Creating a Sustainable Environment The terms Sustainable and Sustainability are used to describe many different approaches toward improving our way of life. Sustainability is a way to develop the environment without harming it‚ creating a system that keeps its self-feasible for future needs. Thus‚ sustainability means taking the long-term view of how our actions affect future generations and making sure we do not deplete resources or cause pollution at rates faster than the earth is able to renew
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Debate Achieving sustainable development in Jamaica is unattainable given the present cultural norms of the country. A recent study conducted by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) defines sustainable development as “a process of change in which the exploitation of resources‚ the direction of investments‚ the orientation of technological development and institutional change are made consistent with the future as well as present needs of a nation.” Sustainable development requires
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roasters dominated about 42% of the coffee market. The next four dominated about 10% of the market. 2. Assess Nescafe’s current market position in Italy. It had less than 1% of market share in Italian ground coffee market. (0.836 tons vs. 137 tons of total market) Instant Coffee Market Share in Italy in 1988: Nestle had 77.7% of market share in terms of volume‚ and it had about
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| Individual Essay 1.0 Sustainable events are only possible when they are small and localised. Discuss‚ using examples. Sustainable events are described as those which meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (IISD 2012). When developing sustainable events‚ planners need to view the event as a whole and how each part interacts and affects another and also need to take into consideration the effects that the event may have
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© 2007 European Society of Criminology and SAGE Publications Los Angeles‚ London‚ New Delhi and Singapore www.sagepublications.com Crime and Criminal Policy in Italy* Tradition and Modernity in a Troubled Country Stefano Maffei University of Parma‚ Italy Isabella Merzagora Betsos University of Milan‚ Italy ABSTRACT This paper investigates the development of criminology research in Italy and places it in the context of broader considerations of the country’s policies on crime and criminal
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What is sustainable marketing? Explain how the sustainable marketing concept differs from the marketing concept and the societal marketing concept. Sustainable marketing is marketing that is socially and environmentally responsible and meets the present needs of consumers and businesses while also preserving or enhancing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Marketers’ are reexamining their relationship with social values and responsibilities and with the very Earth that sustains
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1 Yan King Cho Sustainable competitive advantage In tourism industry‚ Changes is rapid. Innovation is the way for remaining their business situation and attracting more customers from other market pool. Innovating Strategy to expand own advantage to become sustainable. It increases competitiveness of the company to defeat the rivals. Dess et al.(2005) state that “Strategic innovations can be distinguished from the incremental and ‘accidental’ changes‚ as stately‚ by definition‚ includes a sustained
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aware and being green. To grow into the future‚ businesses need to apply eco-efficient practices to produce better outputs. Everything a business does in relation to its products‚ services‚ people‚ and the community around it‚ should contribute a sustainable future. To be successful in the long-term‚ leaders must look beyond what they are doing today and consider what they will be doing in the near future and in the far future. This is an ever-changing world. This means they need to implement ethical
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1. Introduction Businesses today are increasingly integrating sustainability into their strategy- not just only to minimize potential loses but to access the opportunities that are arising from the sustainable agenda. Sustainability can provide many benefits to institutions and corporation‚ from cost savings and increase efficiency to positive reputation and revenue growth. According to a recent McKinsey survey over 70% of CEOs view sustainability as a priority on their agendas and 57% percent
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information modeling for sustainable design and LEED® rating analysis Salman Azhar a‚⁎‚ Wade A. Carlton a‚ Darren Olsen a‚ Irtishad Ahmad b a b McWhorter School of Building Science‚ Auburn University‚ Auburn‚ AL‚ USA Department of Construction Management‚ Florida International University‚ Miami‚ FL‚ USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Today‚ there is a high level of demand for sustainable buildings. The most important decisions regarding a building ’s sustainable features are made during
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