ACCA mAlAysiA sustAinAbility reporting AWArDs (masrA) 2011 2 contents Introduction The age of integration: a new dawn for corporate reporting Panel of judges Entrants Shortlisted reports ACCA MaSRA 2011 winners Judges’ feedback Supporting organisations About ACCA 4 6 11 12 14 17 25 28 31 ACKnoWleDgement ACCA would like to thank and acknowledge the contribution and support of the distinguished panel of judges, AccountAbility, Bursa Malaysia Berhad, CorporateRegister.com, The
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Poverty as an Area of Enquiry The literature on poverty today is quite voluminous. The contributors to this literature came from diverse disciplines including sociology, anthropology, education, political economy, geography, agronomy, biology, nutrition etc. However, its need to be mentioned that though mention of poor, poverty, charity etc can be seen in the writing of social and moral philosophers of pre and post reformation era, the scholars have directed their attention to poverty as a distinct
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might be surprising is how many students would put their job in the category of “other,” suggesting that many jobs do not fall neatly into any one functional area. Perhaps many in the “other” category might best be called “operations” on further reflection. Customers, both internal and external, are part of each process, and the goal is to manage the processes to add the most value for them. 2. Amazon.com offers a very broad range of services and products at competitive prices. Its competitive
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Research Report DCSF-RR051 Independent Learning Literature Review Bill Meyer, Naomi Haywood, Darshan Sachdev and Sally Faraday Learning and Skills Network Research Report No DCSF-RR051 Independent Learning Literature Review Bill Meyer, Naomi Haywood, Darshan Sachdev and Sally Faraday Learning and Skills Network The views expressed in this report are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department for Children, Schools and Families. © Learning and Skills Network
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Micro-Macro Linkages Between Gender, Development, and Growth: Implications for the Caribbean Region Stephanie Seguino Professor, Department of Economics Old Mill 340 University of Vermont Burlington, VT 05401 Tel. 1 802 656-0187 Fax 1 802 656-8405 Email sseguino@zoo.uvm.edu July 2008 Acknowledgements: I am grateful for helpful comments and insights from Rhoda Reddock, Christine Barrow, Caren Grown, three anonymous referees, and participants at the Building Capacity for Gender Analysis
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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL STUDIES Destruction of Cape San (Bushman) Society The hunter-gatherer communities of the Cape Colony were almost entirely destroyed as a result of pervasive settler violence under both Dutch and British colonial rule. Some scholars argue that the land dispossession, enforced labour incorporation, periodic massacre, and suppression of their culture inflicted on the San constitute genocide. While developments through the 18th century have been
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The effect of learning environment factors on students' motivation and learning Mary Hanrahan, Centre for Mathematics and Science Education, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Copyright 1998 Taylor & Francis Published in: International Journal of Science Education 20 (6) p 737-753 This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here with permission of the publisher for your personal use. Not for redistribution. See publisher’s website for the definitive published version. http://www
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The Health Care Manager Volume 27, Number 2, pp. 147–158 Copyright # 2008 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Five Myths of the Chinese Health Care System D. Rob Haley, PhD; Mei Zhao, PhD; JoAnn M. Nolin, JD; Kerry Dunning, MHA; Sun Qiang, PhD As China continues its moves from a socialist ideology to a market economy, the impact of its presence is being felt globally. This is especially true with China’s health care system and the challenges that it is experiencing with
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are responsible for influencing the way in which we see the world and our place within it (Curtis, Gaylord, & Norton, 2004). As the only way of life ever known, these cultural beliefs often determine the way we view factors such as religion, nutrition, and even healthcare (Curtis et al., 2004). As healthcare professionals, nurses today are faced with the responsibility of providing not only the safest and highest quality care possible, but also ensuring the care provided is culturally acceptable
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Non-For-Profit Fraud Authors’ Note This paper was prepared for Advanced Accounting, Summer 2013. OUTLINE 1. Introduction 2. The Reasons of Fraud in Nonprofits. 3. Types of Nonprofit Fraud. 4. Recent Fraud Cases: A. $1,000,000 Charity Scam by John Cody. B. ASPCA International and $27,000,000 Fraud. C. Fraud Committed by Anita Collins, Church Bookkeeper. D. Fraud Committed by Hugh Blackburn. 5. Fraud Prevention in Nonprofit Organizations. 6. Conclusion. Introduction
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