Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions 1. Introduction It is a fact that about 4 billion people worldwide live on less than US$2 per day (Microfinance Bulletin‚ 2008a‚ 7) and poverty is one of the major problems that is still prevailing in today’s world. Surprisingly more than 3 billion poor people seek access to basic financial services worldwide (Helms‚ 2006‚ ix) and were ignored by commercial banks for a very long time. For commercial banks the poor were seen as “unbankable” for decades
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Sustainability and Calculus Introduction and Preview Calculus is all about change. Calculus provides the mathematical tools to examine important questions about dynamic behavior; e.g. how fast is the world population increasing? If we continuously release a pollutant into a lake at a known rate‚ what’s the total amount of pollutant that will be dumped into the water in the next five years? How long will the nonrenewable supplies of coal and oil last if we maintain the current per capita
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BMO5501 – BUSINESS ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY Country Briefing Paper Sustainability: Issues and Challenges in Australia and Afghanistan Prepared by: 1. Massouda Nazari (3867371) 2. 3. 4. 1. Introduction: Background & Context 2. Economic Context 3. Economic & Political System
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Sustainability Issue As an archaeologist‚ one will often be asked what the use of studying the past is—surely‚ it does not matter so much; it’s over and done with. It is true that many people fail to grasp the importance of knowing our past‚ of knowing how people used to live and survive in a world that was not always safe or stable. The importance is there though‚ and it is more than a little useful‚ contrary to popular belief. We can learn from the mistakes‚ trials and tribulations of former
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The Sustainability Lab introduced what defines sustainability and how important it is in any environment through the simulation of a fictional island environment. It showcased what steps and requirements are needed to maintain an environment without it plunging into deterioration‚ plagued with barely a few to none resources to unlimited desires. Subsequently‚ both the data table and the graph display a direct correlation between the number of people in the island environment and the number of water
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In the third chapter of Rethinking sustainability: A strategic financial model for Christian schools‚ Dr. Pue clearly conveys the importance of maintaining Biblical principles in the Christian school ministry. This kind of approach it is fundamental for the glorification ofour God through a fruitful educational ministry; Dr. Pue states: “You cannot violate God’s principles in pursuit of God’s purposes and expect God to bless you” (Kindle Loc.567). This simple matter of fact which is so obviously
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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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relationship between the scale of economic activity and the level of pollution. In this report‚ 2 case studies are explained. First case study is based on Hong Kong ’s environment and its sustainability. In this‚ past and present environment of Hong Kong is explained and the environment protection and its sustainability are explained in detail. Second case study is of the effects on environment due to increasing demand of primary aluminum in current decade. In this the impact of growing demand for primary
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Sustainability in Boating is Easy Ways To Reduce Fresh Water Usage On Your Boat Having to carry any freshwater we need‚ makes boaters more conscious of fresh water usage. Below are some easy changes to stretch your water supply a little longer between fill ups. 1. Installing low flow faucet aerators and water saving showerheads can make you tank of fresh water last twice as long since low flow means 2.5 gallons per minute‚ where a traditional flow rate is 5.5 or more. These easy‚ cheap additions
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Chapter2:Economic sustainability Blackground of Swire Coca-Cola HK Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong Limited (Swire Coca-Cola HK Ltd.) In Hong Kong has the franchise of Coca-Cola and the Coca-Cola brand products. Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong ’s major soft drink manufacturer. The company employs nearly fourteen hundred employees‚ operate 17 production lines‚ the annual production of more than 60 million cases of drinks. In addition to Coca-Cola‚ the company also produces Coke Zero‚ Diet Coke‚ Vanilla Coke
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