on 16 April 2013 a proposal for a directive enhancing the transparency of certain large companies on social and environmental matters. This Directive amends the Accounting Directives (Fourth and Seventh Accounting Directives on Annual and Consolidated Accounts‚ 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC‚ respectively). The objective is to increase EU companies’ transparency and performance on environmental and social matters‚ and‚ therefore‚ to contribute effectively to long-term economic growth and employment. Companies
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a systematic process to identify‚ predict and evaluate the environmental effects of proposed actions in order to aid decision making regarding the significant environmental consequences of projects‚ developments and programmes. EIA helps the stakeholders with the identification of the environmental‚ social and economic impacts of a proposed development before a decision is taking on whether or not to proceed. Particular
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This paper begins with how Verizon can use environmental scanning to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Then‚ the paper examines how Verizon can analyze its remote‚ industry and external operating environments. External environments are the legal‚ social‚ economic‚ and political factors. Communication provider use its resources to provide greater value. Resources are critical to a company’s strategy this helps a company create and sustain an advantage over competitors. Evaluating the
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Organizational and Environmental Responsibility In this essay we will look first and then identify the drivers of organizational and environmental responsibility. Additionally‚ describing the effect of these drivers on sustainable practices with regards to the environment. An Environmental Management System or EMS will be defined for the purposes of environmental sustainability and environmental responsibility. Lastly‚ the correlation of an EMS combined with ISO 14001 and how these two work
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What is Environmental racism known for in the world? Environmental racism is when minorities are intentionally made to live in an area that is near chemical power plants‚ pollution‚ illegal dumping‚ and etc. Environmental racism has caused many known problems like climate change‚ health issues‚ and etc. To start off‚ environmental racism is detrimental to health. For instance‚ many sources of population (refries‚ landfalls/dumps‚ waste management‚ injection wells‚ and power plants) release
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controlled two major factors that eventually led to environmental problems in developing countries: population growth and poverty. Contributing to the issue of poverty in Cuba are the financial‚ economic and commercial blockades imposed by the United States. In order to preserve the environment in Cuba and combat these issues‚ serious action was necessary. “The amount of environmental damage falls into two categories: a) small-scale environmental destruction committed by individuals through illegal
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incorporating environmental justice more fully into economic analyses of rulemaking. This chapter focuses on five analytic issues related to the effects of regulation on disadvantaged communities‚ namely geographic scope‚ identifying potentially affected populations‚ selecting a comparison group‚ spatially identifying effects on population groups and measuring exposure or risk. The compare the treatments of the issues through academic literature
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Environmental racism affects people all over the world. Different kinds of chemicals and wastes being placed in mostly black neighborhoods. These chemicals that are being placed in black people bases that can harm the black community and possibly kill the black population. These chemicals and waste can harm the black community. The government is putting these wastes in the poorest countries in the state and has the highest percentage of black residents. A 1987 study of toxic waste and race conducted
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Q#01.What do you know about Environmental Pollution and discuss the importance of Environmental Education. Environmental Pollution: Environmental pollution is any discharge of material or energy into water‚ land‚ or air that causes or may cause acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) detriment to the Earth’s ecological balance or that lowers the quality of life. Pollutants may cause primary damage‚ with direct identifiable impact
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annually linked to air pollution”). This estimates confirmed that contamination is now the world largest single environmental health risk. Reducing this could save millions of lives. One of the largest independent direct-action environmental organization in the world is Greenpeace‚ which “defend the natural world and promote peace by investigating‚ exposing‚ and confronting environmental abuse‚ championing environmentally responsible solutions‚ and advocating for the rights and well-being of all people”
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