This paper was written by the Policy Department of Oxfam (Great Britain). The principal author was Koos Neefjes. For further information‚ please contact Anni Long‚ Team Administrator: Tel: Fax: +44 1865 312127 +44 1865 312245 Email: along@oxfam.org.uk Website: http://www.oxfam.org.uk Summary There is a world food crisis. Currently 790 million people are undernourished and around one third of the world’s children go to bed hungry. But their lack of food security is primarily caused by low
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with the money that is received and that should be received. This is good for a business as everyone is specialized in a certain sector which keeps the business running without errors. OXFAM Oxfam aims: their aims are to provide products and utilities for the people who are in need and can’t reach resources. Oxfam believe that everyone deserves a fair life and education and they try their best to provide this. They educate people and provide for them globally. They provide for people in over 90 countries
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and form of the business; the purpose of the businesses; and the extent of owner’s liability for the business. The businesses I will use for this task are Oxfam and Nike‚ Inc. Oxfam is a non-profit international organisation that was founded in 1942 by a group of Quakers‚ social activists‚ and Oxford academics in Oxford‚ UK. Currently Oxfam has 17 organisations in 90 countries with the aim of finding a lasting solution to poverty and injustice throughout the world. Oxfam’s purpose is "Working with
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Unit 1: Exploring Business Activity M1 (Assignment 1) Oxfam Stakeholders Aim of organization Influence Point of view Owners To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering. The owners have a large influence on this aim. In their view‚ if they get all their staff to achieve this aim then they are giving a good name for Oxfam and will receive further donations and funding. Shareholders To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering. Their influence is not a lot on this
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Naylor Student ID: 62812 Group: A Date Submitted: 10th December 2013 In this report I will be analysing how Political‚ Legal and Social factors have impacted on my two selected organisations‚ Marks and Spencer plc (M & S) and Oxfam International. Political factors From October 1st 2013 the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rose in accordance with the recommendations set out by the independent Low Pay Commission (LPC) in April 2013 From 1 October 2013: the adult rate increased by
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INTRODUCTION Task 1 The main classification of businesses is into the primary‚ secondary‚ tertiary sectors. I have chosen 5 Businesses which are: 1. eBay 2. ASDA 3. Beekeeping 4. Oxfam 5. Potter Primary:- Extraction or collection of raw material natural Resources e.g. Coal mining‚ oil rigs‚ farming‚ fishery‚ forestry mining. Secondary:- Manufacturing and construction taking things this may be from raw materials of other manufactures Tertiary sectors:- Service industries
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to be creative. Banner ads allow business to not only inform the viewer‚ but also to create interest. Oxfam decided against using banner ads in their advertising campaign for their relief work in Sedan for Ugandan refugees. They relied solely on email advertising; which ended up generating high revenue. Although this method was effective‚ I think they also could have done banner ads as well. Oxfam could have had showed pictures of the refugees as long with an enticing message to gather awareness for
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consumers‚ the goods should be of satisfactory quality and for employees minimum wage rates etc. all these are very important to Coca-Cola and Oxfam because they deal with the needs of customers. And if anything was to go wrong‚ like customers being killed by Coca-Cola s products‚ they business might be sued there by slowing the businesses progress. For Oxfam‚ they need to pay their workers within the minimum wage rate. If they pay workers below 17 the same amount as those above 18‚ they are going
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Starbucks and the Ethiopian government regarding the trademarking of ‘Sidamo’‚ Ethiopian government engaged in a public relations campaign to raise awareness for the Initiative‚ which was widely publicised in the international media especially after Oxfam organised a public campaign. This paper evaluates the effect of these interventions on the export prices of trademarked Ethiopian coffees. We find that the prices of the trademarked coffees increased by about 10% relative to the non-trademarked coffees
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M&S CSR Report Marks and Spencer have always had a keen interest in corporate social responsibility‚ however until recent changes they have taken a large step forward and taken it upon themselves to create new plans on how‚ as a company they can become “the world’s most sustainable retailer by 2015” (M&S Press Release 1-March-2010). From an early start M&S in 1930’s had a moral element; they offered several staff welfare services which included pensions as well as dental and health
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