Governments Outsourcing The German government is complaining that companies are failing to meet regulatory mandates for ecological and social standards in their foreign supply chains. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas reacted to this assessment by saying, “We must therefore now talk about legal regulations, so that exemplary actions by companies will be rewarded and the black sheep will be held accountable.” The German government is outsourcing its own role and responsibility in influencing better policies by its counterparts in other countries. The commercial sector is already burdened by COVID and generally lacks the same skillsets as government ministries in assessing global environmental and social standards. Underrepresen...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.