Abstract At times when sustainability seems to be the mantra for not only corporations but also the lay man‚ sustainable fashion is a much less understood term as "sustainability" alongside "fashion” are two seemingly contradictory concepts as fashion is all about change and sustainability is all about preservation. Sustainable fashion‚ in its purest form generates new ideas on how to produce fashion with a sense of ethics‚ organic or renewable resources‚ and socially responsible manufacturing
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Nowadays‚ sustainable development is a movement that is increasing in our society. Companies are progressively realizing the stakes of such policies‚ and are willing to have a try at it. The triple bottom line definition of sustainable development (source: United Nations) stresses an equal importance of the social and economic dimensions with regard to the ecological dimension. The sustainable development director of a company being usually inside of its human resources department‚ this department
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renewable energy leader of many sustainable cities. Sustainability means meeting the needs of the present generation without affecting negatively on the needs of future generations. Therefore‚ there is very significant because everything in the world has an ecosystem. If we cannot maintain them‚ everything will lose balance. In addition‚ the reference framework is the tool‚ which local European authorities used to begin the process of urban development‚ integrated and sustainable. This paper will focus on
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What do you understand by ‘sustainable development’? How far has it progressed in your region? Key words: ‘What …?’; ‘you understand’; ‘sustainable development’; ‘progressed’; ‘your’. • the term ‘sustainable development’ was popularised by the World Commission on Environment and Development in the late 1980s • it is a systematic approach to achieving human development that still sustains the resources of our planet – there are signs that wealthier countries are consuming Earth’s resources
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fact destroying our very own vital life support system (Miller‚ 2010 pp 5). The need for change towards sustainable development means to live off the earth’s natural resources without depleting them (Miller‚ 2010 pp 6). This essay argues that sustainable development is the answer to the world’s environmental and economic problems. Its purpose is to outline my understanding of sustainable development and to discuss what the authors Ede (2008)‚ Collier (2007) and Monbiot (2006) have contributed
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management: State of the Art Sarker Rafij Ahmed Ratan PhD student (1st level) University of Dhaka‚ Bangladesh. Visiting research fellow ‚ CERRAL‚ IUT Lumiere Lyon 2‚ France. Email: getrafij@yahoo.com Supervisor : Dr. Mijanur Rahman Treasurer ‚ University of Dhaka Professor‚ Department of Marketing‚ University of Dhaka‚ Bangladesh. Acknowledgement Dr. Aicha Sekhari ‚ Associate Professor IUT‚ University Lumiere Lyon 2‚ France. Dr. Syed Akter Hossain‚ Professor Post
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at propelling the organization into a sustainable corporation. Among the strategic issues affecting sustainability are identified as obesity‚ advertisements targeting children‚ environmental pollution and treatments of animals. These and others factors have pressured McDonald’s to shift to a more socially responsible position‚ as evident in its current corporate social responsibility practices. The study ends with recommendations geared towards a sustainable corporation. 2. Introduction
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FACTORS AFFECTING SUSTAINABLE WOMEN EDUCATION IN NIGERIA BY IHEANYI N. OKWAKPAM Department of Adult and Continuing Education‚ Faculty of Education‚ University of Calabar‚ Cross River State‚ Nigeria. Email:iokwakpam@yahoo.com Abstract This paper attempts to establish the factors that affect sustainable women education in Nigeria. The paper found out that non-participation of women in education programmes was as a result of some limiting factors and proffers solutions to such. Introduction It is
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The Economic Growth Vs. the Environmental Sustainable Development Contents I. Introduction3 II. Distinguish between Economic Growth and Environment Sustainable Development5 III. Natural Environment and the Economy 5 1. Natural Environment and the Economy5 2. Relationship between economic growth and the environment6 2.1 Environmental Kuznets Curve 6 2.2 Alternative views on the economy-environment relationship7 2.3 Case study in Cambodia 8 3. Current Cambodia’s Economy and Development10
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J. Kilbert in his book “ Sustainable Construction : Green Building Design and Delivery [(2005) John Wiley and Sons: New Jersey]. Introduction Developing a structure is part of development for the nation. Building will involve the structure for residential area‚ industrial area or township area. During this decade the awareness of sustainable construction is related to the green building design to suit the purpose. In other word‚ a green construction or sustainable building refers to a structure
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