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11-20 of 33 for the Category : Economics and the Subcategory : Economics - GeneralEconomics of the Environment
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The biggest threat to the realisation of the sustainable development ideal is not in determining and understanding how Economics and Ecology as individual systems function, but how they operate as a single embedded system.
Read more about Economics of the EnvironmentEcosystems and Eco-system Service
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The term ecosystem refers to the combined physical and biological components of an environment and the interactions between these components.
Read more about Ecosystems and Eco-system ServiceEnvironmental Accounting
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Environmental accounting is a management tool that integrates the financial implications of environmental issues in the financial management systems of organisations to enhance more effective decision-making in order to promote environmental and
Read more about Environmental AccountingEnvironmental Auditing
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Environmental auditing is a process used mainly in commerce and industry to measure how well environmental policies, programmes and plans are being implemented in practice.
Read more about Environmental AuditingEnvironmental Due Diligence
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An environmental due diligence exercise or audit is carried out to identify the extent and nature of environmental risk involved when companies are bought and sold.
Read more about Environmental Due DiligenceEnvironmental Ethics
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Environmental ethics is a sub-division of professional and applied ethics that concerns itself with the responsibilities that we as humans have in our interactions with the environment.
Read more about Environmental EthicsEnvironmental Goods & Services
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Also known as Green Industries, the Environmental Goods and Services (EGS) sector comprises the set of companies which provide products and services to measure, prevent, reduce or reverse damage to the natural environment and the depletion or pol
Read more about Environmental Goods & ServicesEquator Principles
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In June 2003, 10 leading banks (representing approximately three quarters of the global project finance market) adopted the Equator Principles. These principles were developed by several leading banks and are based on the environmental and social pol
Read more about Equator PrinciplesGlobal Compact
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The United Nations – Global Compact is a voluntary corporate citizenship initiative with two objectives: mainstreaming the nine principles in business activities around the world and to catalyse actions in support of UN goals.
Read more about Global CompactGlobal Reporting Initiative
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The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a multi-stakeholder non-profit organisation that develops and publishes guidelines for reporting on economic, environmental and social performance (sustainability performance).
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