Sustainability Research Sustainability is of increasing significance for businesses, communities, and national economies around the globe. Sustainability addresses economic, environmental, and social issues, but it also incorporates cultural dimensions. In the face of globalisation, societies seek to preserve their cultural values and community identity, while still participating in the global economy. In New Zealand the importance of sustainability issues has been recognised by central and
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daunting task of understanding, fixing, maintaining, and regaining a sustainable, natural Everglades-type ecosystem in South Florida is monumental. The area south of Lake Okeechobee now has a human population of over four million people, with greedy agricultural and urban demands for more water and more space. Therefore, several uphill battles have ensued. The conceptual plans for restoring this ecosystem, currently on record, are all extremely expensive to implement. A more thorough definition of the
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ure CHAPTER- 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 NEED FOR BANKS With the increase in population and trust of people in the banks, the banks started to perform many other functions to facilitate the different sectors of economy in addition to their basic functions of accepting deposit and lending money. Because of expansion in banking business, it became very difficult for banks to perform the entire functions just under one roof. So the banking experts decided to divide the banks according to their importance
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1.0 Introduction Business is generally known as an organisation, either as an individual or society that involved in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. As a whole, a business is doing commercially viable and profitable work. The business world has moral that to survive in the industry to make money and gain a face value and thus increase their share value or profit. To do this many companies are working towards it. In order to gain continuous respect in the business world, corporations
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Who does really pay for our Burgers? Institutional Causes, Effects and Solutions to the Meat Industry’s Contribution to Global Warming WHO DOES REALLY PAY FOR OUR BURGERS? 1. Introduction ‘All across the world, in every kind of environment and region known to man, increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Not only is it real, it's here, and its effects are giving rise to
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction The introduction forms the beginning of the main body of the project. It is designed as Chapter one. It is devoted primarily to justifying the research work. Accordingly, the following headings are discussed: Background of the Study, Statement of the study, Objectives of the study, Research Questions, Significance of the study, Scope and Limitation(s), Definition of terms and the Organization of the study or Chapters 1.1 Background of the Study The Rural Banking
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Square group and ACI group. It will enlighten the csr activities which are done by the two groups of companies for the development of society as well as improving the quality of life. Methodology of Study: We actually went through many phases for research method. We have followed the guideline supplied by our instructor.. * Firstly, we created a conceptual framework of the topic. * Secondly, we collected data from primary sources and secondary sources. * Thirdly, we analyzed the data
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Socio-economic vulnerabilities and impacts The foregoing discussion of the indicators of environmental change and human driving forces has already alluded to some socioeconomic impacts of environmental changes. In fact, some of the second- or third-order changes in the status of environmental resources are manifestations of impacts of people's adjustment to environmental changes. For such reasons, at times it is difficult to separate precisely the impacts of environmental changes as causes of socio-economic
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State Environment Related Issues ENVIS Newsletter DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA January 2007 Vol.2 No. 6 Utility bonanza from dust F ly ash is one of the numerous substances that cause air, water and soil pollution, disrupt ecological cycles and set off environmental hazards. environmental dangers. Both in disposal, as well as in utilization, utmost care has to be taken, to safeguard the interest of human life, wild life, and
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