and Corporate Social in Management of Downsizing Use Responsibility and Sustainability By Elaine Cohen‚ Sully Taylor‚ Ph.D.‚ and Michael Muller-Camen‚ Ph.D. SHRM Foundation Executive Briefing Produced in partnership with the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA) and the North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) Overview Organizations are increasingly concerned with sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The HR function is uniquely positioned
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Johnson & Johnson: A Model for sustainability Reporting 1. What is Sustainability Reporting? Describe its origins. Sustainability Reporting is a report that has the concept of how firms manage nonfinancial elements (environmental‚ social issues) that might affect the company’s performance‚ value in the future. The origins are that there are a lot of groups are showing interest in the environmental issues. Such as socially responsible investors‚ consumers who want environmental friendly products
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regulations and a greater consumer concern for ecological issues have heightened company and investor interest in the concept of corporate sustainability. These trends have made it more difficult for companies to overlook the necessity of achieving sustainable business operations. However‚ the variation in approaches that companies take to deal with sustainability issues has left many companies with more questions than answers. Is the pressure to achieve
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environmental sustainability was steadfast. Unlike other normal companies‚ they seem to put sustainability ahead of maximizing the profit. At the first glance‚ it sounds radical or hard to understand that business doesn’t set its first goal as profit. However‚ the business performances and their achievements on preserving environment make us give a second look on Patagonia. Even when their business was difficult to be lucrative‚ they didn’t compromise by forgiving the quality or sustainability. Also‚ Patagonia’s
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Director Subject: The sustainability of Woodside Company Dear Sir‚ Woodside is an Australian publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company‚ it operates Australia’s largest resources project. The goal of the company is to be a global leader in Liquefied Natural Gas production. In order to achieve this goal‚ the company needs to pay attention to its sustainability. Sustainable development policy and Woodside management system are two key points of sustainability disclosure of the company
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analyses Sustainability in the Travel and Tourism Industry‚ measures and indicators used to monitor performance. Also some examples of tour operators and airlines environmental projects have been discussed to understand the tourism organizations measures implement for the development of sustainable tourism. Strategies used to overcome limitations and benefits of sustainable tourism are also explained with a number of significant points in order to highlight the importance of sustainability in the Travel
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Hugh Burkitt Richard Exon Steve Mcintyre Amur Lakshminarayanan Gavin Neath David Jones CEO Chief Marketing Officer President‚ UK & Ireland London Chairman Senior Partner CEO CEO Group Marketing Director CEO Global Senior VP‚ Sustainability Supply Chain Director Audi UK Diageo Kraft Foods KPMG Linklaters Marketing Society RKCR/Y&R Speedy Hire Tate Consultancy Services Europe Unilever
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Sustainability and sustainable development United Nations (1987) defined sustainable development as that development “that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. In order to include all the different aspects‚ sustainability has been defined by considering several dimensions: environmental‚ social and economic which are called
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Maturity and Challenges of Water Sustainability across the Supply Chain Emily Spear Gary Gereffi‚ Duke University‚ Advisor May 2011 Master’s Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Environmental Management degree in the Nicholas School of the Environment of Duke University 2011 Emily Spear Table of Contents ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OBJECTIVE METHODS LITERATURE REVIEW: PRIOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO WATER SUSTAINABILITY CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT AND INITIATIVES
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Designing a Sustainability Management System at BMW Group The Designworks/USA Case Study Kellie A. McElhaney and Michael W. Toffel Haas School of Business‚ University of California‚ Berkeley‚ USA Natalie Hill Human Rights Center‚ University of California‚ Berkeley‚ USA G Sustainable management system (SMS) G Industrial design G Triple bottom line G Sustainability G UN Global Compact G Case study This case study describes how an industrial design company developed a sustainability management
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