management as a way to ensure more democratic and participatory local development processes. Last but not least‚ we will focus on encouraging the protection and sustainable use of environmental resources‚ as these represent one of Sri Lanka’s most precious and crucial assets‚ as well as its most threatened due to the increasing impact of climate change. On behalf of ACTED‚ I would like to extend a warm thank you to our partners‚ donors and national and local level authorities for the support they provided
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[pic] THE NETWORK ECONOMY The Network Economy The history of economics of the Industrial Revolution since its beginnings is based on growth. Growth of people meant more customers and growth of production‚ which lead to growth in profits. This so-called “old” or traditional economy was based on bulk production‚ demanding large quantity of resources and limited know-how. The traditional economy‚ according to Alfred Marshall was based on diminishing returns. According to him producers
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Bridge Paper ™ Environment‚ Ethics‚ and Business Featuring a Thought Leader Commentary™ with Jan van Dokkum‚ President‚ UTC Power R. Edward Freeman Jeffrey G. York Lisa Stewart © 2008‚ Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics www.corporate-ethics.org Distribution Policy: Bridge Papers™ may only be displayed or distributed in electronic or print format for non-commercial educational use on a royaltyfree basis. Any royalty-free use of Bridge Papers™ must use the complete
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The environmental challenges facing industrial companies and governments throughout the world are numerous and complex. Most governments and industrial companies now clearly realize and embrace the paradigm that environmental issues are intertwined with social/ cultural and socioeconomic issues.whereas Sustainable development (SD) is a pattern of growth in which resource use aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present‚ but also
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Design for the Environment Guide High performance ISO 14001 DfE Environmental Management Systems The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) can be optimized by emphasizing resource efficiency and cleaner production. Advantages of building this high performance into your ISO 14001 system include reduced production costs‚ efficient use of materials and resources‚ and improved public image. This guide sheet includes examples of high performance systems from a variety of ISO
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focuses on two systems of economy‚ that is Market economy and Command economy. Basically there are four types of economy: Traditional Economy: As the word says‚ Traditional economy is an economic system in which traditions‚ customs and beliefs of the economy guides the production of goods and services. Command Economy Command economy is a system in which government plays a major role in taking the production decision for goods and services in the economy. Market Economy Under this system‚ goods and
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Environmental protection has become a major concern for society. Admittedly‚ with the rapid development of economy‚ our environment is faced with new challenges. People increasingly attach importance to the protection. So it has been common that teachers and students discuss environmental protection in class. City planners take environmental problems into consideration as well. Factories are no exception. They begin to try reducing pollution to meet the needs of environmental protection instead
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Environmental and Social Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in Botany Bay; When planning offshore wind farms the following impacts are studied to make sure the purposed project has a net benefit environmentally. Steps can then be taken to manage any negative impact resulting from the construction of the wind farms. Environmental Impact: Botany Bay has a diverse marine life the impact of the wind turbines on the environment; have surprisingly shown to produce artificial reefs. A recent study;
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promoted the development of the market economy in Europe. From the ending of the 19th century‚ the major capitalist countries in Europe and the United States had successively entered the stage of monopoly capitalism from the unrestricted competition of the capitalist stage. In order to get more resources‚ some capitalist countries started twice world wars. After the world war two‚ United Stated became the most powerful country in the world. And the market economy began to be developed in the all world
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using up energy. Shouldn’t we try to conserve more energy if that is the case? According to the Business Dictionary (2007)‚ energy conservation is the reduction in the consumption of natural resources by any individual‚ society‚ organization‚ or the economy as a whole. It is the elimination of waste being put back into the Earth and using our resources rationally. There are many ways that we can help to conserve energy thus helping the environment and helping ourselves at the same time. There are two
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