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Towards Sustainable Mineral-Intensive Growth in Orissa : Managing Environmental and Social Impacts
World Bank - 2012
The study's objective was to support the socio-economic development program of the Government of Orissa by helping to analyze and formulate practical strategies for strengthening an institutional and regulatory framework with respect to managing the environmental and social impacts of...
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Promoting enterprise-led innovation in China
Zhang, Chunlin (contributor) - 2009
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China : Inclusive Innovation for Sustainable Inclusive Growth
World Bank - 2013
concept is new to the Chinese government from both conceptual and policy perspective. So far China has emphasized frontier … poor. In China many efforts are being made in the domain of inclusive innovation, but there is no clear strategy and … operationalization of inclusive innovation policy in China and possibly in other countries. This report is presented in four Chapters and …
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Firms' environmental performance : does news matter ?
Nlandu Mamingi (contributor) - 2006
"The empirical literature on environmental performance or compliance has followed two strands: one based on the impact of formal regulation as a means of inducing better environmental performance, and another centered on the role of informal regulation which mainly emphasizes the role of...
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Disclosure of environmental violations and the stock market in the Republic of Korea
Nlandu Mamingi (contributor) - 2004
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Business environment and the incorporation decision
Demirguç-Kunt, Asli - 2004
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Cleaner transport fuels for cleaner air in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Kojima, Masami (contributor) - 2000
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The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC
World Bank - 2022
The enormous amount of plastic waste - especially litter from plastic packaging – that leaks into the natural environment each year is a global concern with severe environmental consequences, particularly for marine life and human health. Limitations in waste collection and waste treatment...
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Establishing a Green Charcoal Value Chain in Rwanda : A Feasibility Study
World Bank - 2014
Biomass is the most important source of energy in Rwanda, especially for domestic cooking. Today approximately 86 percent of primary energy comes from biomass, mainly in the form of wood that is either used directly as a fuel (57 percent), or converted into charcoal (23 percent) together with...
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Integrating Climate Change into Road Asset Management
Henning, Theuns Frederick Phillip - 2017
There is a wealth of scientific reports that records the actual climatic changes that have been taking place during recent years. While there is debate over the causes of climate change, the rate at which this phenomenon is increasing is overwhelming - with the evidence indicating that the...
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