Jessica K. Scott Professor Breslin HADM 3310.12766 12 February 2015 The State of Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry and What the Future Holds In the 1970’s‚ most hoteliers weren’t concerned with environmental conservation or social enhancement programs. The catalyst for change in these attitudes began with a major energy crisis in the United States during the 1970’s which drove up energy prices and limited the spending capabilities of consumers and business owners alike. Due in large part
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The BP oil spill‚ more famously referred to as the Deepwater Horizon Spill‚ occurred in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico and flowed unmitigated for as long as 3 months. The BP oil spill has fared as the largest marine oil spill ever confronted in the history of the petroleum industry. The oil spill on the 20th of April 2010 was primarily the result of a gas release followed by an explosion in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig‚ in the Gulf of Mexico‚ established on the Mocando exploration well designed for
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Footprints Making a difference one step at a time Vodafone India Annual Sustainability Report 2011-12 Introduction CEO speak About the report Vodafone India at a glance Mission statement Awards Pursuits that are making a difference • Fast Forward • Green building initiative • The ReSolve campaign • Green networks • Data centre • Switching centres • Video conferencing TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 People that are making a difference • Streamlining Human Resource function • Focusing
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Sustainability issue of companies Yue Zhang Delaware Stare University Pfizer Pfizer is a company with 150 years of history in research-based multinational pharmaceutical company. Pfizer for human and animal health discovery‚ development ‚ production and markets leading prescription medicines ‚ and many of the world ’s most well-known consumer products. The new Pfizer by Pfizer and Pharmacia have a hand in the creation of an unprecedented scale
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sales in more than 150 countries; it is the world’s second largest mobile phone manufacturer‚ after Samsung‚ by 2012 unit sales. However‚ beginning in 2007‚ this organization is undergoing a major crisis that is challenging its current and future sustainability. While it was the world’s prime vendor of mobile phone from 1998 to 2012‚ it has suffered a declining market share over the past five years due to the outpouring popularity of smartphones from companies like Apple (iPhone) and Samsung. Therefore
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The environmental documentary Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a film about the most destructive industry facing the planet today. The film’s maker Kip Anderson discusses how “animal agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation‚ water consumption and pollution‚ is responsible for more greenhouse gases than the transportation industry‚ and is a primary driver of rainforest destruction‚ species extinction‚ habitat loss‚ topsoil erosion‚ ocean “dead zones‚” and virtually every other environmental
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The courts enforce a liquidated damages clause even if the final result of a case seem to be not fair for any of the parties. This is because of the set out they have agreed on in a contract. However‚ the courts will not enforce a bargain that leads to a penalty. The liability of proving that a clause is a penalty is dependent on the person trying to deny the liquidated damages application. Therefore‚ there are indicators and teste for a penalty in law. The test for penalty is known as the Dunlop
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BP OIL SPILL The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill‚ the Gulf of Mexico oil spill‚ the BP oil disaster or the Macondo blowout)[5][6][7][8] is a massive ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that is the largest offshore spill in U.S. history.[9] Some estimates placed it by late May or early June‚ 2010‚ as among the largest oil spills in history with hundreds of millions of gallons spilled to date. The spill stems from a sea floor oil gusher that resulted from the
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you begin your research paper. Using the following resources‚ and at least two of your own from your research give an overview of environment‚ crime‚ and disease in your assigned country. Water of Life in Peril Population and Sustainability Global Warming and Climate Change Video National Geographic The World Bank LexisNexis Academic is one of the academic databases available through the Franklin University Nationwide Library. BBC Global Crime Report
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welfare. Economists stated that Wal-Mart business practices caused a loss of $4.7 billion in wages for workers in the retail sector. 3. Wal-Mart had many criticisms leveled against it‚ and so in return‚ the company came up with a sustainability program called “Sustainability 360”. Reducing waste‚ increasing productivity‚ improving communities‚ and inspiring innovation‚ will help save the company‚ and the consumer‚ money. Wal-Mart claims to provide new markets for small businesses. Furthermore‚ Wal-Mart’s
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