environmental performance in the small firms sector

... to packaging for serving beer However, the challenges each country faces are still largely the same in minimising the environmental impact of packaging The main focus areas are in using reusable ... 5.3 Minimising Environmental Impact The environmental impact of packaging in the European brewing sector has been reduced through reusing, recycling and other methods For example, light weighting ... savings in the bottling process It installed a Liquid Efficiency Spraying System (LESS) which slows down pumps used on the bottling line for cleaning; cleaning takes place during periods when the...

Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 22:20

... reported four main integrated rubber farming systems in the South of Thailand emerging during the financial crisis in the late 19 1990's The major systems included 1) Rubber intercrop farming, 2) Rubber-rice ... However, the rubber tree is the most widely planted tree species in Southeast Asia (FAO 2005) The characteristics of rubber farming systems vary within Southeast Asia In the beginning of the 20th ... rubber in new areas Therefore research on the performance of rubber in these new areas is needed Rubber grows best in a climate similar to that in its area of origin in the Amazonas, where the rainfall...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 04:20

... indicators have deeply influenced policy-making in the Netherlands on the issue of environmental acidification Here, interest in the overall trend shown by the indicator—and the wide difference ... manufacturing (including mining) Pollutants, waste, and materials dissipation stem mainly from manufacturing (including mining), energy production and consumption, agriculture, the transport sector, ... decline of 10 percent in environmental pressure resulting from the discharge of the two main eutrophying substances The trend in the eutrophication indicator is shown in Figure 9The Dutch policy objective...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 16:20

... longer in the north (114 days) than in the south (89 days) and the final weight of the pigs was kg heavier in the north The selling price per kg of the porkers was significantly higher in the south ... households in the north are involved in this combined pattern than southern ones The majority of the pig farms surveyed (83%) had sows, although it was more common to have sows in the south than in the ... longer in the north (114 days) than in the south (89 days) and the final weight of the pigs was kg heavier in the north The shorter production time may also be seen as another evidence of industrial...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 04:20

... discussed in the final section 15 RECENT CHANGES IN THE VIETNAMESE FEED INDUSTRY The livestock feed processing industry in Vietnam has developed rapidly since the 1990s with the growth of the livestock ... for their business, often tend to locate more in the rural area rather than in the urban area, especially those in medium group (100% in the north and 61.5% in the south) This indicates that small ... region, the actual average output of small and medium mills is lower in the north compared to that in the north There are more small mills in the north than in the south (see Figure 5) Large mills in...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 04:20

... commitment, and their impact on job performance within the context of Vietnamese business organizations in generally and within Vietnamese banking sector in particularly The findings provide a ... fit between the hypothesized model and the observed covariance matrix The comparative fit index (CFI) analyzed the model fit by examining the discrepancy between the data and the hypothesized model, ... first hypothesis test showed that the more quality of work life results in the higher job performance of the employees in the Vietnamese banking sector When the employees perceive that the banks...

Ngày tải lên: 22/08/2017, 12:27

... firm performance in the U.S airline industry may aid those seeking to invest in the industry as well as forward looking investment decisions by various groups interested in the U.S airline industry ... traded airlines in the United States History of the U.S Airline Industry The aviation industry began in 1903 with the first successful flight by the Wright brothers in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina However, ... translating into higher compensation Erickson and Trevino (1994) examined the U.S airline industry for the period 1985-1990 to determine the relationship between leasing versus renting assets The main...

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2013, 11:44

... ensure the two fiber cores come in proper contact – and remain in contact Enhancing Angle-Polished Connector (APC) Performance in the Outside Plant (OSP) Preventing Ferrule Rotation Forcing the ... rotation These connectors include features that force the ferrule back into its original position if the ferrule is rotated either clockwise or counterclockwise within the housing A small ferrule ... back to their original position (the position in which they were originally polished) following any rotation guarantees that apex measurements will be maintained throughout the life of the connector...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 20:15

... are inundated, mainly the Northern parts of the MD known as the Long Xuyen Quadrangle and the Plain of Reeds Along the 600 kmcoast, the sea tide strongly influences the water quality due to the ... salinity during the dry season from December to May Saline intrusion is one of the principal limiting factors in crop production, especially for rice, as crops are intolerant of salinity in the ... annual rainfall in the MD varies from 1,400 - 2,200 mm About 90% of total rain water falls from May to October At the end of the rainy season, due to the combination of floodwater draining from the...

