To: Council of Executive Vice Presidents Date: 1th of November‚ 2012 From: Anders Fædder Subject: Evaluation of REI’s sustainability goals I am writing in response to your inquiry regarding the plausibility of maintaining the continuous growth of the company as well as satisfying its sustainability goals. The following sections will address the three issues‚ mentioned by top management‚ by first describing them‚ then interpreting them and lastly they will be evaluated. Conclusion and recommendations
Premium Greenhouse gas Carbon dioxide Methane
Many workers got hurt while working in the factories and mines. The Cherry Coal Mine Disaster created a need for the Workers Compensation Act‚ which compensates workers who are harmed while working. On November 13‚ 1909‚ at 7:00 a.m.‚ 481 workers‚ men and boys‚ descended into the Cherry Coal Mine near Cherry‚ IL‚ a few miles northwest of La Salle‚ IL on Illinois Highway 89. Some sections of the mine where 500 feet below the surface. That day the electrical system broke down‚ and the mine was lit
Premium Coal Bhopal Bhopal disaster
Holland America Line has been one of the leading cruise lines in terms of sustainability and fuel efficiency for years. In this particular case‚ HAL backed off pursuing other sustainability practices in order to pursue wind turbine usage on their cruise ships. The company had set several goals in regards to sustainability and conservation of resources. Some of these objectives included using 7% less water between 2007 and 2009‚ as well as reducing fuel use by 20% between 2005 and 2015. Both of these
Premium Cruise ship Holland America Line Cruise line
THE STRUGGLE OF THE CYPRIOTS AGAINST PERSIAN RULE IN ANTIQUITY INTRODUCTION: In 650 B.C Cyprus was left free from the Assyrians. The following years was a time of great prosper for Cypriots. The time of freedom for Cyprus though was interrupted by the Egyptian conquer in 569 B.C. Egyptian rule though was not depressing at all so the Cypriot civilization continued to grow. In 564 B.C the great king of Persians ‚ Cyrus‚ conquered East Asia so the plans for rule of Cyprus were inevitable. Cypriot
Premium United States Ancient Greece Ancient Rome
Disadvantages: • Commitment to sustainability reporting requires management to decide what activities need to be measured‚ and then to identify the best metric for measurement. • The GRI provides a complete sustainability reporting framework and the required indicators to assess a company’s economic‚ social‚ and environmental activities‚ but does not dictate how a company should measure each indicator. Profiles in commitment and passion‚ performance‚ possibilities of sustainability reporting are seemed to
Premium Sustainability Triple bottom line
About BP BP at a glance - BP at a glance BP is one of the world’s leading international oil and gas companies. We provide customers with fuel for transportation‚ energy for heat and light‚ lubricants to keep engines moving‚ and the petrochemicals products used to make everyday items as diverse as paints‚ clothes and packaging Key facts Countries of operation a Around 80 Number of employees 83‚900 Economic value generated by BPb $403.3 billion Replacement cost profitc
Premium Operating cash flow Petroleum Cash flow
Strategic Corporate Social Responsibilities and Law Contents BP Company Info 3 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Event 4 Summary of the Deepwater Horizon Event 5 Stock price before and after Deepwater Horizon 7 Impact on Stakeholders 8 BP’s Oil Spills and Corporate Social Responsibility 9 Inadequate disclosure on the oil spill event 11 Recommendations for BP to get reputation back 13 Conclusion 14 BP Company Info BP is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London‚ United
Premium Petroleum Oil spill Exxon Valdez oil spill
strategy Oil companies were the worst performing brands in the world market. There was no brand in the oil industry that had created positive perception in the public. During the late 1990’s BP has decided to change this perception for their brand. The main idea was to create a symbolic capital for BP. The definition of symbolic capital is given by (Bourdieu‚ 1974/1977 sited in Holt & McNulty‚2008‚p.76) as “ the resources by which authority and credibility are established amongst employees‚ peers
Premium Petroleum
1. SUMMARY This project is carried out to identify health and safety issues in an oil and gas disaster. The purpose is to analyse what happened and lessons learnt. The case study that will be investigated is the Alpha Piper Platform disaster. In today’s competitive world‚ companies need safe and dependable workplaces for the wellbeing of employees‚ people in the community and the environment. A risk assessment must be carried out to keep everyone in the workplace safe and healthy. Risk assessment
Premium Piper Alpha Occupational safety and health Oil platform
BP Crises Law/531 October 1‚ 2012 The Deepwater Horizon disaster attributed to BP‚ a multinational oil and gas company‚ occurred in 2010 dumping massive amounts of oil in the waters on the gulf coast. The BP is headquartered in London with operations in 80 countries with the largest being in the United States. Team B participated in a simulation that presented a similar scenario as the oil spill mentioned. The company in the
Premium Exxon Valdez oil spill Oil spill Petroleum