...nice. Evaluate the contribution of green areas in cities to meeting the goals of sustainable development" (40 marks) Sustainable development is most frequency defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Thus, sustainable development means finding a balance between the fulfillment of human needs with the protection of the natural environment. Sustainable development can be conceptually broken into three constituent parts environmental protection, economic sustainability, and social wellbeing. In this essay I will evaluate how cities have used urban greening to make steps towards sustainable development. To do this I will focus on Singapore and Hamburg. Firstly, green urban areas act as vital regulating ecosystem services meaning they help to control the climate. Metropolitan areas like Singapore are often affected by the urban heat island effect whereby the inner city can be up to 5°C warmer than surrounding rural areas due to human activities (e.g. the use of cars). Areas of urban greening, for example Fort Canning Park, Singapore’s 18 hectare conservation park, have the ability to undertake the vital role of offsetting the urban heat island effect (UHI). Due to the parks location it acts as a green lung for Singapore’s CBD. With an estimated 1,700 trees the park absorbs heat and has an evaporative cooling effect. As well as reducing the UHI, green urban areas can aid storm water control...
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...* CONTENTS PAGE no. 1. Dynamic Economy 1-2 2.1. Strategies for further development 2. Integrated Transportation system 3-5 3.2. Failures 3.3. Strategies 3. Green city: Environmental Sustainability 5-6 4.4. Failures 4.5. Strategies 4. Distinctive Singapore Identity 7 5.6. Failures 5.7. Strategies 5. Online references 8 * Land Use Plan 2030 Singapore and A New Vision To it Creating Dynamic Economy * Creating a dynamic economy which will generate good jobs, opportunities and resources so as to invest in the city and the people thus help them achieve their aspirations. As poor growth also affect the people who are less educated and the employment. * Looking at the demographic profile it is seen that Singaporeans are becoming better educated with 70% of citizens aged 25-29 have diploma qualifications and above. By 2030 the expected rise in PMET jobs will be nearly 50% to about 1.25 million compared to 850,000 today while the other non-PMET jobs are expected to fall by 20% to about 650,000 compared to 850,000 today. By 2030, two-third jobs will be held by Singaporeans compared to about half today. * To create this number of good jobs it is needed to i. remain competitive to tap Asia’s growth, ii. make a strong Singaporean workforce, iii. Complement the Singaporean core with the foreign workforce. * Creating more commercial and...
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...(G3525406X) Chye Hui Lin (S8734971C) Darren Chng Meng Hoe (S8509392D) Jasmin Hamdani Ham (G3529740K) Karina Ondang (G0638741T) Liu Fang (G3529124K) Louis Lim Wei Chun (S8416257D) * Contents Executive Summary | 1 | Company Overview | 2 | External Environment | 2 | Internal Environment | 4 | Acquisitions, Restructuring and Cooperative Strategies | 6 | Business-Level Strategy of Las Vegas Sands in the U.S. | 6 | Corporate- Level Strategy of Las Vegas Sands in the U.S. | 11 | International Business-Level Strategy of Las Vegas Sands | | Macau | 14 | Singapore | 17 | Bibliography | i | Appendix | iv | * Executive Summary Las Vegas Sands is a hotel, gaming and resort development company which operates in many countries worldwide. It has 3 significant establishments; The Venetian and The Palazzo in United States, The Venetian Macao in Macau and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The company places strong focus on their code of conduct and ethical behavior of their employees. The company has both tangible and intangible resources. Their capabilities include excellent management of operations and human resources, specifically tailored offerings to the Asian market, the MICE business and Eco 360 cost savings initiative. We have identified their core competencies to be in MICE, the Eco 360 program, its Paiza Club which targets high end Asian clientele and the Venetian theme which is seen prominently in their establishments. We have also analyzed the company’s...
