Green Banking means promoting environmental-friendly practices and reducing carbon footprint from the banking activities. It is also called ethical or sustainable banking. For banking professionals green banking involves the vision of sustainability‚ ethical lending‚ conservation and energy efficiency. A green bank is controlled by same authorities as what a conventional bank does‚ but it holds some distinctive characteristics over conventional banking practices. In conventional banking practices
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CSR & Sustainability Case Study The LEGO Group CSR & Sustainability Case Study The LEGO Group Introduction The LEGO Group is a privately held company based in Billund‚ Denmark. It was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen‚ initially a small carpenter’s workshop (Lego Group‚ 2011). It has since grown into a modern‚ global enterprise that is now‚ in terms of sales‚ the world’s fourth-largest manufacturer of toys (Keynote‚ 2010). The LEGO Groups core product is a line of plastic
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Global Environmental Degradation – Problems and Solutions Miss. Parit Sunanda Ram[1] sunanda.parit@rediffmail.com Mobile: 9960058012 Abstract Environmental degradation is one of the ‘10 Threats’ identified by the High Level Threat Panel1 of the United Nations. Degradation of the environment refers to deterioration of the environmental condition by the depletion
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Public Awareness about Open Dumping of Solid Wastes and Its Effect on the Surrounding Environment: A Study at Kachuadanga in Tangail Pourashava‚ Tangail‚ Bangladesh. T. R. Tusher‚ M. Mustafa and S. Khanam Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management Mawlana Bhashani Science & Technology University‚ Santosh‚ Tangail-1902 Abstract The study was conducted to know the public awareness about open dumping of solid wastes and its effect on the surroundings
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Environmental Psychology Article Analysis University of Phoenix Environmental Psychology Article Analysis Environmental psychology does not just study how man affects his environment but also how the environment and natural occurrences affect man. The continual cause and affect cycle from both sides of the equation give purpose to environmental psychology as well as incorporating other disciplines. Unlike many disciplines that have a single focus‚ the focus of environmental psychology
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Article critique Bogeyman syndrome The topic that I chose to read is the “Bogyman Syndrome”‚ which seems to be very common in today’s society. Bogyman syndrome is basically a fear that parents have from allowing their children the freedom they themselves enjoyed when they were young. This type of fear that parents have is what separates their child from the full benefits of nature and from having a healthy normal childhood. Many of the reason to why parents experience such fear is because in
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1 Introduction Patagonia was founded in 1957 by Yvon Chouinard who defines himself as a reluctant business man. He started his business as a way to climb and surf year long‚ seeking to build the best product to satisfy his passion. “Build the best product‚ cause no unnecessary harm‚ use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.” –Patagonia’s Mission Statement Patagonia grew out of a small company that made tools for climbers. Alpinism remains at the heart of a
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What is outdoor education and what makes a successful outdoor educator? Around Australia‚ outdoor education exists within the broader education perspective (Bucknell‚ 2006). It is not compulsory for students in some schools to embark on an outdoor experience and when a group of secondary students do step of the bus‚ issues in the forefront of their mind would most likely consist of “how will I cope with going to the toilet in the bush?” or “I’m glad I am sharing a tent with my best friend” (Dickson
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Go Green‚ Save Green We all realize that the planet is definitely changing and resources‚ such as money‚ and oil don’t come around as easily as it once may have and with the prices of virtually everything on the rise the least bit of extra cash can be the most bit of helpful. With only a few small adjustments to your daily routine we can lower energy costs‚ save money and ultimately help save the environment as well. While global warming and the oil peak aren’t the first things we think about
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D MGT/216 DT - To Spray or Ban? An Historical Ethical Dilemma August 14‚ 2010 Malaria Malaria is a blood disease caused by the bite of a mosquito. In South Africa‚ it caused over 2.7 million deaths a year (Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory‚ 2010). There is no known vaccine that can cure malaria. The only solution is to eradicate the cause- the mosquito. A scientist named Dr. Paul Herman Muller made an insecticide-DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) in 1939. Although
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