responsible citizens‚ promoting to produce with organically grown cotton and used plastic bottles‚ shipping via the lowest mode of transportation‚ exploiting renewable energy through recycled materials and initiating or sponsoring a number of environmental projects. On the other hand‚ Patagonia has set its fame by providing high-quality outdoor clothing and equipment‚ developed a group of loyal customers and realized operating margins above the industry average. Moreover‚ being green is not always
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UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE MA MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONS Theoretical Approaches to PR (COM8065) A report on the current usage of Corporate Social Responsibility on the example of Unilever’s “Sustainable Living Plan” By Julia Buschmann (110452490) Laurel Hetherington Submission: 9 December 2011 1 Report of the Sustainable Living Plan Small Actions. Big Difference. 2
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Sustainability Nowadays one of the main challenges of the construction industry is to improve the image in terms of sustainability. Sustainability is defined as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Institutions have currently given sustainability more importance than it has ever received‚ mainly due to laws and regulations introduced by the governments of economically developed countries. In addition‚
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Flannery O’Connor’s style of southern gothic writing‚ with her background of Christianity‚ collaborate for some controversial and unorthodox symbolism. In her short story The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚ O’Connor incorporates numerous symbols to emphasize her theme. O’Connor’s use of symbolism filters into the names and traits of her characters‚ the dimensions of her setting‚ and the events of her plot. Mr. Shiftlet is a man who doesn’t know what he wants. Throughout the story‚ his views on life
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Starting your own business is an exciting thing. You will probably embark on the challenge with all kinds of dreams‚ hopes and expectations. One of the best businesses to start on your own is a tutoring business. There are many benefits to be had by starting this kind of business. If you are planning on starting your own tutoring service‚ then you need to know that the costs of overhead are extremely low. You can start working right from home. You can choose to tutor students who need your help in
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Making Your Own Decisions Being an introverted type of person‚ I thought being friends with her was for the better. It all seem to click when we met in kindergarten. We thought we were going to be lifelong best friends. Over the years of elementary school‚ we spent more and more time together and kept growing closer as friends. It was all fun and great until I let her take control of many of my decisions. She would speak for the both of us and do things I didn’t agree with‚ but I would simply brush
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Sustainability and Calculus Introduction and Preview Calculus is all about change. Calculus provides the mathematical tools to examine important questions about dynamic behavior; e.g. how fast is the world population increasing? If we continuously release a pollutant into a lake at a known rate‚ what’s the total amount of pollutant that will be dumped into the water in the next five years? How long will the nonrenewable supplies of coal and oil last if we maintain the current per capita
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The Sustainability Lab introduced what defines sustainability and how important it is in any environment through the simulation of a fictional island environment. It showcased what steps and requirements are needed to maintain an environment without it plunging into deterioration‚ plagued with barely a few to none resources to unlimited desires. Subsequently‚ both the data table and the graph display a direct correlation between the number of people in the island environment and the number of water
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Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions 1. Introduction It is a fact that about 4 billion people worldwide live on less than US$2 per day (Microfinance Bulletin‚ 2008a‚ 7) and poverty is one of the major problems that is still prevailing in today’s world. Surprisingly more than 3 billion poor people seek access to basic financial services worldwide (Helms‚ 2006‚ ix) and were ignored by commercial banks for a very long time. For commercial banks the poor were seen as “unbankable” for decades
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Starting your own business can be an immensely rewarding experience. The potential upsides are huge since‚ as a business owner‚ you will be in control of all aspects of your financial destiny that can make your life so much more fulfilling. But where do people find the motivation to get started? Where does the drive come from to make a business idea move from just a dream to a full blown reality? Most people would agree that you can’t get rich working for someone else. It just isn’t a common thing
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