...and International Union for the Conservation of Nature, This paper is a synthesis of the key messages from the individual papers written by the Blue Planet Laureates (Annex I describes the Blue Planet Prize), and discusses the current and projected state of the global and regional environment, and the implications for environmental, social and economic sustainability. It addresses the drivers for change, the implications for inaction, and what is needed to achieve economic development and growth among the poor, coupled with environmental and social sustainability, and the imperative of action now. The paper does not claim to comprehensively address all environment and development issues, but a sub-set that are deemed to be of particular importance. Key Messages We have a dream – a world without poverty – a world that is equitable – a world that respects human rights – a world with increased and improved ethical behavior regarding poverty and natural resources - a world that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable, where the challenges such as climate change, loss of biodiversity and social inequity have been successfully addressed. This is an achievable dream, but the current system is deeply flawed and our current pathway will not realise it. Population size and...
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...today and who we'll become tomorrow.” –Tony Robbins Course Introduction: Here at Los Angeles Design and Architecture College (LADAC), we believe that it is imperative to have an education with a delicate balance between business and liberal arts focused on the environment. We aim to provide the most hands-on and forward thinking education tailored to each individual student. The goal of our curriculum is to offer an innovative curriculum that fosters a sense of creativity in our students in order to provide a gateway for her/his futures as global leaders, while maintaining a strong value for character and the environment. Throughout this course, and your education at LADAC, you will be required to take several liberal arts classes that enable you to earn your degree in Sustainable Architecture or Design with a focus in Entrepreneurial Thought and Action. Our course will feature four units titled: I. “Mapping Environmental Change” II. “Understanding (Our) Place in (Disturbing) Nature” III. “Restoring the Imagination of Place” IV. “Preserving and Protecting our Beautiful Landscape” How the course relates to the ideals of LADAC? Throughout this course, we will explore various questions and topics surrounding the broad topic of “Nature and the Environment.” These questions relate directly to the ideas and mission of LADAC. For example, one of the course questions discusses how we, as a college and as individuals, manage the conflict between short-term needs and desires...
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...How environment development will change the world The world faces major environmental challenges, with far-reaching consequences not just for human beings, but for the entire biosphere. Issues such as climate change, the risks posed by genetic engineering, biodiversity loss, desertification, looming water scarcity, depletion of oil reserves and the growing need for energy conservation have massive implications for the planet as a whole. However, finding workable solutions are challenging as environmental management often appear to conflict with economic growth, and the driving forces of economic globalisation have resulted in environmental issues being lowered on national agendas to a significant extent. Through my previous work experience as an environmental analyst, I deeply realised that analysis is one thing, having the foresight and the ability and strength to manage it is another thing altogether. Therefore, I am pursuing a second postgraduate degree in Environment Change and Management in order to be well-equipped with the tools to cope with the environment management. During my undergraduate years, I was a major in Biotechnology at the College of Life Sciences, XXX University - the most prestigious university in China. My hard work and industry brought me an excellent GPA that was among the top five percent in the entire grade and I was twice awarded scholarships in the college. During the seven months' final project, I participated in a XXXXXX project: "Study of...
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...Multilateral Trading System and Climate Change The Climate change has always been a big concern regarding to WTO multilateral trading system and climate change. Climate change is the biggest sustainable development challenge the international community has had to tackle to date. Measures to address climate change need to be fully compatible with the international community's wider ambitions for economic growth and human advancement. It is a challenge that transcends borders and requires solutions not only at national levels but at the international level as well. The WTO is one part of the architecture of multilateral cooperation. It provides a framework of disciplines to facilitate global trade and serves as a forum to negotiate further trade openness. Freer trade is not an end in itself; it is tied to crucially important human values and welfare goals captured in the WTO's founding charter, the Marrakesh Agreement. Among these goals are raising standards of living, optimal use of the world's resources in accordance with the objective of sustainable development, and protection and preservation of the environment. The issue of climate change is not part of the WTO's ongoing work program and there are no WTO rules specific to climate change. However, the WTO is relevant because climate change measures and policies intersect with international trade in a number of different ways. First, trade openness can help efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change, for example by promoting an efficient...
