Rural Renaissance offers routes to create sustainable rural economies that are vital, vibrant and viable. Maximises social capital in relation to retaining skills in rural locations and slows urban migration and skills deficits.
This document discusses strategies for getting staff involved in sustainable business practices. It emphasizes that sustainability encompasses economic, social, and environmental aspects. The document recommends focusing on social sustainability through training, volunteering, flexible working, team meetings, suggestion schemes, and incentive programs. It also discusses using incentives like rewards or competitions to motivate staff and ensuring open communication through existing channels to disseminate information and gain support for new policies.
Linking Talent & Engagement Strategy for Sustainable ResultsLinda Morris Kelley
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This document provides information about RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests and their work strengthening community forestry in Asia Pacific. It discusses RECOFTC's mission to enable local people to manage forest resources, history since 1987, guiding principles of clear rights, good governance and fair benefits. It outlines thematic areas of maintaining community forestry, people/forests/climate change, transforming conflict, enhancing livelihoods. It provides details on where RECOFTC works in countries and planned IFRI data collection sites in Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam in 2013-2014.
Swansea scrutiny work planning conference 2013Dave Mckenna
This document summarizes the agenda for a Scrutiny Work Planning Conference on May 20th 2013. It includes a list of suggested topics for scrutiny panels and working groups to prioritize in 2013/14. Some of the key topics discussed are: last year's top four topics of public transport, affordable housing, economic inactivity, and wellbeing/school attainment. A list of the top 10 issues that matter most to the public according to a recent survey. Suggested new topics that were proposed for consideration. And a group discussion to determine which topics should be highest priority. The aim of the conference was to plan scrutiny work for the upcoming year.
Europe’s Green Capital for 2015:How did Bristol get the title?What will tak...Nina Skubala
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Metsäteho is a wood procurement development company in Finland whose mission is to develop the forestry industry by creating new and efficient solutions. It operates through applied research projects with partners from research institutions and other organizations. These projects aim to strengthen responsible wood supply, improve industry practices, and enable work towards a sustainable future for the forestry industry. Metsäteho has around 12 employees and works closely with an extensive network of partners across various projects ranging from weeks to years in duration.
HSS is a non-profit organization that aims to foster sustainable change at the local level through knowledge sharing, partnerships, and accessible services. It consists of a for-profit sustainability consulting business and a non-profit community incubator. In its first year, HSS will focus on launching a sustainability consulting business, non-profit umbrella, and community coalition to address local needs in a collaborative manner. Within 5 years, HSS hopes to have engaged the community and established Prescott, Arizona as a model of economic, social and environmental sustainability.
This document appears to be advertising for a photography business specializing in babies, toddlers, maternity, portraits, families, groups, couples, engagements, and weddings. The photographer's passion is capturing life's beautiful moments to create lasting memories for customers through photos.
This document discusses strategies for getting staff involved in sustainable business practices. It emphasizes that sustainability encompasses economic, social, and environmental aspects. The document recommends focusing on social sustainability through training, volunteering, flexible working, team meetings, suggestion schemes, and incentive programs. It also discusses using incentives like rewards or competitions to motivate staff and ensuring open communication through existing channels to disseminate information and gain support for new policies.
Linking Talent & Engagement Strategy for Sustainable ResultsLinda Morris Kelley
The document discusses how Alcoa leverages community engagement strategies like partnerships with Earthwatch Institute and the Make an Impact program to strengthen its talent strategy and support sustainability goals. It outlines programs that engage employees in environmental research and education to increase understanding of sustainability issues while also providing benefits like personal development and raising awareness of Alcoa's sustainability efforts. Community engagement strategies are presented as a key business imperative that can lead to sustainable results for Alcoa.
This document provides information about RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests and their work strengthening community forestry in Asia Pacific. It discusses RECOFTC's mission to enable local people to manage forest resources, history since 1987, guiding principles of clear rights, good governance and fair benefits. It outlines thematic areas of maintaining community forestry, people/forests/climate change, transforming conflict, enhancing livelihoods. It provides details on where RECOFTC works in countries and planned IFRI data collection sites in Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam in 2013-2014.
