shell s approach to sustainable development
the application of biotechnology to industrial sustainability - christian aagaard hansen
... and social aspects of our business For us sustainable development applies to everyday choices we make like how we dispose of our waste as well as to large regional projects Because sustainable development ... ethical issues, risk assessment and the economic aspects of decisions are not strictly part of an LCA, any analytical tool, if it is to be useful, must address these issues Moreover, although LCAs may ... since this quantity of CO2 is used in photosynthesis to make the glucose raw material Emissions to water The chemical process gives rise to three times the emissions of the biological process...
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24 LESSONS FROM THE WORLD’S GREATEST CEO
... realities of the situation you are assessing This might help you to see things in a more detached manner Don’t fall into the “false scenarios” trap: Many people in business just assume things will ... “Just as surely as speed flows from simplicity, simplicity is grounded in self-confidence.” 32 Set modest goals Set stretch goals Welch s single greatest contribution to the field of leadership ... turned to sports to describe his passion for leadership He often urged his managers to “involve everyone in the game,” knowing that businesses need every brain in the company to succeed Since business...
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5 twitter lessons from the obama and romney campaigns
... brand As an example, Steele said the Romney campaign posts behind-the-scenes campaign trail photos Show personalit y Have fun on Twitter During Clint Eastwood 's "Invisible Obama" speech next to an ... can use Twitter to trigger transactions She described a study, albeit a disputed one, of how Twitter drives political donations One start-up that has effectively moved its Twitter followers to ... interests For example, Steele said a third-party conservative group tweeted about ABC 's Dancing With the Stars during the show Move people t o act ion Steele says, like the political campaigns,...
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6 lessons from the social media world forum
... humorous and left the door open for consumers play along And lest you think I was doing nothing at SMWF, you can find my interviews with these SMWF speakers: Kip Wetzel (Comcast), Jay Epstein (Sprinklr), ... the nonsense to deliver genuine business growth A frequent speaker at industry events, Drew s been a featured expert on ABC s Nightline and CNBC In addition to blogging for SocialMediaToday, ... adoration by users Oreo and AMC had a Twitter exchange about sneaking snacks into theaters, and Taco Bell and Old Spice had an exchange about their “spicy” ingredients These conversations were both...
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Tài liệu Lessons From the Public Speaking ppt
... because we lost it since my presentation style was so bad Instead of punishing me or firing me, he was simply going to send me to presentation skills training Okay, well at presentation skills training, ... make these recordings – let s say that you made a total of six CD s In three days, you’ll actually get more than six CD s Let s say you made six Six CD s are six CD s They become six CD s in your ... buy the five top books on your topic Then you need to read them I didn’t say this was going to be easy I said the process was going to be simple You need to read the books because a) if you’re...
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Tài liệu FIRMS AND THEIR DISTRESSED BANKS: LESSONS FROM THE NORWEGIAN BANKING CRISIS (1988-1991) docx
... across events, we report averages using two different methods The first takes a simple average of the CARs, assumes that the estimates are independent across events, and uses a t-test to judge significance.17 ... This volatility is not surprising given that only firms are associated with these two banks, and customers of these smaller banks tend to smaller and risky themselves Firms related to Christiania ... Non-performing loan estimates based upon loans classified into categories II-IV by the Japanese Ministry of Finance self-assessment standards of asset quality See http://www.fsa.go.jp\/news/newse/e20000728-1a.html...
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Tài liệu The German Banking System: Lessons from the Financial Crisis pptx
... Landesbanken are at centre stage during this crisis as their exposure to toxic assets and the write-downs (relative to assets) so far exceed those of other banking sectors (Table 1) The savings ... plus active des pouvoirs publics Les causes profondes des problèmes du système bancaire sont liées aux facteurs suivants : i) les activit s des Landesbanken qui ont bénéficié des garanties de ... Helaba), exposure to toxic assets and losses during the crisis tended to be less severe (Dawson-Kropf and Rioual, 2009) 10 ECO/WKP(2010)44 bonds fell The Landesbanken used these funds to invest abroad...
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Tài liệu SUMMARY OF RESPONSES GREEN PAPER AUDIT POLICY: LESSONS FROM THE CRISIS ppt
... Preparers, businesses and organisations of companies Companies, nevertheless, expressed less enthusiasm for ISAs Companies are not opposed to the application of ISAs by EU binding instruments for medium, ... promotion system should also be well adapted to support the use of professional scepticism Investors also think that independent inspections should focus more on the use of professional scepticism and ... dimension associated to the adoption of ISAs 13 For SMEs and SMPs, there is a willingness to further explore this area Some of the replies express concerns that ISAs should be further developed to...
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Tài liệu LEADERSHIP LESSONS from The Game of Golf pdf
... business terms is not someone who sells you fish on the street, but a business supplier of materials or services A root cause is not the damage that a large old tree causes to a homeowner s property, ... initial success to mastering the fundamentals Failure to learn the basics before we immerse ourselves in the game is usually the reason why we have returned products, unhappy customers, missed putts, ... lost business customers with new ones is not as easy as simply reaching into the bag to get another 40 New Leadership Golf_fin 4/10/06 1:12 PM Page 41 Scorecard PAY ATTENTION TO CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS...
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Mcgraw hill team bush leadership lessons from the bush white house ebook
... issue, to focus on answers instead of complex questions, to get to solutions, to catch and correct possible flaws in a plan Bush himself plays provocateur in such debates: “One of my jobs is to ... with just a small team of his most trusted advisers Karen Hughes was his longtime press secretary Joe Allbaugh served as Bush s chief of staff, and Karl Rove was, in Bush s own words, his “political ... with staffers and journalists That s his way, and he uses it to his advantage Keep focused on the task at hand Bush watches the small things to sharpen his focus on the key tasks at hand After September...
