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Finding a path in the sustainability jungle. A framework for corporate action.
Seelos, Christian - EconWPA - 2005
Collective concerns about sustainable development and proposals about how to achieve sustainability have produced a … sustainability; and yet the lack of clear definitions has left a vacuum of corporate guidance. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR …) has become a synonym for corporate action towards sustainability, but companies continue to struggle to understand how to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062681
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Impacts of Native Vegetation and Biodiversity Regulations
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004
Australian, state and territory regimes came under review for the Commission’s inquiry into native vegetation and biodiversity regulations. The Commission’s preliminary findings were released for public comment in December 2003. It found that the cost of farm regulations could be reduced if...
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Wertschaffendes Umweltmanagement. Keine Nachhaltigkeit ohne ökonomischen Erfolg. Kein ökonomischer Erfolg ohne Nachhaltigkeit
Figge, Frank - EconWPA - 2004
Die Studie „Wertschaffendes Umweltmanagement“ betrachtet den Zusammenhang zwischen Umweltaspekten und Unternehmenswert. Hierbei bezieht sie erstmals zwei unterschiedliche, sich ergänzende Bewertungsverfahren ein: Sie nimmt erstens das Konzept des Environmental Shareholder Value auf und...
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"Basic Principles of Sustainable Development"
Harris, Jonathan M. - EconWPA - 2001
This paper explores what a critical commentary on micro principles texts might look like, examining what is to be critiqued and how to do it.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005555984
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"Civil Economy and Civilized Economics: Essentials for Sustainable Development"
Goodwin, Neva; 2001, January - EconWPA - 2001
begun to reshape economics. The broadest conception of sustainability is found if we understand sustainable development to … sustainable development. Looming environmental crises have served as a prime motivating force for reevaluating fundamental … principles. In particular, the concept of sustainability, carrying with it clear requirements for values, goals and ethics, has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556099
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NATURAL RESOURCE ABUNDANCE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH REVISITED
Stijns, Jean-Philippe - EconWPA - 2001
Data on energy and mineral reserves suggest that natural resource abundance has not been a significant structural determinant of economic growth between 1970 and 1989. The story behind the effect of natural resources on economic growth is a complex one that typical growth regressions do not...
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Apertura Comercial y Convergencia Regional en Mexico
Diaz-Bautista, Alejandro - EconWPA - 2003
Para conocer el efecto que la apertura comercial ha tenido en la tasa de crecimiento economico de largo plazo y en el proceso de convergencia real entre los estados de Mexico, el presente estudio revisa el marco teorico y conceptual que parece mas adecaudo para esta finalidad, que no es otro que...
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Wealth, Poverty and Sustainable Development
Barkin, David - EconWPA - 2005
An analysis of the underlying causes of environment destruction debunks the idea that the poor are the principal cause of environmental degradation in present-day societies. The paper also identifies some of the major areas of economic theory and institutional biases in market economies that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118662
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Aspects of Outreach: A Framework for the Discussion of the Social Benefits of Microfinance
Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001
microfinance and the self-sustainability approach. The poverty approach assumes that great depth of outreach can compensate for … narrow breadth, short length, and limited scope. The self-sustainability approach assumes that wide breadth, long length, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118813
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Seven Aspects of Loan Size
Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001
Attempts to gauge the depth of outreach of microfinance organizations usually start--and often end--with the measurement of loan size. But just what is loan size? Loan size has at least seven aspects, each of which matters not only for depth of outreach but also for profitability. The aspects...
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