1.0 Introduction There are numerous definitions of the terms ‘Sustainable’ and ‘Supply Chain’. For the simplistic but practical definition is “Management of raw materials and services from suppliers to manufacturer/ service provider to customer and back with improvement of the social and environmental impacts explicitly considered”. The supply chain considers the interactions between a business and its customers and suppliers. The greatest benefits are derived by extending the focus as far as possible
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ROLE OF EDUCATION IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT By NJOKA John Nyaga‚ Kenya. (jnyaga2003@yahoo.co.uk) INTRODUCTION Sustainable development is that development which will meet the present needs of the community without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Environmental education involves among other things the provision of information‚ recognizing values‚ clarifying concepts etc in order to develop skills and attitudes that enable the community to understand and
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE: GREEN REVOLUTION REVISITED By Anil K Gupta W.P. No. 896 September 1990 The main objective of the working paper series of the IIMA is to help faculty members to test out their research findings at the pre-publication stage INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD 380 015 INDIA Sustainable Development of Indian Agriculture: Green Revolution Revisited There are many things unique about the story of technological change
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transport experts from the Department of Transport should be available to communities within the Rural Transport Programme to enable more professional transport planning. Local and regional authorities should have a role in transport planning. Sustainable Rural Transport Over the past number of decades rural areas have undergone dramatic changes. They have shared in a general shift to a service-based economy in which the information and knowledge-based industries play an increasing role‚ bringing
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Introduction: "Marketing is marketing‚ irrespective of the product or marketplace". This is a theme common to many introductory marketing texts and degree courses. The two most common exceptions cited to this proposition are buying behavior models between consumers and business buyers and the extended ingredients of the services marketing mix. While the overall sentiments of marketing hold true across product and market boundaries‚ perhaps the differences are in fact more marked? Intends to spark
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Message The World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development are in a strategic alliance in India to develop replicable models of sustainable household level food security. Both agencies work closely with the national and state governments‚ civil society institutions and other partners in pursuit of this goal. WFP and IFAD also collaborate to support three integrated livelihood enhancement projects in Jharkhand-Chattisgarh‚ Orissa and Gujarat. Among their other joint
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Allison Reach Mr. Michael King Principles of Management December 2‚ 2010 Case Application: Mixing It Up In July of 2000‚ General Mills acquired Pillsbury from London based Diageo for $10.5 billion in stock and assumed debt. (All Business‚ A D&B Company) After the merger‚ managers from General Mills were now faced with integrating the two Minnesota based companies. A special concern that had been brought up was marketing issues. With such household names such as Pillsbury‚ Betty
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Solutions for achieving a sustainable society Populations decline can arise from low birth rates‚ high death rated‚ net emigrations or any combination of these. In the modern world‚ low birth rates are the key. Seventy years ago the developed world adopted two-family norm. Today‚ its birth rates‚ with the exception of the United States‚ are below that norm and below the level required to maintain the population. In this particular situation‚ and in the absence of migration‚ almost all the developed
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Subject: EEB422 – Sustainable Environments and Communities Campus: Charles Sturt University‚ Bathurst Assessment Item 1: Investigation Value: 40% Due Date: 20th October Length: 2000 words In this assignment students will have an opportunity to engage in scientific and social inquiry by posing and answering a question related to an environmental / sustainability issue relevant to their own life and/or community. The task requires students to engage with scientific and/or social research strategies
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Role of Planners in Sustainable Urban Living The debate over sustainability is prompting the society to rethink what changes that can be made to attain a more sustainable future. The Urban Planner need to balance the need of planning to preserve resources for the future generation with other land use needs. Thus‚ to realise their aim of providing for sustainable urban living‚ the role of Urban Planners is to create built environment that will encourage walkability and reduce car dependency‚ to optimise
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