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- Globalization, Minima Moralia, And The Responsibilities Of Multinational Companies
- Globalization also involves the idea of the "global village" in relation to communication, information, networking, and monitoring. It is a matter of enlightened self-interest for companies to behave in a socially and environmentally acceptable way wherever they operate, not just so as to avoid damaging their reputation, but also to...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Sustainable Development And Sustainability Of Competitive Advantage: A Dynamic, Sustainable View Of The Firm
- The core idea of the paper relates to the role of business in society at large. The paper presents a proposal for a dynamic and sustainable view of the firm, explaining the normative and instrumental character of its foundations. It shows how sustainable development changes the competitive landscape and in...
- White papers 2002-04-01
- New Business Models for Aid and Development: New Partnerships for Sustainable Development
- The demographics of developing nations show exponential levels of unplanned urban growth. This brings huge infrastructural engineering challenges. The old models of simple rural water supply and sanitation schemes are not applicable in the densely populated unplanned urban communities that are rapidly appearing within developing cities. The complexity of retrofitting...
- White papers 2003-02-19
- The Belgian Nuclear Phase-Out as a Strategy for Sustainable Development: Unstructured Problems, Unstructured Answers?
- The nuclear controversy just seems to go on and on, flickering in and out of existence, adopting many guises, but never reaching global closure. Lately, the contribution of nuclear power to future energy systems features again in the debate on global warming, or, more generally, sustainable development. As the stakes...
- White papers 2004-09-27
- Co-Regulatory Frameworks For Product Stewardship
- Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ACCI recognises the importance of sustainable development - which maintains the capacity of society, the economy and the environment to satisfy and sustain the needs and living standards of both current and future generations. Economic development and environmental protection are mutually reinforcing goals of...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Whither Globalisation?: The Beleaguered Promise Of Foreign Investment For Sustainable Development
- Foreign Direct Investment FDI is a leading driver of globalization. Undertaken by TransNational Corporations TNCs, FDI is creating dense and complex global networks of production and consumption. This paper examines statistical and case studies of the relationship between FDI and economic growth in developing countries. It focuses on knowledge spillovers,...
- White papers 2005-11-01
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- World bank group announces 2004-2007 assistance strategy for Brazil; Strategy focuses on equity, competitiveness and sustainable development.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-10 December 2003-WORLD BANK: World bank group announces 2004-2007 assistance strategy for Brazil; Strategy focuses on equity, competitiveness and sustainable developmentC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12092003 WASHINGTON - The World Bank Group today launched its new Country Assistance Strategy CAS...
- Research articles 2003-12-10
- World Bank's new partnership strategy for China focuses on economic integration, poverty, and sustainable development.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-24 May 2006-WORLD BANK: World Bank's new partnership strategy for China focuses on economic integration, poverty, and sustainable developmentC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:23052006 WASHINGTON - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today discussed the World Bank Group's new Country...
- Research articles 2006-05-24
- CONSULTATION ON COMMUNITY'S FUTURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.
- The European Commission issued a consultation paper on 28 March designed to help in drafting a "Community strategy on sustainable development" in time for the Gothenburg Summit on 15-16 June, in accordance with the request from EU Heads of State and Government at the Helsinki European...
- Research articles 2001-04-03
- Transport, economic development, and spatial planning from an EU perspective: Dominic Stead looks at recent EU developments concerning both the decoupling of transport growth and economic growth and the introduction of sustainable urban transport plans, a
- TWO RELATIVELY new concepts from recent European policy documents are examined in this article: the decoupling of transport growth and economic growth, and sustainable urban transport plans. Both have potentially important implications for land use planning. The European Union's Strategy for Sustainable Development,...
- Research articles 2005-03-01
- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.
- European Union Environment Ministers held their first policy debate at their meeting in Brussels on 9 March on the European Commission's Communication on the review of the EU's Sustainable Development Strategy. Whilst the Council broadly welcomed the communication, it nevertheless emphasised that a certain issues, ...
- Research articles 2006-03-22
- Human Resources Development Canada's Sustainable Development Strategy II
- Sustainable development SD is defined as "development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." HRDC's Human Resources Development Canada mandate is to assist all Canadians in their efforts to lead rewarding lives, as well as to promote a...
- White papers 2001-02-01
- Change drivers: how much can the car industry do to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? Ruth Prickett investigates Ford's sustainable development strategy
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We see cutting emissions as part of the larger issue of sustainable development," says Andy Taylor, business development director at Ford of Europe. "We have to look at the whole issue of what we make and how we make it." His company has seen a dramatic...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Global trends are reshaping business strategy and markets says new report by UNEP, WBCSD, and WRI.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-4 April 2002-WRI: Global trends are reshaping business strategy and markets says new report by UNEP, WBCSD, and WRI C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03042002 NEW YORK -- Businesses that wish to survive and thrive in a global economy must...
- Research articles 2002-04-04
- Organisational Instruments And Strategies To Promote Resource Productivity In Businesses
- Natural resources are the basis of all economic activities. Thus, an optimal and efficient use of resources can increase the welfare of a society. Especially the management of natural resources has lately become a challenge. The continuous growth of the world population, as well as the increase of production worldwide...
- White papers 2006-12-05
- LiveFuels hires NREL biofuel engineer
- LiveFuels Inc. (Menlo Park, California, USA), a privately funded developer of algae-to-biocrude, appointed John Sheehan as vice president of Strategy and Sustainable Development in August. He has more than 16 years of experience as a strategic analyst at the U.S. Department of Energy's DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL in...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- Global Trends Are Reshaping Business Strategy and Markets Says New Report by UNEP, WBCSD, and WRI
- Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--April 3, 2002 Businesses that wish to survive and thrive in a global economy must respond to major social and environmental trends that are reshaping markets, says a report released today by the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP, World Business Council for Sustainable Development...
- Research articles 2002-04-03
- Sustainable Procurement Strategy
- To ensure that goods, services, works and utilities1 procured by the Agency for the NHS and for its own use are designed, manufactured, delivered, used and managed at end-of-life in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. This strategy describes how the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency the Agency will conduct...
- White papers 2006-10-01
- Basf corporation.(ecological products and services)(Advertisement)
- Helping ensure sustainable development is a pillar of BASF's global strategy. The company's Sustainability Council, consisting of global business leaders and chaired by a Board member, ensures that BASF's global policy is in accord with the principle Helping ensure sustainable development is a pillar of BASF's...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- SUSTAINABLE COASTAL TOURISM.(Honduras receives credit from World Bank's International Development Association)(Brief Article)
- Honduras has received a US$5 million credit from the World Bank's International Development Association (No. 3558-HO) for the Sustainable Coastal Tourism Project, whose objective is to promote development of tourism along the North Coast and on the Bahia Islands. Consultants will be hired to develop...
- Research articles 2002-04-01
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