Defining Environmental Crimes Environmental crime is a serious and growing concern at national as well as international level‚ and one which takes many different forms. Environmental crime in broad terms means an act which is committed with the intention of damaging or causing damage to the ecological and biological systems to ensure business or personal benefit. The types of acts commonly recognised as environmental crime are: pollution or other contamination of air‚ land and water; illegal discharge
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Webster Dictionary (2009)‚ energy is defined as just being active. If that is truly the case‚ then anytime we are doing anything we are being active and using up energy. Shouldn’t we try to conserve more energy if that is the case? According to the Business Dictionary (2007)‚ energy conservation is the reduction in the consumption of natural resources by any individual‚ society‚ organization‚ or the economy as a whole. It is the elimination of waste being put back into the Earth and using our resources
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utilitarianism is we have a moral obligation to produce the greatest happiness to the greatest number of people (Mill‚ p. 364) and Peter Singer believes we have a moral obligation to help others less fortunate than we to the extent at which no more moral good comes of comparable significance to the bad thing that we “ought” prevent (Singer‚ p. 874). How is it that we are somehow philosophically indebted to society and required to alleviate suffering? Can such an obligation even be construed moral? I contend
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2 Introduction: There are many factors that affect business success. One factor which companies‚ unfortunately‚ cannot control‚ consists of external factors. External factors – or the external environment‚ as it is collectively known – surround an organization can either inhibit success or create a supportive framework for company growth. Different external environment factors include customer demographics and satisfaction‚ business competition‚ national and international laws‚ and the availability
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Water Water Everywhere There is more than 1.4 billion cubic kilometres of water on the earth. If divided evenly enough to give every man‚ woman & child 230 million cubic meters. However 98% of that is saltwater and nearly 1% of it is locked as polar icecaps. Less than 1 percent of the Earth’s freshwater is accessible in lakes‚ rivers‚ and groundwater aquifers. This vital 1 percent of available freshwater is con- stantly in motion‚ either flowing in rivers‚ evaporating and moving around the globe
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07-09162-2 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 28th February‚ 2011 Department of bachelor of business administration American international university-Bangladesh Subject: Tem paper on “A new business plan” Dear mam‚ Here is the report on “A new business plan” That you assigned us to prepare. This report will provide you with information regarding our business that is on “spa” We have collected and studied the relevant information for preparing this report. we have enjoyed
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not the only‚ reason) that we should obey a law is that it is a law. In fact‚ with the exception of a special class of laws‚ it is no reason at all. This is the core of discussion whether there is a general moral obligation to obey the law. This discussion started in the 1970’s in the United States. The background to it was the civil rights movement in the United States‚ and the Vietnam War with its political scandals. People who disagreed with the governments’ policies started arguing that
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IV AUSTIN’S NEW BUSINESS JUDGMENT RULE A Elements In contrast to the AICD’s defence‚ Austin’s proposal for a new business judgment rule (NBJR) is substantially objective. The NBJR provides that a person acting in the capacity of a director does not breach a duty imposed by legislation unless the party alleging the breach proves that: (a) there was no business judgment; or (b) there was a business judgment‚ but: 1) the director was dishonest; 2) the director had an undisclosed material personal
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OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS Book IV‚ New Civil Code of the Philippines Title I‚ Obligations – Article 1156 to 1304 Title II‚ Contracts – Article 1305 to 1430 Outline of Topics: Obligations (Prelim-Midterm) Chapter 1- General Provisions Art. 1156-1162 i – Definition of Obligation ii – Sources of Obligation Chapter 2 – Nature and Effect of Obligation – Art. 1163-1178 - Obligations of Debtor - Rights of Creditor - Breaches of Obligation - Liabilities of Debtor - Remedies of Creditor -
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Environmental Turmoil David Lepianka Saint Leo University Abstract The environment is fragile and forever-changing due to man’s interactions. Society has devised laws to help protect‚ restore‚ and ensure that the environment’s resources continue to exist for future generations. Corporations sometimes lose sight of these concepts and it is left to governmental agencies to enforce laws designed to protect the environment without bias or monetary incentives. Keywords: environment‚ ethical
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