Official UN documents‚ as well as the current draft of Rio+20‚ devote substantial space to the model for sustainable development: It must be‚ they say‚ economically viable‚ socially just and environmentally correct. It is the famous triplet called The Triple Bottom Line (the line of the three pillars)‚ coined in 1990 by John Elkington‚ from Great Britain‚ founder of the ONG SustainAbility. But this model cannot withstand a serious critique. Economically viable development: in the political language
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Sustainable brainwashing: Greenwashing Name: Emiel van Ginhoven Class: HT4 Student number: 502575 Name teacher: Philippa Collin Word count: 984 Foreword I owe the subject of my essay to the class: “Writing an argument”‚ for which I want to express my thanks. Having written this essay partially with joy‚ partially with frustration‚ the final result came into being with a little guidance of some of my friends. Having small debates about sustainable
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BNL-73894-2005-CP Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan: Using Oil & Gas Production by-Product Sulfur for CostEffective Secondary End-Use Products P.D. Kalb‚ S. Vagin‚ P.W. Beall‚ B.L. Levintov Presented at the REWAS 2004 Global Symposium on Recycling‚ Waste Treatment and Clean Technology Madrid‚ Spain September 2004 Environmental Sciences Department Environmental Research & Technology Division Brookhaven National Laboratory P.O. Box 5000 Upton‚ NY 11973-5000 www.bnl.gov Managed
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Economical development has a direct relationship with pollution. The nature has resources that are limited and can be depleted over the years. It includes the elements underground‚ everything over ground (forests‚ animals‚ waters‚ energy). Human on the planet interacting with the nature in a way that affects the natural resources left for the future generation without considering that resources are limited. Energy is a fundamental unit in our lives‚ we cannot live without it. Although there has
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THE DYNAMIC DIAMOND INDUSTRY: IS IT FEASIBLE FOR ITS PLAYERS TO GAIN SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE? Nkiruka Chidia Maduekwe ABSTRACT: This report seeks to analyse the diamond industry from a global point of view. The diamond industry is global in nature. Its supply chain pipeline moves from one country to the other‚ thus making it impossible to analyse the industry from a regional or local angle‚ as so doing will fail to give the true picture. As an industry whose product derives its value
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sprawl‚ oil‚ freeways * * Four types of green future landscapes: ecological city‚ human support city‚ almost natural (but inhabited by eco-conscious ppl)‚ Nature Alone. * * Perlman principles (Janice Perlman): There can be no sustainable city of the 21st century without social justice and political participation‚ as well as economic vitality and ecological regeneration. “every first world city has a Third world city within it and ever third world city has a first world city inside
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When a company’s profits consistently exceed the average for its industry‚ the company is said to possess a sustainable competitive advantage over its rivals. The goal of much of business strategy is to achieve this from a competitive advantage. Michael Porter of Harvard Business School has identified two basic ways of gaining a competitive advantage; cost leadership and differentiation leadership. Cost Leadership A company can gain a cost advantage by becoming the lowest cost producer in
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gives out pamphlets and put up signs in stores that explained concepts like sustainable‚ free range‚ and certified organic. The education makes customers feel comfortable with their buying. By educating the public on natural food concepts and providing transformative shopping experience‚ Whole Foods attracts mainstream customers and has popularized nature food. There are three key resources that give Whole Food a sustainable competitive advantage over its direct competitors: (1) size and scale; (2)
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Introduction Companies influenced by social sustainability have thrived due to the reoccurring needs of people‚ specifically their health. It has been made aware that a large percentage of the United Arab Emirates smoke Shisha‚ and although many believe it to be harmless because of their sweet flavours‚ it is a great deal worse for you than smoking cigarettes. In an attempt to lower the amount of Shisha- related illnesses and decrease the amount of carbon monoxide being released into the air
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The 100-mile diet is a great concept where you consume food that is grown and produced in a one-hundred-mile radius from your house. The perks of this diet are clear: you know what’s being put into your food‚ you aren’t producing as much fossil fuel waste‚ you have open communication with farmers‚ you’re supporting the local farming industry. However‚ this diet is much easier said than done—especially in Shanghai. The 100-mile diet is very popular in America where people care about what they are
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