sustainable development Articles
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Sustainable Development Commission to close
Coalition government plans to cut public sector spending could include the Sustainable Development Commission, reports ...
By Vital Energi
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Embedding governance and sustainable development in ethics
Governments all over the world seem to be notoriously known for their lack of commitment to entrench ethical norms in their practices, which demand from them accountability, equity, integrity and transparency; perhaps they are just overwhelmed by the atrocious malpractices in their midst. It is not surprising that allegations and counterallegations of corruption, nepotism, cronyism or inadequate ...
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Revealing the value of sustainable development
Arguing the premise that there is really only one bottom line, the author examines new valuation techniques to measure the business consequences of socially responsible business behavior and strategy. DEVELOPING A BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Sustainable Development (SD) is an emerging strategic issue in both U.S. and global markets. The United Nations defined the principle of SD ...
By AHC Group
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Towards integrating sustainable development in South African universities’ accounting education
This article attempts to depict a linkage between accounting education and sustainable development and how accounting education in South Africa may be fine-tuned to play an advocacy role toward sustainable development. The methodological approach is conceptually rooted in reviews coalesced with a suggested model of reform in accounting curricula. The article revisits the notion of sustainable ...
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Auditing sustainable development reports: accountability perspective: an exploration of Egypt and the UAE practices
This study investigates whether there are differences between companies in Egypt and in the United Arab Emirates in perception and practice of auditing sustainable development reports. The examination extends to cover the recognition of firms' accountability to different stakeholders. This was suggested as the basis for reporting on sustainable development and the relevant measures for it. The ...
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Education in global environmental politics: why the discourse of education for sustainable development needs attention
The concept of sustainable development and the emergent discourse of education for sustainable development (ESD) present both challenges and opportunities for individuals, communities and governments to engage in conscious processes of reassessment of their roles. As an emergent discourse, ESD also raises critical questions on its relationship with environmental education and other parallel ...
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Towards a Sustainable Future - report on the Conference: Investing in Sustainable Development
The urgent need for a more sustainable form of development is paralleled by the need for different parts of civil society to join together in order to promote this common cause. The conference reported here was a positive response to this imperative, signalling a maturing relationship between environmental organisations, trade unions and social organisations in working to develop a new ...
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Governance of sustainable development: co-evolution of corporate and political strategies
This article proposes a policy framework for analysing corporate governance toward sustainable development. The aim is to set up a framework for analysing market evolution toward sustainability. In the first section, the paper briefly refers to recent theories about both market and government failures that express scepticism about the way that framework conditions for market actors are set. For ...
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Sustainable organisational procurement: a progressive approach towards sustainable development
This paper examines the relationship between organisations and their ability to contribute to sustainable development through sustainable procurement. Organisations, particularly corporations and government, command an increasingly powerful influence on the economy and society and are required to serve a wide range of stakeholders, including the community, shareholders, employees, customers, and ...
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A Modified Environmental Kuznets Curve for sustainable development assessment using panel data
Many empirical studies have tried to analyse the causal relations between economic growth and environmental degradation by using the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). Despite the huge diffusion of EKC studies, this model has been criticised for incompleteness in a sustainable development context. The aim of this paper is to build a Modified EKC (MEKC) including well-being aspects and ...
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Examining, discussing and suggesting the possible contribution and role of Buddhist economics for corporate social responsibility
Key principles of Buddhist economics are discussed in relation to the private sector's role in contributing to sustainable development. It is suggested that many aspects of a Buddhist approach are consistent with recent developments in the field of corporate social responsibility. But a more radical approach to that concept is required if we are to attain anything close to sustainable ...
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Social initiatives for sustainable development: a case study of a company in India
This case study provides an assessment of the social initiative practices of a manufacturing company based at Pune, India and how its proactive approach has upgraded the lifestyles of neighbouring communities. The company's Department of Social Initiatives (DSI) launched projects in the areas of health, education, women empowerment and community development with the objective of sustainable ...
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The EU Sustainable Development Strategy: An environmental response - conference report
On 20 January 2006, the EEB organised a conference in Brussels about the Commission’s proposal for a new EU Sustainable Development Strategy and the Thematic Strategy on Sustainable Resource Use. The conference was followed by an NGO brainstorming workshop to discuss several aspects of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy. This report gives a summary of the presentations and discussions ...
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Ethical awareness in Lebanon: promoting or hindering business development?
Corporations have increasingly become more aware of the need to inculcate issues of ethics, corporate social responsibility, and sustainable development in their decision making. Unethical corporate and managerial behaviours and practices are posing serious obstacles in the move towards development and prosperity. The main objective of this paper is to assess the levels of awareness towards ...
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Businesswomen and a sustainable future
Studies indicate that women have a particularly strong interest in sustainable development – supporting the environment, social well being and good governance practices at companies and throughout the economy. Through the Women's Network for a Sustainable Future (WNSF), women in business are coming together to address economic, environmental and social crises to help shape a more sustainable ...
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Crowdsourcing corporate sustainability strategies
This paper provides cameo case studies of the way in which two large companies namely, J. Sainsbury and Unilever, have employed crowdsourcing to review and develop their corporate sustainability strategies and it offers some wider reflections on this process. The paper begins with an outline of the characteristics of crowdsourcing and this is followed by a discussion of the concept of ...
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Amenity migration and sustainable development in remote resource-based communities: lessons from northern British Columbia
Development in northern British Columbia (BC) has focused on resource-based exports, frustrating efforts to promote self-sustaining development. The paper reports on a pilot study testing the applicability of the 2006 Vancouver Declaration on a 'new governance paradigm for managing human settlements' to northern BC. Fieldwork focused on two small northern BC settlements. Semi-structured ...
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Indicators of sustainable development: integration in decision–making process and applicability in developing countries
Achieving sustainable development has become a major global goal reflecting the increasing concern by the public as well as decision makers over environmental issues. Although sustainable development indicators were developed to provide solid bases for decision making, many countries and in particular developing countries did not even approach sustainable development. This paper examines the ...
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The relation between the GRI indicators and the financial performance of firms
Sustainable investments have become increasingly common in recent years. By reporting their environmental, social and sustainability performance, companies want to present themselves as good corporate citizens and thus, attract investors. However, do sustainability reports really show a fair picture of firms' sustainability work and its outcomes for both sustainable development and financial ...
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Sustainable Value creation among companies in the manufacturing sector
In this paper, we present empirical results of a study on the creation of Sustainable Value among European manufacturing companies. As sustainable development is a future oriented concept we assess the use of environmental resources in companies in the light of the EU15 performance targets for 2010. By using the Sustainable Value approach and based on publicly available company data we measure in ...
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