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Supply and Sustainability: Piecing Together the Energy Puzzle
The global energy sector is at a crossroads. Key issues such as a lack of energy independence, the security of energy supplies, and climate change have become important items on the agendas of governments everywhere. This has sparked a heated debate about the most appropriate energy mix. These issues were discussed during a panel session on the future of energy at the recent Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Madrid.
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Reaching for a Longer Spoon
The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is straining ties between companies and activists
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A Mathematical Model of Sustainable Development Using Ideas of Coupled Environment-Human Systems
The paper presents a mathematical model of sustainable development which provides for the fundamental abstraction of the key concepts and parameters necessary for sustainable development to occur within the context of the Earth System – the coupled system of relationships and dynamics between the environment and humans. The model utilises basic mathematics to detail these concepts and parameters, as well as the conditions required for sustainable development to occur.
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The United Nations World Water Development Report: Water in a Changing World
The current Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the state of the world’s freshwater resources. It also, for the first time, shows how changes in water demand and supply are affected by and affect other global dynamics.
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Carbon Disclosure Project: Report 2009
This report highlights the actions of the top 200 Indian companies in reducing emissions as well as adapting to the direct impacts of climate change.
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Conservation and Sustainable Use: A Handbook of Techniques
Conservation and Sustainable Use provides a
practical and integrated approach to carrying out research on the conservation of exploited species.
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Climate-Resilient Industrial Development Paths: Design Principles and Alternative Models
This paper explores the broad contours of climate resilient industrial development paths. It defines development as an increase in local capacities for production and innovation and argues that the overarching goal of development is the generation of sustainable livelihoods.»
The Future of CSR: 2009 Report
The report examines the top ten CSR issues emerging in the next ten years. The 2009 publication of CSR in 10 helps businesses to track and prepare for the emerging CSR issues over the next decade»
The ROI of Sustainability: Making the Business Case
This report will
investigate the business case for, ROI of, and best practices related to
quantifying the benefits of responsibility-driven corporate strategy
and initiatives.
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Legal Framework for Human Rights and Environmental Issues Applicable to European Enterprises Operating Outside the EU
The purpose
of this study is to analyse the existing legal framework on human rights and
the environment applicable to European enterprises operating outside the
European Union, with a view to contributing to the further operationalisation
of the “Protect, Respect, Remedy” framework.
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The first book to provide comparable
national profiles
that describe the evolution and practice of CSR for 58 countries
and 5 global regions.
CSR Europe's Toolbox includes information, ideas and advice designed to
help companies and their stakeholders address socio-economic and
environmental challenges and integrate corporate social responsibility
(CSR) into mainstream business practice.
This study provides platform to understand CEO views on the progress, challenges and implications of the journey toward a new era of sustainability.