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Credit at times of stress: Latin American lessons from the global financial crisis pot
... procedures for risk assessment, we decided to use the simplest and most straightforward ratio: the capital to assets ratio Table Financial soundness: variables and indicators Variables1 Bank capital to ... to deficiencies in compliance with regulatory standards or severe institutional weaknesses The results for Asia are quite mixed, and it is not possible to make an assessment for the region as ... investors’ increased perception of risk and a flight to quality towards assets considered the safest, especially US Treasuries In the current environment, the possibility of a deep adverse shock...
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CURRENCY BOARD OR CENTRAL BANK? Lessons from the Irish Pound''''s Link with Sterling, 1928-79 ppt
... assesses the performance of the system in delivering the expected benefits Section discusses how well it coped with exogenous shocks - a supposed weakness of currency board systems Section describes ... the 192 0s to the 197 0s is instructive in considering policy choices by other newly independent or post-socialist states in Europe This paper reviews this experience and assesses the degree to which ... of the system in responding to shocks In this section we review the evidence on the stability-inducing characteristics; the following section discusses some shocks Seigniorage The flow of seigniorage...
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Accounting for Changes in Social Support Among Married Older Adults: Insights From the MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging pptx
... this study was high (␣ϭ 91) Depression The 11-item Depression subscale of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (Derogatis, Lipman, Rickels, Uhlenhuth, & Covi, 1974) was used to assess depressive symptomatology ... increments as total household income (Table presents income data.) (A dummy indicator was used for participants with missing data so as not to incur participant loss.) Measures of Social Support ... subtests Somatization The 12-item Somatization subscale from the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (Derogatis et al., 1974) was also included in the analyses This scale reflects participants’ reports...
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GREEN PAPER - Audit Policy: Lessons from the Crisis (Text with EEA Relevance) ppt
... costbenefit analyses and impact assessments The Commission will be proactive in seeking comments from the broadest possible base of stakeholders such as investors, lenders, management, employees, government ... authorities, auditors, tax authorities, credit rating agencies, equity analysts, regulators, business counterparties and SMEs A broad consultation will allow the Commission to assess the interplay ... conflicts of interest However, unlike many professional businesses, auditors play a statutory role; an audit is required by law It is intended as a statutory safeguard for investors, lenders and business...
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Social Marketing and Public Health Lessons from the Field pptx
... coupons, posters, flyers, and magnets; miscellaneous supplies; payment to stores for redeemed coupons; and mailing expenses Chapter 3: Case Studies 35 Comment Further study: The Washington Heights-Inwood ... the study outlined the evaluation research used to measure progress toward some goals (such as increased collaboration), it did not describe others (such as measuring the program s success at ... Promotion strategy relied on media messages, the strategies also involved intermediary spokespersons, faceto-face presentations through food industry groups, professional associations, and corporate...
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BIS Working Papers No 345 The bank lending channel: Lessons from the crisis doc
... sell on their loans (or other assets such bonds or credit risk exposures) to the financial markets In principle, these innovations allowed a broader range of investors to access a class of assets ... class of assets hitherto limited to banks (ie loans) thereby distributing the risks to financial markets The spectacular increase in size of institutional investors (see Figure 2) has also meant ... originators In other words, the securities included in the sample involve a transfer of funding from market investors to originators so that pure synthetic structures (such as synthetic CDOs, in...
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The Corporate Governance Lessons from the Financial Crisis docx
... a basis for determining how they should be managed Risk response: management selects risk responses developing a set of actions to align risks with the entity s risk tolerances and its risk appetite ... August 2007 Stress testing and related scenario analysis has shown numerous deficiencies at a number of banks Stress testing and related scenario analysis is an important risk management tool ... overall risk weighted assets” There was no specific decision by the board either to develop business in or to increase exposure to subprime markets "However, as UBS (2008) notes, “there was amongst...
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Air Force Procurement Workforce Transformation - Lessons from the Commercial Sector pptx
... opportunities not support development of some of those skills raise the question of how the Air Force can address these training needs This chapter discusses broad issues related to this question, based ... purchasing and supply management skills such as cost analysis, analytical and technical skills such as statistical analysis, and contracting skills (see pp 14–15) Based on our preliminary assessment of ... strategies have many dimensions In designing the optimal strategy for a class of commodities, firms seek to standardize their requirements across users where possible, because this can lead to...
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Why Organizations Thrive Lessons from the Front Lines for Nonprofit Executive Directors ppt
... that s accessible and searchable What are some stories that belong in this story library? For starters, the story about your organization s founding You should also have several success stories ... database systems are overwhelming Staff has fewer tools to learn, so training is easier and quicker Data stays more accurate across both systems and less time is wasted doubling up data entry Most ... forces of darkness and made progress” advocacy story In addition to stories from the organization s perspective, you should generate some stories from the first person perspective of those you’re...
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Lessons from the Army''''s Future Combat Systems Program doc
... Systems Engineering Plan Systems Integration Laboratory Acronyms SMART SME SMOA SoRC SoS SoSCOE SoSS SPI SpI SRC SSP STAR STEP STO SUGV SWaP TACOM TARDEC TCM TEMP TINA TIRT TMA TOA TPM TOE TRA ... RDECOM RDT&E RFPs RGS RMA RMP ROI RRC RSTA RSV S& T SA SA/SU SaaS SAR SBA SBCT SDD SE&A SEMP SEP SIL Program Manager Project Manager for Close Combat Systems Program Management Best Practice Project ... of Systems System of Systems Common Operating Environment System of System Specifications Schedule Performance Index Special Interest Short Range Countermeasures Simulation Support Plan System...
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