Sustainability Reporting / GRI Elaboration within the seminar “International Sustainability Management” Faculty II - Informatics‚ Economic and Legal Sciences Department of Business Administration and Education Ecological Economics Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Bernd Siebenhüner Meike Bukowski‚ M.A. Dipl.-Soz.Wiss. David Sichert Written by: Submission date: 30th March 2012 Contents Contents List of Figures II List of Abbreviations II 1 Introduction 1 2 Sustainability
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marketers Assignment Title: to adapt the concept of sustainability and in what ways could it be implemented as part of the overall marketing strategy? Submission date: Word Count : 22/10/2012 2989 words Marketing Assignment: Sustainability How necessary is it for marketers to adapt the concept of sustainability and in what ways could it be implemented as a part of the overall marketing strategy? Abstract Companies that are sustainability leaders tend to be better organized‚ more strategic
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The 2010 BP oil spill that took place on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect claimed 11 lives‚ and is considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the petroleum industry’s history. The spill flowed continuously for 87 days until it was declared to have been contained on 15th July 2010 and finally sealed on 19th September of the same year (BP‚ 2013). However‚ unconfirmed reports indicate that some of the well sites continue to leak (Pulham‚ Hilaire & Fenn‚ 2010). The spill took a physical and psychological
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Sustainability at ^ Hewlett-Packard: FROMTHEORYTO PRACTICE Lynelle Preston "The Internet and related information technologies hold the promise of rapid‚ sustainable economic growth that directly benefits everyone on the planet. However‚ the same forces could also trigger traumatic social‚ environmental and economic disruption. . . . If technology firms simply follow strategies of maximizing short-term shareowner value by encouraging maximum consumption of products by customers‚ we exacerbate
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| 1. Sustainability 1.1. What is Sustainability? 1.1.1. Growth and Consumption 1.1.2. Social Justice 1.1.3. Environmental and Social Quality 1.1.4. Ethical Frameworks 1.2. Sustainability and Organisational Behaviour 1.2.1. Human Resource Management 1.2.2. Corporate Social Responsibility 1.3. Impact of Sustainability on Motivation 1.3.1. Maslow Hierarchy’s of Needs 1.3.2. Expectancy Theory 2. Sustainability in McDonald’s
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energy for heat and light‚ lubricants to keep engines moving‚ and the petrochemicals products used to make everyday items like plastic bottles. We also invest in renewable energy sources‚ which we believe will be an increasing source of value for BP. Our activities are focused on bio fuels and wind. As a global group‚ our interests and activities are held or operated through subsidiaries‚ branches‚ joint ventures or associates established in – and subject to the laws and regulations of – many
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Writing a Sustainability Plan A Sustainability Plan can take many forms. Depending on the size‚ type and capacity of your organization‚ your Sustainability Plan could be a two-page document that focuses on a long-term vision and broad goals‚ or a one hundred-page document that outlines specific targets‚ quantitative indicators and a detailed timeline. What is important is that your organization takes the first step to holistically managing the impacts – both positive and negative – that your organization
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1.1 What is Sustainability The World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED 1987‚ in Gareis et al. 2010‚ p. 2) defines sustainability as the development that conforms to the needs of the present without making or willing to make concessions on the ability of future generations in order to meet their own wants and needs. In a different concept‚ sustainability has lately turned out to be a corporate yet societal concept (Gareis et al.‚ 2010). Corporate sustainability has different
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1. What are the main ethical issues and dilemma BP faces in this case? A project that is on a large scale faces some issues‚ including: There are concerns about the coating of the pipeline and the risks of leakages‚ in particular in Georgia‚ where oil spills might significantly impact the country’s strategic water resources in the Bojorni National Park. Concerns were also raised over the fact that the pipeline runs through earthquake zones‚ which leakages nearly inevitable or could not be avoided
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Sustainability Nowadays one of the main challenges of the construction industry is to improve the image in terms of sustainability. Sustainability is defined as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Institutions have currently given sustainability more importance than it has ever received‚ mainly due to laws and regulations introduced by the governments of economically developed countries. In addition‚
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