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Konferenz Sustainability 21 : Helsinki, 5. und 6. November 1999 ; Europäisches Beratendes Forum für Umwelt und nachhaltige Entwicklung
Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Umwelt - 2000
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Business sustainability and undergraduate management education in Australia
Fisher, Josie; Bonn, Ingrid - 2009
sustainability and the appropriate strategies required to improve business sustainability. In addition, there are international calls … for educators to address sustainability in their programs. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which … business sustainability is being incorporated into undergraduate business and management courses in Australian universities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441710
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A Comparative Analysis of Water Quality Sampling Decisions in Aquifers
Rajagopal, Rangaswamy; Kuchibhatla, Ramana - 1995
No single set of sampling decisions is optimal for all monitoring programs. Cost-effective decisions will have to be made in an adaptive framework, constantly changing yet having a basic structure. The major objectives of this paper are to develop and illustrate such a model structure for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466049
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The Point-of-Use Water Treatment Industry: Expert Opinion on Regulation.
Rajagopal, Rangaswamy; Tobin, Graham A - 1990
Concerns over declining water quality have led many home owners to install point-of-use water treatment units to improve potable supplies. This industry has grown considerably in recent years. However, some questions have been raised regarding misleading advertising and improper claims being...
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Full Circle : a collection of prototypes
Finn, Angela L. - 2008
sustainability: that of the well being of fashion industry workers in Australia and New Zealand (people). This collection formed the … discussion of source, the work suggests that the made in China syndrome (in reference to the current state of over-consumerism in … source local/make local/sell local approach also has great benefits in terms of environmental sustainability. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438058
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Occupier perceptions of green workplace environment: The Australian experience
Kato, Hikari; Too, Linda; Rask, Ann - 2009
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the perceptions by occupiers of green workplace environments. It examines how occupiers (both management and employees) perceive and evaluate the role of green workplace environments, and subsequently assesses the effectiveness of a green...
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Accounting for Depletion of Oil and Gas Resources in Malaysia
Othman, Jamal; Jafari, Yaghoob - 2011
This paper provides an assessment of the changes in the availability of oil and gas resources in Malaysia. The physical and monetary balance sheets for crude oil and natural gas for the period 2000- 2007 was constructed. The net present value of expected future incomes to reflect the value of...
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Analise das externalidades negativas no meio ambiente e sustentabilidade na
Ponciano, Niraldo Jose; Souza, Paulo Marcelo; Mata, … - 2008
Objetivou-se analisar os efeitos das externalidades negativas no meio ambiente,abordar o Teorema de Coase no que se refere ao problema de definição dos direitos depropriedade. Adicionalmente, o trabalho explica a teoria econômica da externalidade e ilustra com exemplos. Descreve o...
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Agribusiness: Empirical Findings from Germany
Heyder, Matthias; Theuvsen, Ludwig - 2009
The social responsibility of businesses has developed into a highly debated issue in recent years.Especially in agribusiness, recent scandals as well as information asymmetries concerning food production have ledto high external pressure on firms from the wider public. Being confronted with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445971
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Outsourcing and Offshoring: Sector Implications for Dynamics, Growth, and Sustainability
Weaver, Robert D.; Chung, Sung Hoon - 2009
labor service contracting on sustainability of the local labor force.In particular, our results show that as contracted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446047