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James Watson

About James Watson

James spent five years working as a managing editor at the Economist Intelligence Unit, prior to becoming a contributing editor for the EIU. He has managed, written, edited and presented research papers on a wide range of business topics for various clients, with a special focus on technology, environment and sustainability. He is also a regular feature writer for publications such as Wired magazine. Prior to his work at the EIU, James sent eight years working as a journalist and editor on a range of publications in the UK, Singapore and South Africa.

The changing competitive landscape

Posted on October 4, 2011 by James Watson

If you are running a firm in a developed market, how concerned should you be about the competitive threat of new multinationals emerging from high growth markets, such as China and India? This was essentially the question being debated at … Continue reading →

Sustainability views from LA : Patagonia, Hewlett Packard

Posted on March 28, 2011 by James Watson

We held the second in our series of panel debates – in an unseasonably rainy Los Angeles where the news is full of the downpours across the state, and in the same week that it was announced that California’s cap-and-trade … Continue reading →

“Green isn’t for fame, it’s a business initiative”

Posted on March 24, 2011 by James Watson

We kicked off the first in a series of panel events in Mexico City on Tuesday – a city where climate change is high on the agenda, especially in terms of severe water stresses faced there. A local newspaper just … Continue reading →

BRICs, BICIs, CIVETS, an overload of acronyms?

Posted on September 21, 2010 by James Watson

Last week’s Emerging Markets summit, convened by Economist Conferences, saw the launch of UKTI’s latest research report ‘Great Expectations: Doing business in emerging markets’ on a panel session entitled “The new BRICs”, which sought to explore where next investors might … Continue reading →