Is our consumption society sustainable? The concept of a sustainable society has been discussed for decades. Moreover, attention is paid to the direct effect that consumption has on this issue. Sustainability is defined through meeting consumer needs without compromising the needs of future generations (OECD, 2002). But it doesn’t bring in question what quantity of current needs is really necessary (Conca, Princen& Maniates, 2003). Many scientists regard consumption orientated society as
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ANEXO: DATOS EXTRACTADOS MEMORIA ANUAL IKEA A better everyday life for the many people Mikael Ohlsson, President and Chief Executive Officer for the IKEA Group Welcome to the 2011 IKEA Yearly Summary. In times when many nations and people face economic challenges, our vision of creating a better everyday for the many people is more relevant than ever. We are constantly engaged in learning about the different ways people experience life at home and what their needs are. And we know people are becoming
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CHAPTER 13 Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Development in Africa: Case Study on Kenya Davis Wekesa Barasa INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVES Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) is currently drawing special attention of many researchers, institutions of higher learning, pharmaceutical organisations, governments, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) etc. than it did just a decade ago. Recently, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has recognised the applications of traditional knowledge
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they were expanding outside of New England and decided to establish the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation. The company provided 7.5 percent of their pre-tax profits to fund community-oriented projects through the Foundation. In 1988, they received a corporate giving award from the Council on Economic Priorities. Also in 1988, the company established a new Environmental Action Plan which was conceived largely by the company’s already environmentally conscious employees. The program began when a group
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environmental problems, however most of the companies do not think about the consequences of their activities. According to Naqa'a Enterprise, an emerging social enterprise of young professionals committed to promoting the concept of environmental sustainability, the average business consumes 3.6 tons of paper/year -the equivalence of a large garden full of trees. Businesses should go green if they want to have a healthy planet to do business on. One of the main reasons why businesses should go green
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Sustainable Development Report 2011 From sea to food – over 100 years of sustained growth Sustainability Development Report home San Aspiring, South Amundsen Sea. The San Aspiring on 13 February 2011 in the South Amundsen Sea at the end of her Ross Sea season. The iceberg was about 20m tall and 30m wide, the hole through the centre about 10m high by 10m wide. The vessel had been fishing for 86 days at the time and had a full load of Antarctic toothfish on board. Cape Horn was less than
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Environmental Accounting Management Practices in Japan COURSE: INTERNATIONAL MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING(C31IM) MOHAMMED MUBEER.C HOO175198 Contents 1. Introduction: What is Environmental Management Accounting (EMA)? 3 1.1 Environmental Accounting 3 1.2 Environment-related Management Accounting 3 2. Environmental Accounting Management Practices in Japan 4 2.1 Japanese Government Initiatives on Environment Accounting 5 2.1.1 MOE Initiative 5 2.1.2 METI Initiative 6 2.2 Environmental
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FINAL PROJECT MGT 408 Introduction In recent years, having a green business has become more than the niche market. Big businesses like Walmart, Nike, and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are embracing sustainability, not simply for altruism but because they’ve realized that going green can significantly reduce their total costs, which impacts their all of their business operation. Running a sustainable business means running any organization that participates in environmentally friendly or green activities
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Scaling Inclusive Business Models leveraging a partnership ecosystem at the nexus of poverty and environment Scaling Inclusive Business Models leveraging a partnership ecosystem at the nexus of poverty and environment Markus Dietrich,Director, ASEI Sahba Sobhani, Programme Advisor Private Sector BPPS, UNDPASEI Project Team: Mary Grace Santos, Lead Consultant Lorenzo Cordova, Jr., Environmental Impact Specialist Marcos Perez, Jr. Social Impact Specialist Markus Dietrich,Director, ASEI
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Reforms are needed to reduce these deficits in order to achieve the following goals of agriculture: (i) 4 per cent growth in agriculture; (ii) equity in terms of higher growth in lagging regions, small and marginal farmers, and women; and (iii) sustainability. Access to food can be increased through employment due to growth in labour intensive sectors and/or through social protection programmes. The problem of malnutrition is much broader than that of access to food. The South Asian Enigma (malnutrition
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