader has had a truly phenomenal career graph since his college days, when he agreed to hammer in fence posts & measure telephone wires of Southwestern Bell for lack of a better position in the company. Of course, the folks there didn’t even imagine he would be the CEO one day! And his drive to excel hardly diminished. He transformed the smallest of the regional Baby Bell companies into one of the leading full service telecommunications companies in the world through a number of acquisitions. “Ed Whit acre transformed an industry & re-established a great American icon in his remarkable career & the new AT&T is built to provide today’s customer with innovative communications & entertainment, anytime & anywhere,” commented Stephenson.

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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006

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Labour unions ready to Jet set!

They have been facing the wrath of luck for the last six years. Now however the US airline labour unions are all set to retrieve their lost wages & the power they previously enjoyed. The labour unions are hopeful as some of the airliners are on the way to recovery & some even mulling manpower expansion. All major airliners had adopted the retrenchment route after they nearly went bankrupt due to rising fuel prices & competition. Delta for example had cut 6,000 jobs & United reduced wages & brought down its workforce by 25%. Northwest saved around $1.4 billion by cutting labour costs. Contracts with various labour unions were declared void as well. Analysts are of the view that after this long struggle, the labour unions have emerged as better negotiators. With airlines coming under fire because of complaints relating to being understaffed, the unions are sure to be at a better bargaining position.

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eWaste disposal needs to be tackled

“We are the largest collectors of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) in India (550 million-tonnes-peryear). Still we are only collecting a 5% to 7% of total eWaste generation,” says Subash Warrier, Manager, Environment, Health & Safety of Chennai-based Trishyiraya Recycling India Private Limited, adding, “We have been off erring eWaste collection since 1999 even from houses, but till today we have not been able to collect even a single pack!” Many local scrap dealers use the waste to extract precious metals like aluminium, platinum & gold that are present in various electronic goods. HCL Infosystems and Intel are instances of companies that have taken the issue seriously. Points Rahul Bedi, Director, Corporate Affairs, Intel South Asia, “We follow the strictest policies for eWaste management... we do what’s best for the Earth.”

However, despite such efforts, the eWaste problem is a growing menace and needs to be handled in a more proactive manner. Right from ethical recycling policies to ensuring eWaste deployment, Indian IT giants need to take on this task as a responsibility and not a liability. We just hope more companies act beyond the pen and paper stage.

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Plastic smiles

Environmental policy is often drawn in isolation, owing to the derisory participation of the victims. This is getting worse today, as millions of poor and victimized people are actually the major sufferers of environmental risks. The business of plastic callously passes the waste and residue after production, to the poorest in the land. Moreover, thousands of little hands are involved in collecting this hazardous waste and dumping it to proper allocated places. When we descend the economic ladder, the situation gets worse, as increase in the number of landfills and waste dumps cause a more than significant increase in diseases. For example, these activities give rise to intestinal parasite infection (92% incidence in Kolkata alone), abnormal pulmonary infection (among 23% dump-site workers) and also blood-borne infections. Even the not so distant decision of courts to relocate factories outside the realms of cities ultimately ended up degrading the countryside and arable land of rural folk, generally belonging to the lower economic cadre. Are environmental policies expected to border on nepotism by favouring the betterment of urban and upper income societies at the cost of the health of rural and lower income societies? Guess who in your house can afford bottled water. You, or your maid?

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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006

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