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...Business Correspondence Tutorial Task 1: Look at the examples below. Which is more appropriate – (a) or (b)? Why? Example 1: |(a) With effect from 14 July, I suggest that your goods be delivered at 7.00 am instead of the usual 6.30 am. I seek your cooperation | |in this respect. | | | |(b) My suggestion is that we deliver your goods promptly at 7.00 am sharp instead of the usual 6.30 am. If this is not convenient, | |please let me know and I will make alternative arrangements. | Example 2: |(a) You probably did not notice that your order was mailed after our special gift order had expired. | | | |(b) You do not qualify for the free gift because you did not respond within ten days. | Example 3 |(a) If there should be any questions concerning this matter, please call the number listed on the letterhead above. | | ...
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...Limited has adopted GRI Global 4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines in their sixth Sustainability Report and is an audited by an independent third party, Ere-S Pte. Ltd. specializing in business sustainability and provide independence assurance for this report. The report is based on GRI Global 4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, in accordance with the Core level requirements outlined in the G4’s reporting standards. This Report has successfully completed the GRI Materiality Disclosures service which verifies that the General Standard Disclosures G4-17 to G4-27 were correctly located in both the GRI Content Index and in the text of this Report. Introduction CapitaLand is one of Asia’s largest real estate companies and listed in Singapore. It has integrated developments including shopping malls, service residences, offices and...
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...rtYTL CORPORATION BERHAD 92647-H www.ytl.com.my www.ytlcommunity.com YTL CORPORATION BERHAD 92647-H 11th Floor Yeoh Tiong Lay Plaza 55 Jalan Bukit Bintang 55100 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel • 603 2117 0088 603 2142 6633 Fax • 603 2141 2703 the journey continues... YTL CORPORATION BERHAD 92647-H sustainability report 2011 sustainability report 2011 This report is printed on environmentally friendly paper. YTL CORPORATION BERHAD 92647-H Table of Contents 2 10 12 20 38 102 114 116 Managing Director’s Review Corporate Responsibility Promotion Of Arts & Culture 14 Starhill Gallery Arts Festival 15 The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) 17 Singapore Dance Theatre 17 The Actor’s Studio at the Rooftop, Lot 10 17 A Midsummer Nights Feast at Starhill Gallery 18 Feast Village Junior 18 Hutong – A Gourmet Heritage Village at Lot 10 19 YTL Concerts of Celebration Supporting Education & Community Development 22 Education Initiatives 28 Community Support & Development Initiatives 36 Employee Welfare Protection of the Environment 40 The YTL Group’s Environmental Vision 42 Utilities 61 Cement Manufacturing 65 Express Rail Link 68 Property Development & Sustainable Design 85 Hotels & Resorts 87 Carbon Credit Consultancy Services 88 Biodiversity & Nature Conservation Programmes & Collaborations 102 Earth Hour 2011 105 Ongoing Outreach Through Climate Change Week 106 National Geographic Store, Kuala Lumpur 108 The Copenhagen Communiqué on Climate Change...
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...Executive Summary: Total quality management and lean provide a means to improve the delivery of services using a disciplined, qualitative and minimalistic approach. They also bring numerous advantages to an organization and the surrounding environment if implemented properly, but it also risks being regarded as another management or profit oriented move. This paper aims to evaluate these business processes, and provide guidelines for the application of total quality management and Lean in the port activities in Singapore, through its maritime port authority. As this is the scope of the paper, an analysis is also carried out to identify the areas that the maritime port authority of Singapore has applied these measures, the impact of these methods as well as recommendation of aspects that can be leaned in order to improve both port activities and sustainability. Secondary data sources is the main methodological method used in this paper, and various pieces of information have been retrieved from these sources to indicate and support claims made in this paper In addition, this paper is targeted towards administrators and scholars responsible for a wide range of public-sector services, including those provided to citizens and those provided to internal customers both in the logistics and supply chain industry such as ports authorities, and as a business process improvement measure. Introduction: The economic development in Asia, and in particularly in the south...
