Executive summary The Dutch society recognizes the need for sustainable production and use of biomass. This has been expressed by environmental groups and the Parliament. The Dutch government decided to seek solutions by developing sustainability criteria and certification of biomass by a commission sustainable production of biomass (duurzame productie van biomassa‚ DPB). Between January 2006 and July 2006 these criteria have been developed. Parallel to these developments‚ in February 2006 this
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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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Executive summary: Sustainability reporting‚ alternatively known as CSR reporting‚ is the annual process whereby companies - public‚ private; large and small - report on their sustainability performance. Reports typically cover social‚ environmental‚ economic and ethical performance and incorporate information on a company ’s environmental impact or carbon footprint‚ staff satisfaction‚ community investment etc. Sustainability reporting is becoming increasingly important as a tool companies can
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Globalization & Sustainable Development Globalization allows the creation of additional value and increase efficiencies for national economies. In essence‚ this model aims at promoting productivity‚ connectivity‚ and specialization. However‚ global trade focuses on the economic wellbeing of nations in isolation of the environments they operate in. This stems from the fact that globalization rests on the views of capitalism; a system that calls for free market trade. This view of development
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Writing a Sustainability Plan A Sustainability Plan can take many forms. Depending on the size‚ type and capacity of your organization‚ your Sustainability Plan could be a two-page document that focuses on a long-term vision and broad goals‚ or a one hundred-page document that outlines specific targets‚ quantitative indicators and a detailed timeline. What is important is that your organization takes the first step to holistically managing the impacts – both positive and negative – that your organization
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Corporate Sustainability: A Progress Report In cooperation with Corporate Sustainability Definition & Survey Methodology Corporate Sustainability: A Progress Report is a ’KPMG’s Climate Change & Sustainability Services practice’ research paper‚ conducted in cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit. It reviews the importance of sustainability within business today and executive’s attitudes toward this issue. For the purpose of the report‚ corporate sustainability is defined as “adopting
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------------------------------------------------- Part 1: Strategic Sustainability Reinvention TELUS was named as one of 2013’s Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World by Corporate Knights. Telus believes that this achievement was because of their future friendly workplace strategy‚ efforts in reducing carbon foot print‚ energy conservation though LEED certified buildings‚ and charitable contributions. The Corporate Social Responsibility Report (CSR) 2011 explains the sustainability objective of Telus as “Integrate
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References: Allen L. White (1999)‚ ―Sustainability and the Accountable Corporation: Society‘s Rising Expectations of Business‖‚ Environment‚ Vol • Hillary‚ Ruth (ed.) (2000)‚ ―Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Environment‖‚ Successful Practicesof Environmental Management Systems in Small
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Supplier Sustainability Involvement Program The Philips Supplier Sustainability Involvement Program is built on five pillars: create commitment by setting out our requirements; getting suppliers to understand our requirements and monitoring identified risk suppliers through audits; working with suppliers to resolve issues; and engaging stakeholders. Building block 1: Create commitment In 2012 we updated the Philips Supplier sustainability declaration in accordance with the updated EICC
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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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