Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions 1. Introduction It is a fact that about 4 billion people worldwide live on less than US$2 per day (Microfinance Bulletin‚ 2008a‚ 7) and poverty is one of the major problems that is still prevailing in today’s world. Surprisingly more than 3 billion poor people seek access to basic financial services worldwide (Helms‚ 2006‚ ix) and were ignored by commercial banks for a very long time. For commercial banks the poor were seen as “unbankable” for decades
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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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Chapter2:Economic sustainability Blackground of Swire Coca-Cola HK Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong Limited (Swire Coca-Cola HK Ltd.) In Hong Kong has the franchise of Coca-Cola and the Coca-Cola brand products. Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong ’s major soft drink manufacturer. The company employs nearly fourteen hundred employees‚ operate 17 production lines‚ the annual production of more than 60 million cases of drinks. In addition to Coca-Cola‚ the company also produces Coke Zero‚ Diet Coke‚ Vanilla Coke
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ITC and Sustainability 11/19/2012 Ramaiah Institute of Management Teena Lawrence PA1236 PGPM+MBA (UOM) Abstract: ITC is a major Indian heterogeneous market or business with a diversification in the fields such as paperboards‚ packaging‚ apparel‚ foods‚ hotels‚ Information technology and tobacco products. The triple bottom lines encompassing economic‚ social and environmental parameters have said to be achieved by the company. The sustainable initiatives taken by the company have been indeed
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vision and strategy that CC could consider for a sunstainable corporation. Taking into consideration analysis on the impact of the six world foresight forum themes which are: a) ecology and sustainability‚ b) population and demographics‚ c) science and technology‚ d) economy‚ e) geopolitics and security‚ f) society and culture. This aim is based upon the following assumptions: • Colourful Corporation is Australian based and owned • Colourful Corporation is a business strategy‚ investment
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Abstract In nowadays‚ the sustainable development is playing a fundamental role in our society‚ and the perception of sustainable development has been well perceived. In an accounting context‚ the sustainability reporting has evolved into a kind of tool for an organization to show and present its Corporation Social Responsibility. Moreover‚ it is also the expectation for the business organization to operate in a sustainable way. In the recent researches‚ there are sufficient evidences show how
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environment practices. Yvon Chouinard‚ the founder and CEO of Patagonia‚ has the final say of the company’s strategies. Patagonia won’t have gone so far in environmental protection without his sponsor. On the contrary‚ the main aim of a public company is to satisfying various shareholders who have claim to part of the company’s assets and profits as well as the right to vote companies strategies. In most cases‚ a financial group or an investment company is a key shareholder whose focus is on the profitability
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Contents Page 1.0 Introduction 2 2.0 Purpose 2 3.1 Enterprise Theories – Characteristics of an Entrepreneur 3 3.2 Enterprise Theories – Risk Taking 4 3.3 Enterprise Theories – Competitive Advantage 5 4.0 Summary 6 5.0 Conclusion ` 7 Bibliography 8 Appendices 10 1.0 Introduction Entrepreneurship is the process by which individuals‚ either on their own or in organisations‚ pursue opportunities
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\The purpose of this memo is to address how impressive McDonald’s sustainability strategy‚ initiatives‚ and related outcomes are. From humble beginnings in 1954‚ McDonald’s is one of the world’s leading food service retailers. Their history shows they have embarked their journey towards a more sustainable business for more than three decades‚ starting in 1980 by disclosing nutrition information in their restaurants. Now‚ McDonald’s is “on a journey together for good; good food and sourcing served
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T RECYCLING SUSTAINABILITY SOC 112 FINAL PROJECT [Sustainability means providing for the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the environment to provide for our future generations. We are responsible for leaving our future generations a safe‚ healthy environment. We risk human and Wildlife extinction if we continue the way we are going. Our planet cannot sustain human life this way. We can all work together to advert this from happening and we must act individually as well
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