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...UK Corresponding Author: Rachel A. Howell, Centre for the study of Environmental Change and Sustainability, School of Geosciences, The University of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP, UK. Email: r.a.howell@sms.ed.ac.uk Investigating the LongTerm Impacts of Climate Change Communications on Individuals’ Attitudes and Behavior Rachel A. Howell1 Abstract To assess the effectiveness of climate change communications, it is important to examine their long-term impacts on individuals’ attitudes and behavior. This article offers an example study and a discussion of the challenges of conducting long-term investigations of behavioral change related to climate change communications (a vital and underresearched area). The research reported is a longitudinal panel study of the impacts on UK viewers of the climate change movie The Age of Stupid. The heightened levels of concern, motivation to act, and sense of agency about action that were initially generated by the movie did not measurably persist over the long term. The results also show that behavioral intentions do not necessarily translate into action. Data analysis raised issues concerning the reliability of participants’ causal attributions of their behavior. This and other methodological challenges are discussed, and some ways of avoiding or lessening problems are suggested. Keywords climate change communications, proenvironmental behavior, behavioral change, behavioral intentions, public attitudes Article Downloaded from eab...
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...Environmental Factors Ashley Thompson MKT 421/BSAW13JXW8 July 9th, 2012 Instructor: Anissa Upshaw Utilizing Online Social Networking Sites Paper The subjects in this paper will revolve around Apple Inc the corporation. Apple Inc has been in business for several years, and has expanded their business from domestic to global in just a few months. The company sells to countries all around the world and their products are well known in many countries. The first subject will cover information on environmental factors that affect global and domestic marketing decisions. The second subject will analyze the influence of global economic interdependence also the effect of trade practices and agreements. The third subject will cover the importance of demographics and physical infrastructure; also this section will analyze the influence of cultural differences. The fourth subject will cover the importance of social responsibility and ethics versus legal obligations. The fifth subject will analyze the effect of political systems and the influence of international relations; also the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 will be analyzed, also the influence of local, national, and international legislation will be analyzed. The final subject will cover the effect of technology. Environmental Factors Every company has environmental factors that affect their global and domestic decision making. The Apple store has three environmental factors that affect their global and...
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...Study of Japanese Experiences es on Sustainable Urban Development el including Pollution Control and Management, Resource/Energy Efficiency and GHG Reductiion o GH FINAL REPORT T February 2011 y THE WORLD BANK JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY STUDY OF JAPANESE EXPERIENCES ON SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING POLLUTION CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE / ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND GHG REDUCTION FINAL REPORT The First East Asia Eco2 Program, including this study, was funded by the Cities Alliance through a non-core contribution of the Japanese Government, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the World Bank February 2011 ALMEC CORPORATION TABLE OF CONTENTS MAIN TEXT 1 SUMMARY 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Context of the Study....................................................................................................... 1-1 Study Objectives ............................................................................................................ 1-2 Analytical Framework of the Eco2 Initiative.................................................................... 1-3 Urban Development Process, Urban Management, and Environmental Initiatives in Japan.......................................................................................................................... 1-5 Responses of Stakeholders ........................................................................................... 1-8 Lessons from Japanese Experiences...
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...mobility driving us to environmental destruction? We live in a consumerist society where environmentally damaging modes of transport have been advancing, while less damaging modes have been retreating. To fully understand that our desire for personal mobility is driving us to environmental destruction, three aspects need to be considered. Firstly, examining the various ways in which cars pollute will present evidence that our pursuit of personal mobility is destroying the environment. Secondly, we must examine where this pursuit comes from with the help of theories by Peter Freund and Martin George, Alisdair Aird, Matthew Paterson and Wolfgang Sachs. The final section will demonstrate some solutions to the environmental crisis and whether or not they will save us from environmental destruction. While this analysis will demonstrate that our pursuit of personal mobility is driving us to environmental destruction, it is already clear that the environmental and energy crises ‘are working against continued auto hegemony in transport’ (Freund and Martin: 1993, vii). Mobility, especially personal mobility, comes at a price- the environment. In John Whitelegg’s Critical Mass, it states that on a global scale, motor vehicles account for one-third of world oil consumption (1997: 114), and that the use of cars has led to a rise in the global mean temperature which by 2025 could have risen by 1 degree (1997:115). The effects of global warming will lead us to environmental destruction. As well...
