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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Sustainable Reporting E cological Footprints of Starbucks Coffee Company T able of Contents 1. 2. Introduction Company Analysis 2.1 Foundation and Development 2.2 Internationalization 2.3 Products and Services 2.4 Recognition and Awards 3. Ethical Sourcing 3.1 C.A.F.E. Practices 3.2 Coffee Purchasing 3.3 Farmer Support 3.4 Forest Carbon Programs 4. Green Store Design 4.1 Energy Conservation 4.2 Renewable Energy 4.3 Water Conservation 4.4 LEED® certification and Green Building 5. Recycling
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The Coffee Shop: Social and Physical Factors Influencing Place Attachment Lisa Waxman‚ Ph.D.‚ Florida State University Abstract This study explored the characteristics that encourage gathering behavior and contribute to place attachment in selected coffee shops in the context of literature suggesting social gathering places contribute to social capital. These gathering places‚ with the potential to enhance community in this manner‚ have been called third places. The study was qualitative in nature
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Question : Critically analyse whether the implementation of responsible tourism principles makes better business sense than traditional mass tourism. While responsible tourism is fast becoming a global trend nowadays‚ some may wonder if it makes better business sense than traditional mass tourism. By defining the words “business sense” from Cambridge dictionary‚ it means an understanding of the ways in which business works successfully and/or if something makes good business sense‚ it will help
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Becoming a Responsible Citizen? Can Education Help The word ’education’ has Greek roots. Ancient philosopher Aristotle defines education as “a process necessary for the creation of a sound mind in a sound body.” Education is a process of developing a human being into a person who is reasonably informed about the world in which he lives. This enables him to model his life according to the aims and objectives set forth by the cultural and ideological entity of which he or she is a
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It would be normal to think that immigrants and refugees will affect somehow the economy of the European nations‚ because more jobs and health coverage is required‚ but also more goods will be needed in order to meet a higher demand. Prices might increase‚ but it is important to be mindful that companies that sell inferior products might increase in revenues since refugees will be able to spend only a few euros on their goods. According to Huttl P. and Leandro A. (2015)‚ “ the net fiscal contributions
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GreenBean Coffee Inc. is a leading business entity in the U.S. Coffee Market. The reputation and success have been built on the quality and value of their commodity‚ employer of choice policies and progressive environmental policies. In an effort to maintain its position in the industry‚ this company pursued an aggressive marketing strategy involving the establishment of grocery store retailing‚ neighborhood shops and online marketing and sales‚ thus making their products easily available through
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| |Assignment #5 | |Operationalize Sustainability | |
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International History: The Development of the Global Economy “American contribution to the growth of the global economy from 1945 to 1973 has been over-rated.” How far do you agree? The global economy from 1945 to 1973 grew at an astounding rate even though many of the countries had been badly affected after World War II (WII) in 1945. Many factors have resulted in the explosive growth‚ and the role of the Americans is one of them. The Bretton Woods System and multi-national companies (MNCs) have
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“Globalisation has allowed the economies of some poor countries to develop‚ but such development has often led to increasing gaps between rich and poor in those countries” Discuss this statement with reference to contrasting countries you have studied. Globalisation is the increasing interconnection in the world’s economic‚ cultural and political systems. Philippe Legrain described globalisation as ‘the way in which peoples lives are becoming increasingly intertwined with those of distant people
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