As environmental issue is the most recent issue in business. Many people blame business industry that give major role to the natural destructions that lead to great disaster like floods, forest fires, landslide and so forth. Business sector are blame since they taken up a lot of natural resources like water and energy. Regarding this matter many companies now try to implement a green business operation that not only saves the environment, but also significantly beneficial for the company. It might have been 18 months since Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & co along with environmental defense funds worked together to overcome the problem. Now these two parties are discussing about environmental and business concern such as industrial waste and dangerous compounds, green gas emission, along with energy, water, and paper usage.
Ken Mehlman is the man behind KKR that assigned to deal with these problems. He joined KKR in 2008 and he is now the Head of Public Affairs. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1988 and received his J.D. when he was graduated from Harvard Law School on 1991. Ken Mehlman had a bright political career in white house as he had appointed as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, as well as his involvement in President Bush’s re-election.
Ken Mehlman is now trying to formulate a business tools which allow companies to save environment but gain profits at the same time. He believes that adhering into environmental standard is beneficial for the company instead of just being a cost center.
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