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...CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 Q.1 MAJOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RESULTING FROM ROADS EXPANSION INTO SUBURBAN AREAS 3 Q.3 THE LINK BETWEEN THE GLOBAL COMMONS AND EFFECTS OF DEPLETION 6 Q.5 UNSUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN KENYA AND RESULTANT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR RESTORATION OF THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGITY 9 Commercial use 9 Land for Grazing 9 Demand for Fuel 9 Illegal Logging 10 Erosion of Soil 10 Loss of Biodiversity 11 Climate Change 11 Population Growth 12 CONCLUSION 13 REFERENCES 14 INTRODUCTION This essay paper is divided into three parts: The first part will discuss the implications of the rapid expansion of roads into suburban areas in Kenya with special focus on the major social and environmental impacts of concern. There is an appreciation that Kenya is experiencing unprecedented road and highway expansion in line with its Vision 2030 Strategic Plan. Mitigations that need to be put in place to reduce the severity of these impacts have also been discussed. The second part discusses the Global commons, their interactions and the effects experienced as a result of depletion of one or more of them. In this essay, “Global commons" refers to something shared in common by a community. Commons presupposes a community - its members can claim equal rights to the common ground. A global commons presupposes a global community. This essay will delve on bringing a...
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...6 | | |Environmental Issues and Ethics | Copyright © 2010, 2009, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2001 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course applies scientific, philosophical, economic, and ethical principles to current and future environmental issues. Students will analyze the cumulative impact of human activities on global ecosystems, as well as responsibilities to the natural world, in terms of the complex interrelationships humans have with their environment. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Light, A., & Rolston, H., III (Eds.). (2003). Environmental ethics: An anthology. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub. Raven, P., Berg, L., & Hassenzahl, D. (2010). Environment. (7th ed.)....
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...Research in Global Strategic Management Emerald Book Chapter: MULTINATIONALS, ENVIRONMENT AND GLOBAL COMPETITIO A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Sarianna M Lundan Article information: To cite this document: Sarianna M Lundan, (2003),"MULTINATIONALS, ENVIRONMENT AND GLOBAL COMPETITION: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK", (ed.) Multinationals, Environment and Global Competition (Research in Global Strategic Management, Volume 9), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 1 - 22 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1064-4857(03)09001-6 Downloaded on: 10-07-2012 References: This document contains references to 35 other documents To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com This document has been downloaded 877 times since 2008. * Users who downloaded this Chapter also downloaded: * Michael W Hansen, (2003),"ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF DANISH FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRI COUNTRY FACTORS IN SHAPING THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES OF DANISH MULTINATIONALS", Sarianna M. L Multinationals, Environment and Global Competition (Research in Global Strategic Management, Volume 9), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 65 - 94 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1064-4857(03)09004-1 Ans Kolk, Rob van Tulder, (2003),"INTERNATIONALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING: THE GREEN FACE OF THE WO MULTINATIONALS", Sarianna M. Lundan, in (ed.) Multinationals, Environment and Global Competition (Research in Global Strategic Management, Volume 9), Emerald Group Publishing...
