David Ferstand 7/29/2009 The History of “Ducati” In the world of motorcycles there is a specific breed of motorcycles known as superbikes. Each breed of superbike has a rich racing history that was influenced by great designers and competition. Despite minor setbacks superbikes have dominated the world of sport bikes and lead to the development of race-inspired motorcycles. Ducati‚ one of the biggest leaders in the world of superbike competition has a very interesting line of history
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Sustainability Reporting in the Australian Commonwealth Public Sector: An application of New Institutional Theory Abstract This paper explores sustainability reporting in the Australian Commonwealth public sector through the focus on departments with a primary responsibility for social and environmental issues. The research moves beyond existing theorisation for social and environmental reporting and adopts new institutional theory in order to assess the extent to which coercive‚ mimetic and
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The Sustainability Issues Facing Banks Sustainability issues fall into three broad categories – economic (including customer)‚ social and environmental – but each has several subcategories. Barclays‚ for instance‚ commissioned reputational research via interviews‚ surveys and focus groups‚ testing messages on a range of sustainability issues The Economic Dimension The most important aspect of a bank’s sustainability program is managing the impact that its products‚ services and customer relationships
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Compliance _____________________________________________________ 19 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2012/13 Chairman’s Message Welcome to NOMAN Group’s 2012-2013 Sustainability Report. We hope this report demonstrates our true commitment to environmental and social sustainability at Noman Group. It shows that even during economic slow-down‚ our company did not deviate from our promise; we redoubled and strengthened our efforts. Sustainability continues to make us a better company by reducing waste‚ lowering
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In chapter four of Brian G. Henning’s book‚ “Riders in the Storm‚” he talks about sustainability and the different views on sustainability over the years. Sustainability‚ is not something that is only related to the environment it can also be related to economics and even politically. Sustainability in terms of the environment today is a term we use to describe how much of something we can use while still leaving enough for it to naturally regenerate back to the level it was a before. The task of
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companies will try to achieve cost reductions and quality improvements at the expense of their supply chain partners‚ but a further dimension has been added sustainability. The aim of this essay is to examine IKEA’s sustainability report and evaluate its sustainability principles. It will explore how IKEA has incorporated its sustainability principles with its suppliers whilst maintaining and improving its strategic competitive advantage in the home furnishing industry. About IKEA IKEA is a multinational
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GREEN MARKETING – A TOOL FOR PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Author : Mr.B.Girimurugan‚ Asst.prof‚ Department of Management studies‚ Mahendra Engineering College‚ Tiruchengode Co –Authors: 1) Ms.D.Praveenadevi‚ Asst.prof‚ Department of Management studies‚ K.S.Rangasamy College of Arts and Science. 2) K.Saravanan‚ Asst.prof‚ Department of Management studies‚ Mahendra Institute
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As the society embarks into the 21st century‚ a developing recognition on the magnitude of sustainability is emphasized. With the increased pressure imposed by “green consumers”‚ a phenomenon of green business practices is being nurtured‚ drawing companies to “greenwash” business to emerge as an environmentally and socially responsible corporation. To enhance the corporate image‚ many resort to the use of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communication‚ one of the main ethical marketing practices
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Literature 6 Strategic Management and Sustainability 6 Triple-Bottom-Line 7 Cost of Going Green 8 Methodology 9 Survey 9 Study Participants 9 Data Collection Process 9 Findings 11 Summary‚ conclusions‚ and recommendations 13 References 14 Chapter 1: Introduction Background John Ehrenfeld states in Beyond Sustainability‚ “sustainability is a characteristic of living systems…the most basic level of sustainability is that of flourishing…I define sustainability as the possibility
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GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY Management and Risk Personal Understanding of Resilience and Sustainability Frameworks and Systems Course Convenor: Judy Clarey Farhad Mahmoudi (2793365) Farhad.mahmoudi@griffithuni.edu.au 3/15/2013 Sustainability: Sustainability can simply be defined as the capacity to endure. The word Sustainability is derived from Latin "Sustinere" and in effect means "Uphold". Sustainability in organisation performance is an organised management approach for developing‚ implementing
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