The journal’s focus is on developing an awareness of the sustainability concept. It helps students understand sustainability and recognise ways they can achieve it. There are several key points throughout the reading that are useful in informing issues regarding the education of sustainability in schools and universities. It is the educator’s responsibility to provide the knowledge that can eventually lead to a more sustainable future. Few universities however‚ are unaware of this responsibility
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Given that sustainability reporting is not currently required of companies‚ what do you see as the possible benefits and disadvantages of sustainability reporting? Using the information in the case‚ the summary data reported in Tables 4 and 5‚ and Johnson & Johnson’s most recent sustainability report (available at http://www.jnj.com/connect/caring/?flash=true)‚ what aspects of sustainability reporting seem to be a priority for the company‚ and why? Provide examples from the 2008 sustainability report
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SUSTAINABILITY MARKETING CHALLENGE COCA-COLA: REFRAMING AN ICON OF GLOBAL CONSUMER CULTURE The sustainability agenda has been a challenging one for global drinks giant CocaCola. As one of the world’s biggest brands‚ and an icon of American consumer culture‚ it has naturally attracted criticism from those concerned about the homogenization of global culture and the loss of local brands and diversity. Socially‚ sweetened carbonated drinks have attracted criticism for their perceived contribution to
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on-site gyms. Maintaining a sustainable workplace also means minimizing external environmental impact—for example‚ by purchasing repurposed and recycled materials‚ minimizing unnecessary employee travel‚ and reducing energy and water consumption ("Sustainability at Work-what Can We Do?‚" 2011). Employment practices Examples of sustainable employment practices include work/life balance programs such as flexible scheduling‚ career development programs‚ initiatives to maintain a motivated and engaged workforce
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Innovation: The Key to Achieve Organizational Sustainability Introduction Currently‚ the theory of sustainability has gained an international popularity not only in the more macro social and ecological level‚ but also in the relatively micro organizational level. To be more specific‚ now it has become the primary goal of an organization to sustain a healthy and long-term development‚ or sustainable development. The role of innovation in the organizational sustainability‚ however‚ is not yet decided partly
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Individual assignment for Sustainability (SEL) I chose to deal with the American giant of soft beverage Coca-Cola. In its Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability plan‚ the company This Sustainability report a quite interesting review based on stakeholders feedbacks‚ which will increase the brand transparency across its sustainability platform. As a matter of fact the company is trying to focus on four main elements: water stewardship‚ energy efficiency and climate protection‚ sustainable
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one of the world’s most ethical companies. It has received many awards for sustainability and integrity and is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. According to the company’s web site‚ it has been operating this way for 115 years. Sustainability is key to a company that harvests timber for products from paper to OSB. Weyerhaeuser is the epitome of the business with a social consciousness. Its sustainability programs are not its only foray into society; it also encourages employee
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What is sustainability? Sustainability refers to the use of energy and keeping everything together. We control energy using sustainability‚ and we use it everyday in our daily lives. In the article we read in class called‚ “Sustainable Fashion” they talked about how cotton wasn’t a good choice as a fabric because of all the resources wasted in order to make it. Thus‚ wanting to find a better resource we could make fabric from that wouldn’t be as wasteful. American’s spend many resources
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Introduction Sustainability has become a great topic of interest in many arenas. Particularly‚ leading organizations are recognizing sustainability needs to be an essential aspect of their long term strategies. With this recognition‚ better business practices are being sought by investors as well as sustainability is becoming a driving force for better efficiencies and innovation. Two organizations‚ Wal-Mart and Starbucks‚ have both took on sustainability as long term initiatives to
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Walmart Report Prepared for Ron McDowall Management and Sustainability Prepared by Student ID Number: 1164041 Master in Busuness and Management University of Waikato‚ Hamilton‚ New Zealand March 25‚ 2011 Nowadays when talking about Walmart we are referring to one of the biggest and successful companies worldwide. When talking about Walmart we don’t just think about a supply chain of stores that are located in every continent‚ but a store that a consumer can purchase all kind of
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