The Impact of the Islamic Religion on the Harmonisation of International Accounting Standards Justin Lingard – S200990 October 2010 Table of Contents Introduction 4 User requirements of financial reports 5 IFRS Compliance Issues with Shari ‘a law 6 Riba 6 Gharar 7 Zakat 7 Conclusion 8 References 10 Introduction Islam is the world’s second largest religion with over 1.65 billion followers‚ which constitutes 24% of the world’s population (Kettani‚ 2010). Islam is a religion
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A Summary of the case “BP (Beyond Petroleum) Focuses on Sustainability” Introduction British Petroleum or Beyond Petroleum (BP) is the world’s one of the largest and leading petroleum product manufactures. It has headquarters in London. It operates from 29 countries. Though it has faced safety and environmental controversies in the history of its operations it could overcome all negative images through a concrete focus and consistent efforts towards sustainable developments. BP operates throughout
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The Benefits of Adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) In The United States by Michelle Minor Accounting 203 5/20/09 Most people believe that the conversion from each country’s GAAP to IFRS is inevitable‚ though there is nothing conclusive of how effective or successful this would be. In short‚ making the switch to IFRS is a great leap of faith by all who participate. Ideally IFRS is designed to be used by all companies worldwide‚ which is highly unlikely unless they
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forces including variations in sunlight intensity‚ and more recently by human activities [2]. Most scientists agree that global temperatures could rise between 1.1 and 6.4°C above 1990 levels by the end of the 21st century‚ depending on future emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). If the rise is high‚ then changes are likely to be so extreme that it will be difficult to cope with them. There are likely to be more intense and frequent extreme
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Australia’s Low Carbon Opportunity EnErgy EfficiEncy Boost Profits Cut Emissions Create Jobs How to make Australia energy efficient The Energy Efficiency Council is the peak body for companies that provide energy efficiency services and products to business and government. Together‚ Australia’s top efficiency experts have developed a set of policies that would transform Australia into a competitive‚ low-carbon economy. Key sectors for action Industry The top 200 companies in Australia
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Bombardier Reassessing CSeries Flight-Test Schedule Emerging from a hiatus in new-product development in 2008‚ Bombardier took on its biggest challenge yet—to enter a new market with a clean-sheet design‚ its largest aircraft ever and its first with fly-by-wire flight controls‚ carbon-fiber composite wing and geared-turbofan engines. The Canadian manufacturer crossed its first hurdle on Sept. 16‚ when the CSeries narrowbody airliner made its delayed first flight from Mirabel‚ near Montreal. But
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critical currents Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation Occasional Paper Series Carbon Trading How it works and why it fails no.7 November 2009 critical currents no.7 November 2009 Carbon Trading How it works and why it fails Tamra Gilbertson and Oscar Reyes Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation Uppsala 2009 The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation pays tribute to the memory of the second Secretary General of the UN by searching for and examining workable alternatives for a socially and economically
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Doing the right thing | Sustainability Strategy 2007–2015 Doing the right thing. Contents 2 3 4 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 8 1 0 2 2 2 4 2 6 2 8 2 Foreword What sustainability means to Woolworths Limited Our major commitments and targets Who is Woolworths Limited? Our external engagement Engaging our people Our sustainability priorities Climate change Water Sourcing Packaging Waste Green Stores Implementation and reporting All of us‚ every day. Foreword
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Stimulated Emission of Radiation LASERS Laser Fundamentals • A laser is a device that generates light by a process called STIMULATED EMISSION. • The acronym LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. • The light emitted from a laser is monochromatic. • Laser emit light that is highly directional. • The light from a laser is said to be coherent. Laser Operation: Excited State Energy Introduction Metastable State Spontaneous Energy Emission Stimulated
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enamels; antibiotics and synthetic drugs; natural and synthetic rubber; dyes; plastics; and pesticides‚ in laser technology. LASER TECHNOLOGY A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. Lasers have many important applications. They are used in common consumer devices such as DVD players‚ laser printers‚ and barcode scanners. They are used in medicine for laser surgery and various skin treatments‚ and
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