Electricity is important in our everyday lives. It is essential for almost everything in our modern world. The knowledge learned in the past about electricity enabled such things as engines‚ telephones‚ radios‚ computers‚ and much‚ much more. As early as 600 B.C.‚ the Greeks were already studying electricity. They noticed that if you rubbed a piece of amber with fur‚ it had a charge with the ability to attract small objects. Many years later‚ in the 16th Century‚ William Gilbert discovered many
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Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: a Triple Bottom Line approach to business The concept of Triple Bottom Line (TBL)‚ as John Elkington coined it in 1995‚ refers to the idea that companies and organizations should extend their agenda beyond the goals of economic prosperity by taking a three-dimensional approach to business‚ adding social justice and environmental quality as new goals on their agenda towards ‘sustainable capitalism’. Encouraging concern about sustainability is‚ according to
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Lessons from the Field: Sales at the Bottom of the Pyramid By Heidi Krauel and Joel Montgomery‚ 2009 Acumen Fund Fellows April 2010 Summary Enterprises serving bottom of the pyramid (BoP) markets have tremendous opportunity to create commercial and social impact‚ but are often illequipped to do so. A particular question that needs to be studied is: how can we sell more effectively to BoP consumers? In this piece‚ Acumen Fund Fellows Heidi Krauel and Joel Montgomery draw on their field experiences
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Carob is best known as an alternative to products made with cocoa. It is easily the most popular natural substitute for products from the Theobroma cacao tree‚ which is the tree from which cocoa beans are harvested. Carob powder is made from pods from the Ceratonia siliqua tree‚ which is not related to Theobroma cacao. While you should be able to find carob powder in some well-stocked grocery stores‚ it may not always be available or budget-friendly. If you need an emergency carob powder substitute
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TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE The triple bottom line refers to an extension of the criteria used to measure organisational success. Traditionally‚ business success (or failure) is measured in terms of its economic performance. A business is considered to be successful if it has generated a sufficient financial return from its investments‚ financing activities and operating activities. The triple bottom line takes into account three criteria for assessing organisational performance; 1. economic‚
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A CCL Research White Paper Leadership and the Triple Bottom Line Bringing Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility to Life By: Laura Quinn Jessica Baltes C E N T E R F O R C R E AT I V E L E A D E R S H I P Leadership and the Triple Bottom Line CONTENTS Executive summary Highlights Background TBL awareness and importance TBL leadership skills and actions TBL outcomes and advantages Organizational strategy and the TBL Organizational culture and systems supporting or hindering
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OPPORTUNITIES AT THE “BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID” In economics‚ the “Bottom of the Pyramid” refers to the largest‚ poorest socio-economic group and do not have access to the benefits of modern‚ organised and efficient industrial systems. In global terms‚ this is the 4 billion people who live on less than US$2 per day. The “Bottom of the Pyramid” phrase is used in particular by people developing new models of doing business that deliberately target that demographic‚ often using new technology.
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Life without electricity Imagine life without electricity‚ not just a brief power outage. We all know how inconvenient life becomes when our electricity is out for only a few hours. How hard it is to remember for that short period of time that the light switch will not produce instant light‚ the hair dryer will not immediately blow dry our hair‚ or that we can’t even run water into our homes. Our homes and lives have become so dependent on electricity it is really hard to imagine everything that
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Bottom of the Social Ladder By: Frances Snell January 15‚ 2013 Introduction to Applied Behavior Science Psy 202 Meagan Marksbury I. Living Conditions A. Home B. Yard C. Isolation II. Family A. Children B. Income C. Challenges III. School A. Social B. Activities C. College IV. Childhood
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ES_TBL_7/1 17/8/04 7:40 pm Page 1 Chapter 1 Enter the Triple Bottom Line John Elkington In 1994‚ the author coined the term triple bottom line. He reflects on what got him to that point‚ what has happened since – and where the agenda may now be headed. The late 1990s saw the term ‘triple bottom line’ take off. Based on the results of a survey of international experts in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development (SD)‚ Figure 1.1 spotlights the growth trend
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