Sustainability challenge * Introduction The world’s cities are growing quickly in terms of urbanisation‚ and they will be even more densely populated in the next few decades. The growth of population in cities brings sustainability problems‚ including environmental‚ social and economic problems. This report will focus specifically on the Parramatta City Council’s efforts to encourage ‘active travel’ in Parramatta‚ a suburb of Sydney‚ New South Wales (NSW). Although the literature on active
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Executive summary The Dutch society recognizes the need for sustainable production and use of biomass. This has been expressed by environmental groups and the Parliament. The Dutch government decided to seek solutions by developing sustainability criteria and certification of biomass by a commission sustainable production of biomass (duurzame productie van biomassa‚ DPB). Between January 2006 and July 2006 these criteria have been developed. Parallel to these developments‚ in February 2006 this
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------------------------------------------------- Part 1: Strategic Sustainability Reinvention TELUS was named as one of 2013’s Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World by Corporate Knights. Telus believes that this achievement was because of their future friendly workplace strategy‚ efforts in reducing carbon foot print‚ energy conservation though LEED certified buildings‚ and charitable contributions. The Corporate Social Responsibility Report (CSR) 2011 explains the sustainability objective of Telus as “Integrate
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increasingly criticized‚ where some view it as an unsustainable mean of development and growth. Changing our traditional system of beliefs‚ as well as providing more coercive laws can push economies towards growth that promotes economic‚ social‚ and environmental welling – sustainable development. Following World War II‚ numerous barriers to liberalized trade were removed. Trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) allowed an increased
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Sustainability and Food Table of Contents Page No 1. Introduction 2 2. Objectives 2 3. Ecological balance 3 4.1 Animal welfare 3 4.2 Vegetarianism 4 4.3 Over-fishing 5 4. Food miles 5 4.1 Carbon label 6 5. Future research 7 6. Conclusion 8 7. References 8 Sustainability and Food 1. Introduction The global food crisis is looming large and
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report analyses SPIGEN‚ an online Korean company specializing in quality mobile phone accessories and its plan to enter the sustainability market. The report further analyses the company’s mission statement that will set the course for sustainable development. It is recommended that SPIGEN adopts a sustainable strategy and launch new line of eco-friendly products that is a variant of three of SPIGEN’s best-selling phone cases‚ “Neo Hybrid”‚ “Slim Armour” and “Tough
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us to question the sustainability of our new system. As large industrial farms maximize their land and resources for profit we stray farther and farther from the natural balanced process and in turn throw the ecosystem wildly out of harmony. Livestock
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Lisa Joseph MHM502 Medicare 12 November 2013 Sustainability of Medicare Medicare comprises and estimated 12% of the federal budget. It is often on the forefront in the debate on how to moderate the growth of federal and health care spending. The key is the increase of aging Americans and increased cost of health care. (The Henry J. Kaiser Familty Foundation‚ 2010). In order to evaluate the current financial health and long term sustainability of Medicare‚ you have to look at several issues
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............................................. 12 Graphics and tables: List 1: CSR effects on stakeholders .......................................................................... 5 Graphic 1: How CSR is important ............................................................................. 6 Graphic 2: Carroll’s Pyramid ....................................................................................... 7 Table 1: Overall Results ...................
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New companies entering the market‚ mergers‚ and globalization‚ on pricing and the sustainability of profits Sustainability at 3M grew from a commitment to both innovation and ethical conduct. By continually increasing sustainability at the economic‚ social‚ and environmental levels‚ we believe we are building a strong‚ vital company today‚ and leaving a rich legacy on which future generation. We recognized early that doing business in new‚ smarter ways would not only create a more viable
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