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Handbook on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility
Magnan, Michel (ed.); Michelon, Giovanna (ed.) - 2024 - First edition
"The world-wide transition towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) results in profound changes to business practices. Hence, this crucial Handbook adopts a global perspective to review key CSR issues and their implications for the future evolution of corporate governance. Michel Magnan and...
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World statistics on mining and utilities 2016
United Nations Industrial Development Organization - 2016
World Statistics on Mining and Utilities 2016 provides a unique biennial overview of the role of mining and utility … and growth of international mining and utility activities by country and sector. Country level data is clearly presented … on the number of establishments, employment and output of activities such as: coal, iron ore and crude petroleum mining …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419889
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World statistics on mining and utilities 2012
United Nations Industrial Development Organiztion - 2012
World Statistics on Mining and Utilities provides a unique biennial overview of the role of mining and utility … and growth of international mining and utility activities by country and sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851627
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Beyond uneconomic growth : economics, equity and the ecological predicament
Farley, Joshua C. (contributor); Malghan, Deepak (contributor) - 2016
In memoriam for Robert Goodland -- Part I Introduction -- 1. The foundations for an ecological economy: an overview / Joshua Farley -- 2. The world in over-shoot: a celebration of Herman Daly's contributions to ecological economics - the science of sustainability / Robert Goodland -- 3. Toward a...
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Ecological economics and sustainable development : selected essays of Herman Daly
Daly, Herman E. - 2007
Basic concepts and ideas -- Limits to growth -- Economics in a full world -- The challenge of ecological economics : historical context and some specific issues -- Issues with the World Bank -- Sustainable development : definitions, principles, policies -- The illth of nations : comments on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420018
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Sustainable development in Europe : concepts, evaluation and applications
Schubert, Uwe (contributor); Störmer, Eckhard (contributor) - 2007
Evaluating sustainable development is becoming increasingly important in policy making, evaluation practice and the scientific world in general. However, at present, there is neither a generally accepted set of measures and evaluation methods, nor specific standards to be met. Sustainable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420056
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Frontier issues in ecological economics
Lawn, Philip A. - 2007
pt. 1. An introduction to ecological economics, sustainable development and the steady-state economy -- pt. 2. Sustainable development and natural capital -- pt. 3. Sustainable development indicators -- pt. 4. Sustainable development : theoretical and policy issues -- pt. 5. Sustainable...
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The economics of tourism and sustainable development
Lanza, Alessandro (contributor); Markandya, Anil (contributor) - 2005
1. An investigation on the growth performance of small tourism countries -- 2. Forecasting international tourism demand and uncertainty for Barbados, Cyprus and Fiji -- 3. Land, environmental externalities and tourism development -- 4. Tourism, increasing returns and welfare -- 5. How to develop...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420059
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Sustainable development indicators in ecological economics
Lawn, Philip A. (contributor) - 2006
Since the late 1980s and early 1990s, national governments have introduced a range of policy measures designed to steer their economies along a more sustainable path. Yet how are we to know how successful these have been? This significant new book discusses the ways in which sustainable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850668
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Sustainable forest management and global climate change : selected case studies from the Americas
Dore, M. H. I. (contributor); Guevara, Rubén (contributor) - 2000
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change recognises that, in the formulation of a global strategy for reducing global emissions of carbon (the main factor in global warming) forests could play an important role. This book highlights that role and demonstrates how the forests of the world...
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