Marks & Spencer CSR Mark’s and Spencer’s (M&S) are one of the leading retailers in UK‚ there are more than 21 million people visit their stores every week. On 15 January 2007‚ Mark’s and Spencer’s launched the Corporate Social Activities that so-called “Plan A” which are improve the company’s environmental sustainability within 5 years time. As a Part of Plan A‚ M&S put a lot of responsibilities efforts such as cancer fundraising‚ recycling programs‚ beach- cleaning‚ and organic produce. M&S is
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Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild is the story of a young man who wished to begin anew by changing his name and leaving all of his monetary belongings behind to experience the beauty of the Alaskan wilderness. Of course his actions were affected by more than wishing to see the Alaskan wilderness and becoming a new person. He had an awful relationship with his father and wished to get away from him‚ although he disliked his father it is clear he respects his father’s wishes for his educational success
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form Australia has changed over time‚ and now heading towards an all time low. Without aid‚ rehabilitation of countries would be a much harder‚ strenuous process. Australia alone have helped to “cut global poverty by 50 percent in the last 10 years”- OXFAM. Providing resources and money to countries in need is essential for an ever evolving and expanding world.
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Haiti: Environmental degradation The scrubby green mountains welcoming a visitor to Haiti tell it all. From the ground‚ they throw cool shadows over the Caribbean and cities like Port-au-Prince‚ a mirage of lushness. But from an airplane‚ the green gives way to deep‚ sand-colored gouges of erosion and a mediterranean sparseness unsuited to this tropical island. Less obvious are the dozens of environmental projects that have sprung up in recent years. Some‚ like a four-year‚ $30 million natural
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Services of America‚ 25(2)‚ 14-16. Catholic Charities of Tennessee. (2004). Refugee and immigration services. Retrieved on November 10‚ 2004 from http://cctenn.org/refugeeimmigration.htm November 22‚ 2004 from http://www.theirc.org/Kenya/index.cfm Oxfam New Zeland camps in Chad. Retrieved on November 22‚ 2004 from http://www.oxfam.org.nz/Sudan/Sudan%20September%2022‚%202004.htm. University of Washington: Harborview Medical Center. (2004). Somali bantu refugees. Retrieved on October 29‚ 2004 from
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Man’s Effect on the Environment 1) SOURCES OF POLLUTION Freshwater Environments : Man pollutes freshwater all over the world in many ways there is much waste and pollution that ends up in rivers. One of the main hazards is called eutrophication‚ this process becomes enriched with artificial nutrients from fertilisers which run off into the rivers and upset the natural nutrient cycle of the river‚ lake or pond. The water turns green because of the algae which when they die multifly
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and had distinguished himself as a history and anthropology major with a 3.72 grade-point average”(20). After college. Chris decided to start a new life and take on a new name‚ Alexander Supertramp. Alexander(Chris) donated all of his money to Oxfam International and set a goal for himself: to travel to Alaska and to love off of the wilderness. Once people read the article about Alexander’s adventure and death many people said choice things regarding him. Many of those people were from Alaska
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The accompanying destruction of livelihoods‚ livestock and local market systems affected 13 million people overall. Hundreds of thousands remain at continuing risk of malnutrition. The authors of the report‚ published by Save the Children and Oxfam‚ suggest current emergency response systems‚ which they believe to be seriously flawed‚ will soon be tested again as new humanitarian crises loom in west Africa and the Sahel‚ where growing food shortages are reported. "Early warning systems in
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Every day people in America are buying new and expensive things‚ whether it is a new car‚ a flat screen television or that $7‚000 engagement ring for their sweetheart. In Singer’s article “The Singer Solution to World Poverty‚” Singer suggests an eradicable solution‚ that “prosperous people should donate to overseas aid organizations” to help the needy in other countries that cannot afford even the simplest necessities instead of purchasing those “luxuries.” There are several pros and cons that
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him. He graduated with honors from Emory University in the summer of 1990. Chris was smart and he was an elite athlete. Right after he graduated he disappeared. “What no one knew- was that he would shortly donate all the money in his college fund to Oxfam America‚ a charity dedicated to fighting hunger” (Into the Wild: Pg. 20). He also burned all of his cash‚ abandoned his car and basically started his life from scratch. Chris also told the strangers he encountered that his name was Alex. Because of
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