Abstract In nowadays‚ the sustainable development is playing a fundamental role in our society‚ and the perception of sustainable development has been well perceived. In an accounting context‚ the sustainability reporting has evolved into a kind of tool for an organization to show and present its Corporation Social Responsibility. Moreover‚ it is also the expectation for the business organization to operate in a sustainable way. In the recent researches‚ there are sufficient evidences show how
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Sustainability Nowadays one of the main challenges of the construction industry is to improve the image in terms of sustainability. Sustainability is defined as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Institutions have currently given sustainability more importance than it has ever received‚ mainly due to laws and regulations introduced by the governments of economically developed countries. In addition‚
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Executive summary The Dutch society recognizes the need for sustainable production and use of biomass. This has been expressed by environmental groups and the Parliament. The Dutch government decided to seek solutions by developing sustainability criteria and certification of biomass by a commission sustainable production of biomass (duurzame productie van biomassa‚ DPB). Between January 2006 and July 2006 these criteria have been developed. Parallel to these developments‚ in February 2006 this
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Science Fiction Research Paper Whenever science fiction is read‚ tales of spaceships‚ lasers‚ and amazing technology fill the heads of the readers. However‚ science fiction is one of the most difficult genres to identify. Often times a science fiction novel will be written off as a fantasy or the other way around. Science fiction is one of the most interesting genres of literature‚ yet so little is known of it. First‚ what is science fiction and what makes it so difficult to tell apart from
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place on campuses around the country is the one about sustainability. But the discussion is not whether or not sustainability movements are actually sustainable. Rather‚ the discussions are simply how to integrate more sustainability actions and education into every aspect of college life. From vehicles and textbooks to lights and English classes‚ there is hardly an area around college campuses that has not been impacted by the sustainability movement. But if we step back from good intentions‚ we
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Executive summary: Sustainability reporting‚ alternatively known as CSR reporting‚ is the annual process whereby companies - public‚ private; large and small - report on their sustainability performance. Reports typically cover social‚ environmental‚ economic and ethical performance and incorporate information on a company ’s environmental impact or carbon footprint‚ staff satisfaction‚ community investment etc. Sustainability reporting is becoming increasingly important as a tool companies can
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Corporate Sustainability: A Progress Report In cooperation with Corporate Sustainability Definition & Survey Methodology Corporate Sustainability: A Progress Report is a ’KPMG’s Climate Change & Sustainability Services practice’ research paper‚ conducted in cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit. It reviews the importance of sustainability within business today and executive’s attitudes toward this issue. For the purpose of the report‚ corporate sustainability is defined as “adopting
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In the third chapter of Rethinking sustainability: A strategic financial model for Christian schools‚ Dr. Pue clearly conveys the importance of maintaining Biblical principles in the Christian school ministry. This kind of approach it is fundamental for the glorification ofour God through a fruitful educational ministry; Dr. Pue states: “You cannot violate God’s principles in pursuit of God’s purposes and expect God to bless you” (Kindle Loc.567). This simple matter of fact which is so obviously
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Sustainability Review 2010 bp.com/sustainability 2 A letter from our group chief executive / 4 How BP is changing 6 Gulf of Mexico oil spill / 14 How we operate / 22 Energy future 30 Safety / 34 Environment / 38 Society Within hours of the Deepwater Horizon accident‚ BP teams were working to stop the leak. We also acted to minimize the spill’s impact on the environment by containing‚ removing and dispersing oil offshore‚ protecting the shoreline and cleaning up oil that came ashore. And we
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moved away from integration and instead to specialization‚ also known as “the industrial food system.” The deep divide between these two systems is a clear display of the rapid change in today’s demand-driven market‚ which begs us to question the sustainability of our new system. As large industrial farms maximize their land and resources for profit we stray farther and farther from the natural balanced process and in turn throw the ecosystem wildly out of harmony. Livestock
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