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September 2011
Up to 4 million green cars in China by 2020, Solidiance forecasts
Based on Solidiance’s forecast, there could be between 2 to 4 million green cars on the roads in China by 2020, given a 5-10 % penetration rate of the Chinese Electric vehicle market. Please access the report, 'Electric Vehicles in China - Are They Worth the Hype?' under Fresh Ideas.
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September 2011
Green buildings help sustain Asia's growth
Singapore has leapt ahead of its time to show what future Asian green cities can look like. It is no surprise then that a recent high-profile report by Solidiance, a consultancy firm, on the top 10 green cities in the Asia-Pacific region, has already ranked Singapore first in green building policy.
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July 2011
Google's Street View Cars stir controversy in Japan
In Japan, Google is not the leader in online searches, and its Street View Cars used to aid relief efforts has been wildly unpopular. Many Japanese citizens, including prominent executives and technology bloggers, were outraged at the personal activities the cameras captured. "Google Street View cars have been controversial, maybe more so than other countries, given the limited land where living spaces and public spaces often overlap," Aki Nakamura, head of business development in Japan for Solidiance, told TechNewsWorld.
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June 2011
Vietnam Logistics Industry: The Road Ahead
Road freight holds a natural advantage in Vietnam’s USD 3 billion dollar logistics industry. With almost no air freight, limited rail freight, humble maritime freight, road freight represents about 75% of freight volume in Vietnam. Solidiance shares insights on the future of the logistics industry and market potential in Vietnam.
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May 2011
Solidiance expands leadership team in China
Solidiance, Asia’s premier strategy consulting firm has hired Pilar Dieter as Principal of Consulting Services leading their Greater China operations in their Shanghai office.
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March 2011
Why Singapore's green building policy comes out tops in Asia Pacific
Associate Professor Wong Nyuk Hien, a design and environment researcher at the National University of Singapore, credited the Green Mark Scheme for Singapore’s positive results in the green building category of Solidiance's recent green cities ranking. Launched by the Building and Construction Authority in 2005, the scheme rates the environmental friendliness of buildings.
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February 2011
Tokyo named Asia-Pacific's Greenest City
Japan’s largest city earns top marks for the management of carbon emissions, public transportation and air quality. Solidiance has named Tokyo the greenest major city within the Asia-Pacific region, Rounding out the top 10 Green Cities in Asia are Seoul, Melbourne, Singapore, Osaka, Sydney, Auckland, Busan, Taipei and Hong Kong.
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February 2011
Solidiance ranks Asia Pacific's Top 5 Green Cities
Key factors such as carbon dioxide emissions, renewable energy usage, public transport ridership,overall waste management and green building policies were considered in Solidiance's ranking of Asia Pacific's top green cities.
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August 2010
Improving Thailand's Road Safety
Thailand has one of the worse road safety records in the world, but there are signs that it is improving. Asian Trucker interviews Solidiance's Mickael Feige to find out what is being done to make the Kingdom's roads safer.
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March 2010
Wool insulation materials Malaysia
Insulation materials could pave the way to greener cities and green buildings in Malaysia. Equally important, wool-based insulation enables households and companies to save on up to 30% of energy cost. Malaysia has three wool-based insulation materials manufacturers, and as such could lead the changes in mindset across contractors and project developers in ASEAN. Heiko Bugs, Partner Asia at Solidiance explains how.
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December 2009
The Thailand's truck industry survives the crisis
The Commercial Vehicle market in Thailand somehow showed unexpected resistance to the economic crisis. With the global economic slowdown in 2009 it was expected that sales of trucks in Thailand would fall considerably, but that is not what happened. Solidiance Thailand explains why.
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November 2009
Opportunities in Vietnam’s emerging healthcare sector
The Vietnamese government has pumped USD1 billion into the emerging healthcare sector. Medical technology companies seeking to enter Vietnam will find a unique set of opportunities and challenges. Solidiance estimates that the manufacturing of medical equipment in Vietnam will boom.
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June 2009
The Southeast Asia Third Party Logistics Market in growth mode
Solidiance’s study on the logistics industry in ASEAN shows that 83 % of the service logistics activity in the region occurs in Singapore and Malaysia (Penang). The total service logistics market in Southeast Asia has an estimated worth of USD 557 million. Due to her regional hub status, Singapore has a 60 % share of the region’s logistics market. Semiconductor, Telecom and the Electronics industries are the fastest growing and most outsourced industries, with the latter being the most attractive industry in terms of growth and size.
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April 2009
Why invest in Vietnam as a manufacturing location?
In a recent survey with Fortune 500 executives Solidiance determined that 63% of business executives believe that Vietnam is now a more attractive investment opportunity than Thailand. Vietnam’s political stability is comparable to that of China and Singapore, which allows for foreign investors to adopt a long term view.
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April 2009
'Go West" into China...carefully
Companies that are considering moving production into China's interior must weigh the trade-offs of lower costs against the impact on their supply chains.
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March 2009
Wool insulation materials Malaysia could save the country more than USD 200 Millions a year in energy cost
Solidiance was selected among a panel of international strategy advisory firms to support the development of the Wool Insulation Market in Malaysia. The content of the engagement was published in a white paper for the Malaysian Government and other key authorities. This article underlines the work Solidiance has done and the potential savings of more than USD 200 Million Malaysia would benefit from if Insulation was included in the building codes by-laws.
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August 2008
How do you identify opportunities for disruptive innovation in Asia?
Increased connectivity, mobile payments and changing ideas of ownership presents new opportunities to conduct business-not-as-usual. Many successful disruptors have profited from transposing existing business models and proven technology from another sector into their own. Can Asian companies adopt more disruptive innovation approach?
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July 2008
Why firms in Asia need to innovate ?
In order to instill innovation at the core of companies in Asia, Solidiance suggests cultivating diversity within the team, encouraging the flow of ideas, promoting failures, and head-butting! However, culturally speaking, companies in Asia are still miles away from a Google and an Apple environment. Damien Duhamel, Managing Partner Asia at Solidiance is interviewed by The Edge Business Magazine.
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March 2008
From what if to what is - The basic rules of Innovation in Asia
It is time for companies in Asia to innovate but few have the courage or the ability to do so. Solidiance shares a few hints on how Innovation can be instilled at the core of companies in Asia Pacific. Damien Duhamel, Managing Partner Asia at Solidiance is interviewed by Marketing-Interactive Magazine on the topic.
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