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1-10 of 31 for the Category : Commerce, Trade & Industry and the Subcategory : Services - Commerce, Trade & Industry

Cleaner Production

( Article Type: Explanation )

Cleaner Production (CP) is defined by the UN as ‘the continuous application of an integrated preventive strategy applied to processes, products and services so as to increase eco-efficiency and reduce risks to humans and the environment’.

Corporate Citizenship

( Article Type: Explanation )

Corporate citizenship is an aspiration much like other ideals, such as democracy or sustainable development. It refers to the hope that business can and will contribute to sustainable development and that, rather than being part of the problem, it be

Eco-efficiency

( Article Type: Explanation )

Eco-efficiency describes the ecological efficiency of goods and services by measuring their economic price (that includes their consumer demand and their monetary cost) and checking that against its production or manufacturing successes in reduci

Ecological Footprint

( Article Type: Explanation )

An ’ecological footprint’ is a description of the ecological impact a company or group of people have on the earth. The bigger the footprint the worse the impact.

Ecological Landscaping

( Article Type: Explanation )

In contrast to conventional landscape gardening practices, ecological landscaping for sustainable development and local biodiversity within commercial and industrial nodes is a far more effective way of synchronising industrial and commercial objecti

Environmental Accounting

( Article Type: Explanation )

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

Environmental Auditing

( Article Type: Explanation )

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.

Environmental Due Diligence

( Article Type: Explanation )

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.

Environmental Education

( Article Type: Opinion )

Southern Africa, defined as the region within the southern African Development Community (SADC) is richly endowed with diverse biodiversity and excellent ecosystem services. It is also rich in its diverse people, numbering nearly 300 million, who

Environmental Ethics

( Article Type: Overview )

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.