Ethical dimensions of sustainable development and their relevance to Organisations: A case study of Coltan Mining Industry Author Institution Course title Instructor Date Introduction Sustainability and its use in enhancement of a sustainable development has become a major concern in the world economy. Many international documents including Agenda 21 on ethics highlights how governments and corporate bodies may achieve sustainable development. One of the strategies suggested by the document
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are fiercely debated by economists‚ environmentalists and other commentators. In this note we consider some of the economic and social costs and benefits from expanding levels of production and consumption. In particular we focus on the idea of sustainable growth. The Benefits of Economic Growth According to the UK government‚ ‘a healthy economy leads to higher living standards and greater prosperity for individuals. It also helps businesses to be profitable‚ which generates employment and income’
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the beginning of time‚ the built environment has been an integral part in providing shelter needs for men‚ women and children. Maslow (1943) formulated that shelter is a basic requirement of humans. In the future‚ humans will have to construct sustainable shelter otherwise would they would risk depleting resources for subsequent generations. Construction is an example of a multitasking activity. The lifecycle of construction can be broken into phases. Achieving building sustainability in modern
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applied to do agriculture for faster growth. It encourage the self-manufacturing system in agriculture. The mantra of "sustainable development" is constantly on the lips of international agencies and non-governmental organizations engaged in assistance to lesser-developed countries. The concept seems innocuous enough; after all‚ who would favor "unsustainable development?" But the fundamental premise of the idea-that economic growth‚ if left unconstrained and unmanaged by the state‚ threatens
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In 1992 the historic UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED‚ popularly known as the Earth Summit) held in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil witnessed unprecedented political will and commitment among governments to make a paradigm shift to sustainable development. Acknowledging the twin crises of poverty and the environment. About the Conference… United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) 2 week conference Largest gathering of world leaders in history “historic moment for
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the other 4 journals in terms of sustainability in construction. Social sustainability in construction- ‘Integrating sustainable development and public health on the island of Ireland’ (Wilde‚ Jane Boydell‚ Leslie Rugkåsa‚ Jorun‚ 2006) This paper talks about the current policies that both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland practice in terms of sustainable development and health; are they working and if not‚ how they will be made to work? The paper begins with a quotation published in
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Sustainability of Sustainable Real Property Development Authors Kwame Addae-Dapaah‚ Liow Kim Hiang‚ and Neo Yen Shi‚ Sharon The paper investigates commercial buildings users’ perception of the benefits of green buildings and how this perception influences their decision to occupy and/or invest in them. A survey of 400 commercial real estate users in Singapore reveals that they are aware of‚ and appreciate the benefits of green buildings. However‚ they are not willing to occupy and/or invest in
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Conference on Sustainable Mining Slide 1 - Title Good morning and Namaste. It is my honour to participate in this conference on Sustainable Mining. I thank FICCI and the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the invitation to share our experiences in preparing for sustainable mining at Rio Tinto’s Bunder diamond project in Madhya Pradesh‚ for which I am responsible. I would first like to provide you all with some brief context on Rio Tinto in India‚ our Bunder project and what sustainable mining
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This article aims to introduce the concept and significance of Triple Bottom Line (TBL) with relationship to Sustainable Development Principle (SD) and Sustainable Construction (SC). Construction industry is one of the biggest industries in the world which needs a lot of attention to monitor and achieve the goals for a sustainable environment. In this report a case study has also been included which will be examined based on Global Report Initiatives (GRI). Introduction Sustainability
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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 7 (2003) 453–468 www.elsevier.com/locate/rser A review on the energy production‚ consumption‚ and prospect of renewable energy in China J. Chang a‚ Dennis Y.C. Leung b‚∗‚ C.Z. Wu a‚ Z.H. Yuan a b a Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion‚ Guangzhou‚ China Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ The University of Hong Kong‚ Pokfulam Road‚ Hong Kong‚ China Received 14 April 2003; accepted 14 April 2003 Abstract China is the second largest
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