Sustainability Review 2010 bp.com/sustainability 2 A letter from our group chief executive / 4 How BP is changing 6 Gulf of Mexico oil spill / 14 How we operate / 22 Energy future 30 Safety / 34 Environment / 38 Society Within hours of the Deepwater Horizon accident‚ BP teams were working to stop the leak. We also acted to minimize the spill’s impact on the environment by containing‚ removing and dispersing oil offshore‚ protecting the shoreline and cleaning up oil that came ashore. And we
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conference on Ecological Sustainable Development‚ whereby the spotlight was focused on reconciliation of environment and economic development. (Sustainable Development‚ 2012). This essay discusses how aviation industries efforts to a sustainable future are mere tokenism. Cited by Daley B. et al‚ ‘Sustainability means balancing economic‚ social and environmental benefits and costs of development‚ both for present and future generation’. The term ‘Sustainable’ came to better light in the UN publication
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Michael Brown Dr. Rambo Freshman Comp November 30‚ 2011 Renewable Resources Sky Rocket Fossil fuels have been used around the globe for many centuries. Each year fossil fuels pollute the earth and in turn contribute to global warming. Pollution from fossil fuels is harmful to humans‚ ecosystems‚ as well as the overall environment. Fossil fuels pollute streams‚ rivers and even vast areas of the ocean. Just recently there was an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; this spill caused the deaths of
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Hydropower is a renewable energy source which is produced by the movement of water. The energy produced can be stored and utilized for various operations. By drawing inspiration from existing hydroelectric technologies‚ but implemented on a much smaller scale‚ we believe that enough energy can be produced to support disadvantaged communities in the wake of the recent tariff increase. As aspiring engineers‚ we are keen on using our creative problem solving skills to make a difference. In recent years
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Sustainability and Globalization Module Length: 6 hours Sustainability and Globalization ..................................................................................................... 1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 2 Glossary ..
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Social sustainable On the hand social sustainable looks at humanitarian factors such as basic rights and equality. Which emphasize on no exploitation‚ fairness‚ socially responsible‚ ethics and etc (). Similarly to environmental sustainability‚ a different but shares the common goal. Starbucks Social Initiative Ethical Sourcing Coffee‚ Tea‚ & Cocoa Starbucks take no second when it comes to ethical conducts. As an industry giant Starbucks took advantage of its power to pressure its
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“The Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s Succession Crisis” - The Politiics of Liberalisation and Reform in the Middle East I find it hard for myself to agree with the “many obstacles that the Muslim Brotherhood faces in their quest to change the rules and networks of the political game” as Mohammed Zahid says starting on page 26 in this reading. According to Zahid the first obstacle is “the growing convergence and interaction between the state and business sectors”. And continues on to say and
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recommendations on a future vision and strategy that CC could consider for a sunstainable corporation. Taking into consideration analysis on the impact of the six world foresight forum themes which are: a) ecology and sustainability‚ b) population and demographics‚ c) science and technology‚ d) economy‚ e) geopolitics and security‚ f) society and culture. This aim is based upon the following assumptions: • Colourful Corporation is Australian based and owned • Colourful Corporation is a business
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1. BUSINESS DOCUMENTS : Transactional Documents - A company uses documents to transact business with its clients. To save time‚ these documents may be formatted as a form‚ such as an order form‚ transmittal page‚ invoice or receipt. The types of transactional documents used vary somewhat by the nature of a business. An insurance agent‚ for example‚ generates insurance applications and policies‚ while a lender uses loan applications and mortgage documents. In some fields‚ businesses enter into
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Topic 1: Intro to sustainability (definitions and terms) what is sustainability: sustainability is the capacity to endure. “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Brundtland Commission of the UN on March‚ 20‚ 1987) “Three pillars” of sustainability: environmental‚ social equity‚ and economic demands. A certain view of sustainability‚ which uses three overlapping circles indicating
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