The Philadelphia’s Healthy Corner Store initiative was started in response to the obesity crisis. This initiative was designed to highlight bad food choices‚ and to make healthier choices with nutritious food by partnering with grocery/corner stores. Over 600 corner stores committed to promoting/selling healthy products‚ i.e. fruits/vegetables. This initiative targeted minority neighborhoods suffering from highest poverty rates which is directly linked to higher obesity rates‚ health issues (type
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The easiest way to approach the question would be to be against it. Ballot initiatives known as a direct initiatives undermine the political process we have had in place since the beginning of our nation. American voters elect representatives to create laws that benefit society. If these representatives fail to do their jobs then they can be voted out of office during the next term. There should never be a time when a group of voters gets together and decides that since they can’t get what they want
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Shaw)”. Change is demanding‚ unsettling and often appears insurmountable- but I’m a firm believer that constant progress is the key to perpetual happiness. This is certainly true in reflecting on the past two weeks here at the Niagara Sustainability Initiative‚ where I have completed my first sprint as the new Executive Director. Through the wonderful mentorship of outgoing ED Katrina Kroeze‚ I have been challenged‚ trained and geared up to get growing. It has certainly been a whirlwind of an education
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Duke Saves Initiative. Duke Saves Initiative is an incentive program that is offered to our customers that allows them to make more energy efficient choices and receive rewards and bonuses for making better choices. Duke Energy Corporation Duke Energy is a Fortune 250 company that currently services over 7 million electric customers and 500‚000 gas customers in the Carolinas‚ the Midwest‚ Florida‚ Ohio and Kentucky. With over 150 years of experience in the industry Duke Saves Initiative is a way
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Social Marketing Plan Social Marketing Program to Reduce Residential Irrigation Water Use Center for Social Marketing For Southwest Florida Water Management District June 2008 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 About This Plan 3 Project Summary 5 Key Findings 8 Priority Population 10 Strategy Approach 11 Audience Profile 11 Specific Recommendations 12 Relevant Findings 13 Marketing Mix 15 Product 15 Strategic Approach 15 Specific Recommendations 16 Relevant
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The Great Lake Restoration Initiative (GLRI)‚ started in 2010‚ is an attempt toward the restoration of Great Lakes ecosystem that was devastated in the previous century. Using the resources grated by federal government‚ Great Lakes Restoration Initiative supplemented Environmental Protection Agency “to improve water quality…restore native habitat…and control invasive species” (“The Great Lakes…”). Currently‚ the GLRI program is in its second 5-year-phase‚ planned for implementation in fiscal year
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STARBUCKS’ STRATEGY AND INTERNAL INITIATIVES TO RETURN TO PROFITABLE GROWTH BIMA DHARMA PRISILIAN SELMA NURLIESYA RAMADHIANE REISA RIDWAN • PLEASE IDENTIFY THE RESOURCES OR CAPABILITIES STARBUCKS AND MAKE VRIN MATRIX ANALYSIS TO DECIDE WHETHER THOSE ARE CORE COMPETENCIES THAT PROVIDE SUSTAINED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES? • PLEASE ANALYSIS HOW FAR ETHICS AS WELL AS GOVERNANCE ARE IMPLEMENTED IN STARBUCKS. • IN IMPLEMENTING CSR‚ ANALYZE IN WHICH STAGE STARBUCKS CSR VALUE • STARTING IN OCTOBER 1992
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Learning Plan 5 Quality Improvement Initiative Identify a business that has recently launched a quality improvement initiative (Harley Davidson would be just one of many examples). Your business could be one that is primarily product-providing or one that is primarily service-providing. Do some independent research in order to provide an overview of this initiative and the results of their efforts. The overview should take the form of a two-page paper. Within that assignment‚ cite examples of any
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CSR became a norm as per few countries’ corporate governance codes. Many other countries are also contemplating inclusion of CSR initiatives as a standard corporate governance practice. It has become a competitive necessity rather than a nicety‚ which it used to be. Companies saw the benefit. Shareholders supported the initiatives. Stakeholders appreciated the initiatives. However‚ as Adam Smith observed‚ "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher‚ the brewer‚ or the baker‚ that we expect our dinner
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Patient Safety Initiatives in the Hospital Setting Introduction Patient safety is described by the US Institute of Medicine as “the freedom from accidental injury due to medical care or from medical error” (Mansour‚ 2012). With that being said‚ patient safety has long been a major issue for hospitals. In the past many patients have been injured during hospital stays‚ some being injured severely with death being the result. With the growing trend of lawsuits‚ hospitals were becoming
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