1. Introduction Businesses today are increasingly integrating sustainability into their strategy- not just only to minimize potential loses but to access the opportunities that are arising from the sustainable agenda. Sustainability can provide many benefits to institutions and corporation‚ from cost savings and increase efficiency to positive reputation and revenue growth. According to a recent McKinsey survey over 70% of CEOs view sustainability as a priority on their agendas and 57% percent
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND Businesses in Africa are turning to the internet to enable them reach a wider market. This is known as Electronic Commerce‚ where buying‚ selling‚ investing and lending is done over the internet. Unfortunately in Kenya‚ the internet infrastructure is very limited. However with the cell phone boom‚ there is hope through Mobile Commerce. 1.2 Background of the Organization For the purpose of this study‚ we look at a small company called Easy Logistics. Easy logistics started
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Investment bank Vs. Commercial banks Many factors directly and indirectly caused the ongoing 2007–2012 global financial crisis which started with the US subprime mortgage crisis. One of the main culprits that is often pointed to as one of the main triggers of the global financial crisis are the mortgage derivative products‚ where risky mortgages were packaged with more traditionally secure mortgages and sold to corporate investors and other banks as secure investment products. This packaging of
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ABSTRACT KEYWORDS: Sustainable Development‚ Oil Industry‚ Common Good‚ Tension‚ Harmonization‚ Oikonomy Moments of crisis can represent an opportunity‚ given that fact that they allow for the cleansing of ideas and behavior‚ through a process of discernment‚ becoming a primordial opportunity to implement the so called Sustainable Development. The moments of tension may arise in different configurations; in fact‚ tension is everywhere and its part of the human condition. Only a correct judgment
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The Royal Bank of Canada experienced some fundamental managerial errors in May 2003. It was reported as a major “glitch” that had been caused by wrong configuration during the installation process. A simple problem had severely affected the lives of millions of people. In this essay I will discuss the security and control problems such as the simultaneous upgrade of both the main and back-up systems. This will lead into the strategies management could have used to prevent these problems happening
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Sustainable tourism is a myth. Discuss Tourism is one of the world’s fastest growing industries and is a major source of income for many countries‚ however‚ tourism can also have its share of problems on a country‚ such as loss of cultural heritage. People are now seeking more responsible holidays‚ these include various forms of sustainable tourism such as ‘eco-tourism’ and ‘Cultural tourism’. Sustainable tourism is ‘a form of ongoing tourism development which helps to preserve and protect the environment
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tapraid4/z3z-pom/z3z-pom/z3z00405/z3z0519d05a mcquaten S 5 3/8/06 14:46 Art: 0519 Input-17 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Vol. 14‚ No. 4‚ Winter 2005‚ pp. 482– 492 issn 1059-1478 05 1404 482$1.25 POMS © 2005 Production and Operations Management Society Sustainable Operations Management Paul R. Kleindorfer • Kalyan Singhal • Luk N. Van Wassenhove The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania‚ Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania 19104‚ USA Merrick School of Business‚ University of Baltimore‚ 1420 N. Charles
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Assignment Sustainable Production Submitted by: Garima Sachan Department of Fashion Technology National Institute of Fashion Technology‚ Kangra 1st May ’2012 INTRODUCTION * Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. (NYSE: WMT)‚ branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal*Mart before then‚ is an American multinational retailer corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. * The company is the world’s 18th largest public corporation‚ according to the Forbes Global
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Creating a Sustainable Environment The terms Sustainable and Sustainability are used to describe many different approaches toward improving our way of life. Sustainability is a way to develop the environment without harming it‚ creating a system that keeps its self-feasible for future needs. Thus‚ sustainability means taking the long-term view of how our actions affect future generations and making sure we do not deplete resources or cause pollution at rates faster than the earth is able to renew
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information modeling for sustainable design and LEED® rating analysis Salman Azhar a‚⁎‚ Wade A. Carlton a‚ Darren Olsen a‚ Irtishad Ahmad b a b McWhorter School of Building Science‚ Auburn University‚ Auburn‚ AL‚ USA Department of Construction Management‚ Florida International University‚ Miami‚ FL‚ USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Today‚ there is a high level of demand for sustainable buildings. The most important decisions regarding a building ’s sustainable features are made during
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