Ngày tải lên: 16/01/2014, 17:20

... Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities The Council is administered jointly by both ­Academies and the Institute of Medicine ... to bring their expertise to the table In this workshop, the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine discussed the role of industry in environmental ... Administration, and the insurance industry to incorporate elements of Responsible Care® in their decision making In May 2004, the ACC began publishing a set of performance measures and the performance...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 23:20

... the investment advice sector intrusively to monitor how firms act in response to the RDR and ensure they deliver good advice Assessing the quality of investment advice in the retail banking sector ... have also resulted in firms systems recording inaccurate and potentially misleading information about customers Assessing the quality of investment advice in the retail banking sector Section – ... assess the level of risk their customers are willing and able to take.3 Following this work we recently undertook a mystery shopping review into whether firms in the retail banking sector are giving...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 17:20

... the UK in 2010 DM Parkin S19 12 Cancers in 2010 attributable to ionising radiation exposure in the UK DM Parkin and SC Darby Tobacco-attributable cancer burden in the UK in 2010 DM Parkin S14 ... attributable to infection in the UK in 2010 DM Parkin S77 S6 10 Cancers attributable to exposure to hormones in the UK in 2010 DM Parkin S73 The fraction of cancer attributable to lifestyle and environmental ... environmental factors in the UK in 2010: Introduction DM Parkin S42 S70 S2 Cancers attributable to inadequate physical exercise in the UK in 2010 DM Parkin S66 Foreword: The fraction of cancer...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 16:21

... for China to improve the environmental sustainability of their cement sector by learning from the best practices that have emerged in other countries, particularly in the EU and the US There ... used in cement kilns In comparison to dedicated waste to energy incineration, burning plastics in cement kilns eliminates the challenge of disposing of incineration ash since it can be incorporated ... landfilling and other forms of thermal combustion In comparison to other incineration processes for energy capture, end use in cement manufacturing has the key benefits of utilizing pre-existing infrastructure...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 05:20

... responding to changing circumstances and increased concerns about cost The details of the order process differ, depending on a number of factors, including whether the work is within the scope of the ... competing demands for preparedness and responsiveness, along with an apparent interest in reducing its in- house role in providing CSS in the region, relating to various resource constraints For these ... Nevertheless, the BSC’s track record, scope, and size offer insight into many of the risks associated with contracting in deployment and the approaches used to manage them By analyzing the performance...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 15:20

... training of students on use of IT in self-learning, accessing information, etc [11] • Undergraduate students are seldom involved in research [7-9] • Didactic learning dominates clinical training, ... (HEEPF) in the medical sector The HEEPF started in 2003 aiming at assuring the competitive potentiality of higher education institutions and supporting decentralization and administrative autonomy in ... (QAAP), in which all colleges in this sector would eventually participate The projects of the medical sector as well as those in other sectors were continuously monitored, integrated with each other...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20

... responding to changing circumstances and increased concerns about cost The details of the order process differ, depending on a number of factors, including whether the work is within the scope of the ... competing demands for preparedness and responsiveness, along with an apparent interest in reducing its in- house role in providing CSS in the region, relating to various resource constraints For these ... Nevertheless, the BSC’s track record, scope, and size offer insight into many of the risks associated with contracting in deployment and the approaches used to manage them By analyzing the performance...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 17:20

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:20

... were obtained by the square root of the respective sampling variances, and these were calculated from the sampling (co)variances of the components in the denominator of equation (3) ˆ The standard ... estimated parameters were calculated by the square root of the respective sampling variances, obtained from the inverse of the average information matrix Using the estimated components of variance, ... deviation from the common residual variance estimated in (c) – the LogL under H0 is obtained by restricting ˆ2 the given σei estimate to remain fixed at the common value In addition, the homogeneity...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:21

... severity increase the flood level, the vulnerability of sea front to flooding is intensified This study investigates a hindcasting of water level during a storm surge in the Gulf of Tonkin The Do ... flows directly into the Hai Phong port during flood tide, and the mixed water returns to the bay during an ebb tide After closure of the Cam river mouth in 1981 by the Dinh Vu dyke, the Lach Huyen ... 24:00 on the first day and 40:00 and 47:00 on the second day The southeastern wind results in wind and wave setup and consequently decreases the water depth during ebb tide The difference in water...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 18:20