THE REPORTING OF NON-FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN ANNUAL REPORTS BY THE FTSE100 Prepared by Professor Adrian Henriques‚ Middlesex University‚ for the CORE Coalition‚ 2010 Page | 1 INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Amnesty International‚ Action Aid‚ Friends of the Earth‚ Traidcraft‚ War on Want and WWF (UK) have been tracking environmental and social problems and finding their solutions for many years. These groups and others formed The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition in 2000 to develop the obligations
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reserved 0962-7480/99 Study to evaluate the effectiveness of stress management workshops on response to general and occupational measures of stress R. J. L. Heron‚* S. McKeown‚11 J. A. Tomenson* and E. L. Teasdale* * Corporate Health & Safety‚ AstraZeneca; +Health Care Services‚ Cheadle Royal Hospital‚ Cheadle‚ Cheshire‚ UK; *Epidemiology Unit‚ ICI PLC‚ Northwich‚ Cheshire‚ UK This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of stress management training workshops within Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
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MG4037 Tutorial 3 Week 6 Competitive Advantate - Blue and Red Ocean Strategy Orla.Fahy@ul.ie Class Discussion: Is a Blue Ocean strategy always superior to a Red Ocean Strategy? Why do companies get trapped in a Red Ocean? Icarus Paradox Red Queen Effect Blue Ocean Pioneering Costs: First Mover Advantage and Fast Followers/Late Movers Isomorphism Assignment 2 2 1 MG4037 Tutorial 3 Week 6 Competitive Advantate - Blue and Red Ocean Strategy Class Discussion: Is a Blue Ocean strategy always
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Heart Attack - Pipeline Review‚ H2 2014 Released On 16th October 2014 Summary Heart Attack - Pipeline Review‚ H2 2014‚ provides an overview of the Heart Attacks therapeutic pipeline. This report provides comprehensive information on the therapeutic development for Heart Attack‚ complete with comparative analysis at various stages‚ therapeutics assessment by drug target‚ mechanism of action (MoA)‚ route of administration (RoA) and molecule type‚ along with latest updates‚ and featured news
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BUAD 311 – Spring 2015 1 As you’re coming in… • Sit in the first few rows‚ please • Introduce yourself to your neighbors (front/back‚ side to side‚ diagonal) • Find out why each of them is taking this course • Talk about what you’ve heard (good and bad) about this course • Talk about what you think “operations management” means BUAD 311 – Spring 2015 Introduction to Operations Management Prof. Vishal Gupta 2 BUAD 311 – Spring 2015 Today • Introductions • What is operations management? •
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in tablet‚ capsule‚ powder‚ liquid‚ cream‚ ointment‚ gel ‚ophthalmic and injection forms. ACI also markets world-renowned branded pharmaceutical products like Arimidex‚ Casodex‚ Zoladex‚ Atarax etc. from world-class multinational companies like ASTRAZENECA‚ UK and UCB‚ BELGIUM in Bangladesh. ACI is actively engaged in introducing newer molecules and Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDS) to meet the needs of the future. ACI introduced the concept of quality management system by being the first company
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The enduring context of IHRM Introduction In this introductory chapter‚ we establish the scope of the textbook. We: * define key terms in international human resource management (IHRM) * outline the differences between domestic and international human resource management and the variables that moderate these differences * discuss trends and challenges in the global work environment and the enduring context in which IHRM functions and activities are conducted – including the way in which
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Introduction The contemporary press is flooded with articles and commentaries extolling the phenomenal success of Apple’s iPod. It seems everyone has an opinion as to how design has contributed to the dominance of Apple in this lucrative‚ emergent market‚ targetedif not lusted afterby savvy high tech giants Sony‚ Samsung‚ Dell and Microsoft. But I suspect that something more clever is afoot; that Apple’s design strategy is in line with something we call "value transference." And if my suspicion
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Prescription Abuse Seen In U.S. Nursing Homes Powerful Antipsychotics Used to Subdue Elderly; Huge Medicaid Expense By LUCETTE LAGNADO December 4‚ 2007; Page A1 In recent years‚ Medicaid has spent more money on antipsychotic drugs for Americans than on any other class of pharmaceuticals -- including antibiotics‚ AIDS drugs or medicine to treat highblood pressure. One reason: Nursing homes across the U.S. are giving these drugs to elderly patients to quiet symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and
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Business Studies‚ Chapter 16 – 20 Mark Questions. 1. Based Solely on the data provided in table 16.3 discuss the relative efficiency of GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca in terms of their Profitability. Over time‚ GSK and AZ have both increased their current asset ratio along with their acid test ratio from the years 2003 to 2004. The acid test ratio shows whether a firm has enough short terms assets to cover its long-term liabilities without having to sell its stock. The Current Asset Ratio
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