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A Curmudgeon’s Thoughts on Sustainability

Davis, Russell L. - 2013

This is a different approach to the subject of sustainability which suggests: 1) that certain activities are inherently … unsustainable; 2) that sustainability be defined with regard to a basic level of technology, economy, and demand; 3) that … sustainability can be better managed by looking at the energy and waste and consumption from manufacturing, and treating the …

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International Business, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development

Kolk, Ans; van Tulder, Rob - 2010

While attention to the social and environmental impacts of international business (IB) is not new, the past years have seen renewed interest due to pressing global problems such as climate change and poverty. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are regarded as playing a specific role given their...

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Citizen Suits and Sustainability

Dernbach, John C. - 2015

The article explores what we can learn about sustainable development, and the progress the United States has already made or not made, by looking at citizen suits under United States environmental law. The article focuses on four aspects of citizen suits: the manner in which they allow access to...

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Value chain transformations in the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy

Mac Clay, Pablo; Sellare, Jorge - 2022

research capabilities. Finally, we argue that while bio-based innovation can potentially achieve environmental sustainability … sustainability in the transition to a bioeconomy …

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Closing the Loop for Resource Efficiency, Sustainable Consumption and Production : A Critical Review of the Circular Economy

Camilleri, Mark Anthony - 2018

The circular economy proposition is not a novel concept. However, it has recently stimulated sustainable consumption and production ideas on remanufacturing, refurbishing and recycling of materials. A thorough literature review suggests that the circular economy’s regenerative systems are...

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Adjusted Genuine Saving and Water - a Measure for Sustainability

Schloer, Holger - 2013

raising the issue of sustainability of development. This definition determines intra- and intergenerational justice as … developed by the World Bank, is a sustainability indicator based on the concepts of national accounts that can provide …

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'Sustainable Finance Made by the EC' - Inconvenient Insights into An Unsustainable Economic Policy

Schäfer, Henry - 2023

addressing of the financial sector as responsible and enabler to achieve climate and sustainability goals is overstretched and … climate protection and sustainability goals is then critically questioned. Finally, it is argued why sustainable finance is …

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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Factors and Green Productivity : The Impacts of Greenwashing and Competence Greenwashing on Sustainable Finance and ESG Investing

Schumacher, Kim - 2023

The rise of sustainable finance, ESG investment, and sustainability reporting, has gradually led to a growing … disconnect among many financial-sector and corporate stakeholders, which can be observed between their positive sustainability … performance claims and the organizational resources and capacities dedicated to assuring proper ESG integration and sustainability …

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Inclusion in a Polarised World

Freeman, Alan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005

This paper on inclusion was presented to the at the 2005 summer school of DEEEP (Development Education Exchange in Europe Project), Härnösand - Sweden, 5 - 12 June 2005. It addresses the significance of the concept of world civilisation. It assesses how meaning may be attached to the concept...

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Sustaining the Economic Rent of Oceanic Resources: The Case of Marine Protected Areas

Hallwood, Paul - Department of Economics, University of Connecticut - 2003

This paper investigates economic aspects of marine protected areas (MPAs) that are closely related to the underlying marine biota. Many marine scientists recognize that enough is now known about the marine biology for the scientific siting of MPAs to protect marine environments that create...

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