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Catholic social teaching, sustainable development and social solidarism in the context of social security

Adamiak, Stanislaw; Walczak, Damian - In: Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting 3 (2014) 1, pp. 9-18

Nowadays, opposite to what could be observed at the end of the nineteenth century, people are more focused on creating larger societies rather than sets of alienated individuals. Certainly, there are many factors that cause this kind of trend. The factors may include social determinants known as...

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Attitude of the International Monetary Fund to a concept of sustainable development

Huterski, Robert - In: Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting 2 (2013) 1, pp. 65-77

Review of the IMF current publications from point of view of its attitude to idea of sustainable development shows that the IMF refers very often to this concept, but gives it specific meaning that is in contradiction with the essence and objective of the idea. On one hand, the IMF glorifies...

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Money illusion – the essence, social and economic costs and ways of their reduction in the light of sustainable development concept

Huterski, Robert - In: Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting 2 (2013) 2, pp. 45-60

To be deceived, only or mainly, by nominal monetary categories while undertaking economic decisions, what is called a money illusion, may generate serious economic disturbances. In the light of sustainable development concept, it is negative phenomenon that may destabilize economic and social...

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Coordinates of a New Romanian Regional Policy - Identifying the Development Poles. A Case Study

DAVIDESCU, Adriana; STRAT, Vasile Alecsandru - In: Informatica Economica 18 (2014) 2, pp. 88-99

The sustainable regional development is a crucial topic at the level of the EU nowadays. Therefore, the regional policies of the member states should be constructed in such a fashion, that they comply with the general European framework and maximize the potential of reaching the European goals....

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Quantitative Evaluation of Settlement Sustainability Policy (QESSP); Forward Planning for 26 Irish Settlements

Fitzgerald, Brian G.; O'Doherty, Travis; Moles, Richard; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1819-1839

Urban areas are increasingly associated with negative environmental impacts due to concentrated resource consumption; however urban areas also offer economies of scale in terms of service provision. There is no accepted mechanism to aid decision-makers in policy selection to determine where to...

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The Environmental, Social, Governance, and Financial Performance Effects on Companies that Adopt the United Nations Global Compact

Ortas, Eduardo; Álvarez, Igor; Garayar, Ainhoa - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1932-1956

This paper aims to investigate companies’ environmental, social, governance (ESG), and financial implications of their commitment to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). The focus is placed on companies operating in the three countries with the highest number of UNGC participants: Spain,...

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An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Urbanization and Changes in Resources and Environment

Liu, Tianyuan; Jia, Yu - In: Asian Agricultural Research 06 (2014) 09

between urbanization, and resources and environment. Based on the environmental indicator data related to the urbanization of … the impact of rapid urbanization on the resources and environment. It is found that urbanization is significantly and … environment and resources will be further increased; after 2020, urbanization and ecological environment will be in a new round of …

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Could a public ecology approach help resolve the mountaintop mining controversy?

Craynon, John R.; Sarver, Emily A.; Robertson, David P. - In: Resources Policy 38 (2013) 1, pp. 44-49

In recent years, controversy has grown around decisions related to mountaintop removal mining of coal in Central Appalachia, USA. While this mining method can be particularly efficient, it necessitates removal and relocation of huge volumes of earth—permanently altering the natural landform...

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‘Free prior and informed consent’, social complexity and the mining industry: Establishing a knowledge base

Owen, John R.; Kemp, Deanna - In: Resources Policy 41 (2014) C, pp. 91-100

׳Free prior and informed consent׳ (FPIC) has emerged as an influential theme in contemporary debates about mining and development. This paper considers the social knowledge base required to actualize the notion of FPIC in particular mining contexts. FPIC introduces heightened social...

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Community relations and mining: Core to business but not “core business”

Kemp, Deanna; Owen, John R. - In: Resources Policy 38 (2013) 4, pp. 523-531

Over the past two decades the global mining industry has witnessed the necessity and emergence of community relations and development (CRD) functions, essentially under the rubric of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility (CSR). These functions provide companies with...

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