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...COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE TITLE: MGT/448 Global Business Strategies LSB04BSM09 REQUIRED TEXT/MATERIAL: Books 1. The World Is Flat A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century (Friedman) 2. International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace, 5/e (Hill) 3. The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization (Friedman) 4. Managing Cultural Differences (Harris, Moran) 5. Global E-Commerce Strategies for Small Business, (Da Costa, Laffont, Tirole) Scholarly Articles 1. International Business: Environments and Operations, (Daniels, Radebaugh, Sullivan) Journal of Political Economy 2. International Real Business Cycles, (Backus, Kehoe and Kyland) Journal of Political Economy 3. Going global: Using information technology to advance the competitiveness of the virtual, (Boudreau, Loch, Robey, Straub) Academy of Management Executive 4. Working with Americans, (Thompson) The FLAME of Claremont Graduate University Websites: 1. Economist.com (The Economist Magazine) 2. FT.com (Financial Times Newspaper) 3. cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook (CIA world Fact Book) 4. loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html (Library of Congress Country Info) 5. windowontheworldinc.com/countryprofile/index.html (Tips for Global Business Etiquette 6. transparency.org (Transparency International) 7. scholar.google.com (Google for academic search) INSTRUCTOR: Taj Ahmad Eldridge, MBA, Ph.D Int’l Political Economics & World Politics candidate WELCOME: ...
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...critical engagement and revision. Comments on this paper should be directed to the authors at m.mucciarone@murdoch.edu.au; Greg.Tower@cbs.curtin.edu.au; rmgarner@salisbury.edu.au © Copyright is held by the author(s) of each working paper: No part of this publication may be republished, reprinted or reproduced in any form without the permission of the paper’s author(s). National Library of Australia. ISSN: 1837-6371 Factors Affecting the GRI Disclosures in the Annual Reports of Australian State Government Departments Abstract Purpose: Growing concern over the environmental impact of climate change and carbon tax has increased demand for public disclosure on how government departments are fulfilling their social and environmental obligations. The purpose of this study is to identify what factors influence Australian State government departments in their reporting of social and environmental information. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Public Sector Supplement (2005) document is used as the globally accepted benchmark for sustainability reporting. Design Methodology: This study is based on a content analysis of fifty major state government departments 2010 annual reports The dependent variable is an aggregate of...
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...Instructor Table of Contents Executive Summary………...……………………………………………………………………3 Choice of Organization - Walmart……………………………………………………………….5 Environmental Analysis………………………………………………………………………….6 Divisional Effectiveness Measurements...……………………………………………………….8 Final Report………………………………………………………………………………………9 Cultural HR Issues……………………………………………………………………….10 Emerging HR Issues………….……………………………………………………….....12 Five Year Action Plan……………………………………………………………………………16 References………………………………………………………………………………………..17 Executive Summary Walmart is one of the world’s largest retailers, serving communities worldwide and employing millions throughout their growing organization. This global organization has faced large amounts of scrutiny over the years and has seen legal repercussions from failure to comply with labor laws. Continuing to grow and rise above competitors, Walmart’s strategic HR plan needs to address some of these key opportunities and set the right employees in place to deliver on the company mission and vision. An effective strategic plan will also benefit the organizations reputation and image, both internally and externally. Ongoing pressures and cultural HR issues Walmart faces includes environmental preservation and the companies initiatives to “go green”, as well as the organizations reservations and discouragement towards unionization. These are issues Walmart can address through...
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...North South University Department of Environmental Science and Management Fall 2012 Basic Course Information Course title: Introduction to Environmental Science Section &Venue : 9, SAC 209 Course Code: ENV 107 Class Hours: MW 2:40-4:10 Instructor: Humaira Noor (HNr) Office Hours and Number: MW 11:00- 12:30, SAC 716 Instructor Contact details * In person during office hours. * By prior appointment within working hours * Email: humaira_noor2002@hotmail.com * Like the official page for the course for regular updates and changes: www.facebook.com/env107 Course components 1. Basic issues and values in environmental science 2. Biogeochemical cycles 3. Ecosystems and Ecological Succession 4. Basic concepts of Biological diversity and Biogeography 5. Agriculture and the Environment 6. Waste Management 7. Water use and pollution 8. Climate change and Global Warming 9. Air pollution 10. Renewable and Non-renewable energy 11. Environment Health and Toxicology Detailed plan of the course will be handed out in class. Assessment details: Attendance 05% Class participation 05% Presentation 05% Quiz ...
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