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Right now, businesses approach all their issues as if they were in a silo. We need to see more integrated approaches that recognize the interconnectedness of the world’s problems.

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Senior Fellow, Center For American Progress

April 7, 2011

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Right now, businesses approach all their issues as if they were in a silo. We need to see more integrated approaches that recognize the interconnectedness of the world’s problems.

Senior Fellow, Center For American Progress

Senior Fellow, Center For American Progress

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