The World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its publication “Making Good Business Sense” by Lord Holme and Richard Watts, used the following definition. “Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well [...]
Management courses at business schools have always been the subject of much debate and discussion. Schools have had to modify and adapt to constantly changing economic demands, but 2010 might just be the most game changing yet.
Today, we are well on our way to making core classes on ethics and sustainable business practices a real [...]
Here is a good article which is targeted towards identifying the opportunities for power saving in a typical industrial setup.
A real nice read for all who believe in the statement that “Energy is future”
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IKEA is an internationally known home furnishing retailer. It has grown rapidly since it was founded in 1943. Today it is the world’s largest furniture retailer, recognised for its Scandinavian style. The majority of IKEA’s furniture is flat-pack, ready to be assembled by the consumer. This allows a reduction in costs and packaging. IKEA carries [...]
Following the increasing international business focus on developing economies, global sourcing and procurement are gaining importance in MNC operations. Simultaneously, due to the increasing stakehold… more
ers pressures mainly the customers, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a major business performance indicator over the last decades. Consequently an essential dimension of CSR today is the business [...]
Pallets play a very important role in whole distribution systems through the supply chain. Such a fact alone shows the importance of pallets in today’s fast growing global logistics. Due to the increasing number of regulations and policies regarding natural resource conservations and also sustainable development, the issue of pallet utilization, reuse and recycling matters [...]
Eco-labels show consumers which products’ impact (multi-criteria basis) on the environment is the smallest compared to competitively and functionally similar ones and is intended to change consumption patterns. Generally most voluntary eco-labelling schemes have similar distinctive features, the main goal being that of promoting environmentally ’superior’ products in providing consumers information and raising environmental standards.
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The investigation of large-magnitude incidents is fraught with difficulties and the process of establishing the primary cause of an incident often requires an understanding of human nature in addition to the necessary technical and engineering skills. The salient non-technical features that are common to the investigation of large-magnitude events are discussed in general. The investigation [...]
26th of April 1986 witnessed one of the world’s worst Nuclear Disaster ever in Chernobyl.The accident took lives of30 people immediately and vast evacuation of 135000 people wtihin 20 mile radius of the power plant was carried out after the accident. The Case deals with all the aspects related to the accident, including Where,How,Causes,Events [...]
One of the largest events the National Tour Association executes each year is its Annual Convention. And, while the organization has made strides in many areas toward sustainability, the decision to commit to operating a greener Convention was made in 2008.
The driving force was not only the desire by NTA to leave a lighter footprint [...]