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...1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose The purpose of this report is to apply our understanding of retail promotion and branding concepts to the brand, Terra Plana. The report also aims to include recommendations to further improve the brand. 1.2 Scope The report looks into 5 main analysis of Terra Plana – 1) Market Segmentation, 2) Target Market, 3) Brand Positioning, 4) Terra Plana brand meaning, vision and promise, and lastly 5) Recommendations of Promotion Mix. These investigations will aid in helping to build the brand and create brand awareness in Singapore successfully. 1.3 Research Methodology Thorough research on Terra Plana through the use of websites, newspaper articles, brochures, and useful blogs etc. In addition to that, we also made trips down to the physical store at 69@Haji in an attempt to get a better understanding of the brand. Unfortunately though, our various visits were futile as the store was never opened and no contact number was made available to us to contact the store owners. As such, information could only be gathered from outside the store front. 1.4 Background Information Since 2003, Terra Plana Shoes makes a variety of sustainable shoes fitting into one of three concepts – 1) 21st Century Artisan - Exemplified by the core of the Terra Plana range. It combines an understanding of classic shoe making with modern technologies and recycled materials. 2) Recycled - Terra Plana teamed up with Anti Apathy (Eco-awareness organization) to...
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...ACE TECHZION 2K15 Implementation and explanation of the Green Building concepts PRESENTED BY Y.SAI KRISHNA 138P1A0137 Towards the implementation and explanation of the Green Building concept Y.SAI KRISHNA (1256sai@gmail.com) Abstract: The “Green Building” is an interdisciplinary theme, where the green building concept includes a multitude of elements, components and procedures which diverge to several subtopics that intertwined to form the green building concept. Generally, the green building is considered to be an environmental component, as the green building materials are manufactured from local eco-sources, i.e. environmentally friendly materials, which are then used to make an eco-construction subject to an eco-design that provides a healthy habitat built on the cultural and architectural heritage in construction while ensuring conservation of natural resources. This ensures disassembling the building components and materials, after a determined building lifetime, to environmentally friendly materials that can be either re-used or recycled. During their lifecycle, the green buildings minimize the use of resources (energy and water); reduce the harmful impact on the ecology, and provide better indoor environment. Green buildings afford a high level of environmental, economic, and engineering performance. These include energy efficiency and conservation, improved indoor air quality, resource and material efficiency, and occupant's health...
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...Retrieved: 14 May 2011 Figure 7. Wood Plastic Composite 2 Source: http://www.ask.com/wiki/Wood-plastic_composite Retrieved: 14 May 2011 Figure 8. WPC as docking in balcony Source: CT Wood’s Brochure, 2011 Figure 9. CT Wood Logo Source: CT Wood’s Brochure, 2011 Figure 10. Advantages of WPC Source: CT Wood’s Brochure, 2011 Figure 11. WPC as docking in terrace Source: CT Wood’s Brochure, 2011 Figure 12. WPC as docking in corridor area Source: CT Wood’s Brochure, 2011 Figure 13. WPC as drain cover Source: CT Wood’s Brochure, 2011 Figure 14. Different Between Wood and WPC (CT Wood) Source: CT Wood’s Brochure, 2011 Figure 15. Polycarbonate Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarbonate Retrieved: 14 May 2011 Figure 16. Green House Polycarbonate 1 Source:...
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...(2005) 69–175 www.elsevier.com/locate/pplann Global city making in Singapore: a real estate perspective Sun Sheng Han Department of Real Estate, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore, Singapore 117566 CHAPTER 1 Introduction ‘Global city’ is a notion popularly cited among planning academics and practitioners in describing some strategic places in the world economy. Pioneer researchers in this area define global cities as basing points of capital in a world economy (Friedmann, 1986: 71); production centres of specialized information services such as financial services, media services, educational and health services, and centres of tourism (Hall, 1998: 24); and centres for servicing and financing international trade, investment and headquarters operations (Sassen, 2004: 171). Summarizing those perspectives and recognizing the influence of a new economy, which can be characterized as informational, global and networked (Castells, 2000: 27), global cities can be seen as the urban nodes where globalization materializes so that they are (1) highly concentrated command points in the organization of the world economy; (2) key locations for finance and specialized service firms; (3) sites of production of innovation; (4) markets for the products and innovations produced (Sassen, 2001: 3 and 4). Taylor (2004) has argued that these perspectives involve understanding just the attributes of cities and suggests that the key roles of...
