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As increasingly obvious signs tell us that the natural environment is changing abruptly and, unfortunately, noticeably, the natural resources are increasingly depleted but have to support a growing population, strategies for the sustainable development of the society will have to be implemented,...
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sustainability of the economic, social and ecological environment within which they operate. Corporate social responsibility has …
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are publicly addressing water stewardship as part of their corporate sustainability strategies. The paper begins with an … outline of the growing importance of corporate sustainability and water stewardship. The paper draws its empirical material … from the most recent information on sustainability posted on the top twelve ‘Consumer Superbrands’ corporate websites. The …
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Under the circumstances of certain weaknesses in the monitoring and evaluation processes of sustainable investment projects, the paper aims to develop a general integrated flow, encompassing both a project monitoring system and also a project evaluation system for the investment projects...
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Project management is a technique that can aid in the planning, scheduling, and monitoring of complex projects characterized by numerous, non repetitive jobs called activities. Examples of projects that would use project management include: - developing a mass rapid – transit system for a...
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In the present publication there is proposed an interpretation of possibilities, which goes beyond the boundaries of the universally adopted view that those are conditioned solely by the favourable influence of the factors of the external environment. Defended is the proposition that there is...
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The human rights related controversies surrounding Anglo Platinum's Mogalakwena mine in South Africa's Limpopo Province hit the world stage in 2008, attracting public scrutiny and instigating much debate in the realm of international business and human rights discussions. We provide an in-depth...
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This paper seeks to add to the growing body of research on sustainability, by bringing in an interdisciplinary view … implications on the two main paradigms of sustainability are presented. Building on these implications from other fields of study … psychology to the economics debate on sustainability. …
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We analyse the state of the environment for 24 EU member states, using the concept of ecological footprint. Findings suggest that 20 of the 24 analysed states are pushing their environment past its yearly regenerative limits. Of these, 10 have surpassed this value by at least two-fold. A few...
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Given the need of a new economic paradigm for the achievement of a world of sustainable wellbeing, this paper presents the main findings from the literature on sustainable well-being. We try to identify a few approaches of measurement, highlighting strengths and weaknesses. We analyzed Romania's...
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