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This report presents the results of a stocktake of national responses to Sustainable Development Goals 12, 14, and 15, and selected environment-related targets that have a direct relationship with responsible consumption and production, and sustainable marine and terrestrial ecosystems management, by 15 developing countries in Asia and the Pacific. The report was completed under the first phase of a technical assistance project by the Asian Development...
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Las economías capitalistas de mercado contemporáneas afrontan dos grandes problemas al iniciarse el presente siglo: la insatisfacción creciente de las familias en sociedades de la abundancia, la que se viene dando en paralelo a la destrucción medioambiental y a la exagerada explotación de nuestro planeta finito. De ahí que el autor intente, de una parte, desentrañar las causas del decreciente bienestar subjetivo de las familias, especialmente...
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This study provides an overview of the water security situation in the People's Republic of China. It assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing issues and recommends strategic areas for strengthening and reform. The five dimensions of water security covered in the research are domestic water security, economic production water security, environmental water security, ecological water security, and resilience to water-related...
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This memoir describes the impact of a life changing revelational spiritual experience by the author. The author had a high power immerse him in pure love and white light and it temporarily removed his self-doubt and fears for about 10 weeks. He learnt about practical miracles, synchronicity and coincidences and could channel energy. A practical person, he decided to remain in business and was later appointed General Manager of a derelict and loss-making...
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Este libro ofrece elementos para contestar a varios interrogantes sobre la cooperación internacional para el desarrollo, trazando un recorrido de su evolución basado en el análisis crítico de los diversos contextos políticos, económicos y sociales de la historia reciente, así como de los principales paradigmas y los actores que los han caracterizado. Además, esta investigación intenta perfilar la coyuntura en la que se encuentra la cooperación...
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The study contains analyses and recommendations on the approaches to capacity development that work best and the conditions that have been conducive to their success, the unique challenges faced by Pacific developing member countries in addressing capacity constraints, and the implications for future interventions at both the strategic and operational levels.
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One of the worst recessions for the past 100 years, businesses failing, a revolution in technology, increasing financial constraints, compliance stifling the ability to be nimble, changing consumer behaviour, and a market driving products towards commoditization - this is the perfect storm facing the banking industry.
Disruption provides a critical understanding of the impact of the current economic crisis and the current industrial revolution...
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The People's Republic of China (PRC) has experienced stellar economic performance over the last 3 decades. Gross domestic product growth has averaged 10% per year. Per capita income has increased by a factor of 13. Life expectancy at birth increased from 67 to 73 years. Rapid growth, however, has posed eight challenges for the PRC: industrial transformation, balanced rural-urban development, human resource transformation, environmental protection,...
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Asia and the Pacific is home to more than 60% of the world's population and 62% of the global economic output. But the region still faces enormous development challenges and with economic growth, it has become a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This has exposed Asia and the Pacific to the impacts of climate change, threatening to undo the development gains from economic prosperity over the past decades. This report reflects how Clean...
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This publication examines the development assistance of the Asian Development Bank since Timor-Leste gained independence in 2002. Milestones in nation building and activities of development partners from around Asia and the Pacific are chronicled. Timor-Leste's prospects hinge on prudent and effective use of the savings from petroleum production to finance investments in the physical capital, human capital, and institutions needed to develop a sustainable...
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Welcome to a journey through the fascinating world of decision-making, where mathematics and technology converge to illuminate the path forward. This book, "Mathematical Theories in Strategic Decisions," is your guide to the mathematical underpinnings of decision-making processes that shape our lives, from business strategies that drive economies to healthcare decisions that impact our well-being.In the pages that follow, you'll embark on a quest...
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As climate change continues to threaten the earth and as the global financial crisis lingers, governments and communities need to take charge of their own and global monetary systems. Sustainability sociologist Frans Verhagen proposes a solution-the Tierra Solution-to repair the present global monetary, financial, and economic systems that enrich the few, impoverish the many, and imperil the planet. Verhagen calls for transformational changes in order...
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Pacing for Growth Why Intelligent Restraint Drives Long-Term SuccessLeaders who try to grow a business have to go at the right speed. But most leaders don't get it right. They go too fast or too slow. They act like sprinters when they should be acting like endurance athletes. Companies that cannot grow with the right pace struggle with boom-splat cycles of growth, lack of innovation, stagnation, and disengaged employees. So how can leaders go at the...
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The prevalence of Corporate Unsustainability is because businesses and companies practices guided by the "Almighty CSR" are not able to deal with Corporate Responsibilities (CR) performance issues. Corporate Unsustainability contributed to global sustainability problems such as devastation to lives and properties caused by high frequencies of natural disasters occurrences, public health emergencies, food shortages and famine, refuges crises, banking...
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[2008]
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A sustainability expert goes beyond renewables, calling on us to combat the climate crisis with a new, low-energy way of life.
Concerns over climate change and energy depletion are increasing exponentially. Mainstream solutions still assume that some miracle will cure our climate ills without requiring us to change our energy-intensive lifestyle. But switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources isn't enough. We need a Plan C.
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Concerns over climate change and energy depletion are increasing exponentially. Mainstream solutions still assume that some miracle will cure our climate ills without requiring us to change our energy-intensive lifestyle. But switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources isn't enough. We need a Plan C.
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"Working to Restore examines revolutionary approaches in nine areas: agriculture, waste, supply chain, inclusivity for the collective good, women in the workforce, travel, health, energy, and finance. The companies profiled are solving global issues: promoting responsible production and consumption, creating equitable opportunities for all, encouraging climate action, and more. Chhabra highlights how their work moves beyond the greenwashed idea of...
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Reducing poverty and inequality requires innovative modes of financing. By enabling the poor to engage more fully in economic activity and participate in supply chains and value chains, inclusive businesses help them to increase earnings and accumulate wealth. This is why inclusive businesses are gaining prominence as an effective response to socio-economic and environmental challenges. Understanding how best to finance them will accelerate inclusion...
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Skyrocket Your Business helps readers create a gateway to the change they want to make by showing them how not to waste another moment investing their money and effort in the wrong direction.
There are several good reasons to donate to a cause. However, very few people have been able to leverage the hidden business potentials in a donation. Understanding how to make a donation to impact one's cause, business, and life will help create the next big...
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Dans cet ouvrage, Dominique Christian et Frédéric Touvard vous proposent de repenser la mission de votre entreprise afin d'avoir un impact plus positif sur le monde.
En France, depuis 2019, les entreprises sont encouragées à devenir des "entreprises à mission". Ce sont des entreprises qui ne se focalisent pas uniquement sur leur résultat financier, et cherchent à contribuer au bien commun en se fixant des objectifs sociétaux ou environnementaux....
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