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...associated with manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients – the substances in our drugs that treat or prevent illness. Following trials in Jurong, Singapore, teams at the eight facilities where we produce active ingredients are implementing holistic improvement plans which are bringing significant environmental benefits and cost reductions. Infrastructure investments included installing a biogas plant at Irvine, UK, a combined heat and power facility in Worthing, UK, and a photo oxidation system for waste treatment in Singapore. Our site in Cork, Ireland, where we are now bio-treating waste and recovering the energy produced, achieved zero waste to landfill for the third year running in 2013, and has cut water use by 57% and carbon emissions by 41% since 2008. in the world). This innovative process will significantly cut our carbon emissions by reducing cooling requirements, as well as producing less organic waste. Many of the improvements we are making take time to We are also making changes implement. But across all to the chemical processes eight sites, we have already themselves. For example, we cut energy use by 4%, CO2 are investing in a new process emissions by 12%, water use at our facility in Quality Road, by 10% and waste to landfill by 82% since 2010. Singapore, which uses enzymes in the manufacturing of amoxicillin (one of the most widely prescribed antibiotics GSK Corporate Responsibility Report 2013 63...
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...GRUNDFOS A/S IN AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Case updated by MSJ Center for International Business Department of Business Studies September 2009, Aalborg University (updated August 2011) Table of Contents A. The World Pump Market: ........................................................................................................................ 3 1. Introduction: ........................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Major Markets: ....................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Technological Developments (Brief History):............................................................................. 4 4. Main applications of Pumps: ............................................................................................................. 4 5. Industry drivers: ................................................................................................................................... 5 6. Major Players and the Level of Competition: ............................................................................. 5 B. Grundfos: ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 1. Company Profile: ...............................................................................
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...SINGAPORE Singapore is located at the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula and just over 100 km north of the equator. It consists of the island of Singapore and about 60 islets within its territorial waters, covering a total land area of 712.4 sq. km. Singapore is situated near the equator and has a typically tropical climate, with abundant rainfall, high and uniform temperatures, and high humidity all year round. Many of its climate variables, such as temperature and relative humidity, do not show large month-to-month variation. However, many variables exhibit prominent diurnal (or daily) variations from hour to hour, indicating the strong influence that solar heating has on the local climate. Singapore is one of the world's leading commercial hubs, with the fourth-biggest financial center and one of the five busiest ports. Singapore has developed rapidly from a third world to a first world country in five decades by prioritizing the twin goals of developing a competitive economy and pursuing environmental sustainability. Both are important in order to attract investors and enhance quality of life. Singapore is resource-constrained, and imports most of its food, water and natural resources. As an island city-state, it has its own share of existing environmental challenges, particularly with air quality levels, in part due to regional transboundary haze. Having developed its industrial base and achieved high economic growth in the last four decades, current...
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...Green computing 1 Green computing Green computing, green IT or ICT Sustainability, refers to environmentally sustainable computing or IT. In the article Harnessing Green IT: Principles and Practices, San Murugesan defines the field of green computing as "the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems—such as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communications systems — efficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the environment."[1] The goals of green computing are similar to green chemistry; reduce the use of hazardous materials, maximize energy efficiency during the product's lifetime, and promote the recyclability or biodegradability of defunct products and factory waste. Many corporate IT department have Green Computing initiatives to reduce the environmental impacts of their IT operations.[2] Research continues into key areas such as making the use of computers as energy-efficient as possible, and designing algorithms and systems for efficiency-related computer technologies. Origins In 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched Energy Star, a voluntary labeling program that is designed to promote and recognize energy-efficiency in monitors, climate control equipment, and other technologies. This resulted in the widespread adoption of sleep mode among consumer electronics. Concurrently, the Swedish organization TCO Development launched the TCO...
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