Swansea scrutiny work planning conference 2013Dave Mckenna
This document summarizes the agenda for a Scrutiny Work Planning Conference on May 20th 2013. It includes a list of suggested topics for scrutiny panels and working groups to prioritize in 2013/14. Some of the key topics discussed are: last year's top four topics of public transport, affordable housing, economic inactivity, and wellbeing/school attainment. A list of the top 10 issues that matter most to the public according to a recent survey. Suggested new topics that were proposed for consideration. And a group discussion to determine which topics should be highest priority. The aim of the conference was to plan scrutiny work for the upcoming year.
Europe’s Green Capital for 2015:How did Bristol get the title?What will tak...Nina Skubala
Bristol was awarded the title of European Green Capital for 2015. To receive this award, a city must demonstrate high environmental standards, a commitment to sustainability, and an ability to inspire other cities. Bristol established a Green Capital Partnership of over 350 organizations pledged to making Bristol a low-carbon, high quality of life city. The Partnership includes action groups focused on key issues like energy, food, transport, and waste. In 2015, Bristol will host several flagship sustainability events and implement a community engagement program to reinforce sustainable living and leave a green legacy.
Metsäteho is a wood procurement development company in Finland whose mission is to develop the forestry industry by creating new and efficient solutions. It operates through applied research projects with partners from research institutions and other organizations. These projects aim to strengthen responsible wood supply, improve industry practices, and enable work towards a sustainable future for the forestry industry. Metsäteho has around 12 employees and works closely with an extensive network of partners across various projects ranging from weeks to years in duration.
HSS is a non-profit organization that aims to foster sustainable change at the local level through knowledge sharing, partnerships, and accessible services. It consists of a for-profit sustainability consulting business and a non-profit community incubator. In its first year, HSS will focus on launching a sustainability consulting business, non-profit umbrella, and community coalition to address local needs in a collaborative manner. Within 5 years, HSS hopes to have engaged the community and established Prescott, Arizona as a model of economic, social and environmental sustainability.
This document appears to be advertising for a photography business specializing in babies, toddlers, maternity, portraits, families, groups, couples, engagements, and weddings. The photographer's passion is capturing life's beautiful moments to create lasting memories for customers through photos.
Este documento es un catálogo de anillos de compromiso que incluye fotografías y descripciones de diferentes modelos. Presenta anillos de diferentes metales como acero, oro amarillo, oro blanco, platino y paladio, con varios diseños que incluyen uno o más diamantes. También ofrece la opción de personalizar los anillos combinando diferentes materiales y diamantes.
The document summarizes the advantages of broadcast TV over cable TV in the Washington DC market. It shows that while cable reaches 75.1% of households, the top cable provider Comcast only reaches 73.6%, leaving over 600,000 households without cable access. Broadcast TV is able to reach the entire market. It also notes that lower-tier digital broadcast stations like ThisTV and Antenna TV provide a cost-effective way to reach audiences comparable to major cable networks with fewer spots.
Este documento presenta una lista de actividades navideñas para niños que tendrán lugar en Baby Deli entre diciembre de 2010 y enero de 2011. Incluye talleres para hacer adornos y tarjetas navideñas recicladas, desayunos con personajes como el Olentzero, y visitas de los Reyes Magos con chocolate caliente.
We're Doing It Wrong: Prototyping The Future Of The WebSteve Hickey
The document discusses more effective approaches to designing and prototyping user interfaces. It advocates sketching early ideas, prototyping functionality quickly through coding, and testing prototypes with users from the start. Specific tips include sketching often for efficiency, prototyping instead of wireframing to allow for early testing, avoiding creating comprehensive visual comps, and eliminating redundant steps from traditional design processes. The document shares examples from companies like Google that employed rapid prototyping and testing to help inform their design of new products like Google Glass.
This very short document does not contain enough content to create a meaningful 3 sentence summary. It only states "this is test document" without providing any other details.
La reforma hacendaria propone establecer una red de protección social para todos los ciudadanos y acelerar el crecimiento económico mediante la introducción y modificación de varios impuestos. Mantendrá exentos los servicios médicos, transporte urbano, libros y revistas del IVA. También busca facilitar trámites, formalizar comercios informales y aplicar impuestos al carbono, refrescos y plaguicidas para fines ambientales y de salud pública.
This document provides instructions for installing the Android SDK on your computer. It outlines downloading the necessary software, including Java, Eclipse, and the Android SDK and tools. It describes installing platform versions and configuring emulators. It also covers installing the ADT plugin for Eclipse and configuring it to work with the Android SDK. The Android SDK bundle provides a single download that contains everything needed for Android development.
El documento describe los estomas, que son orificios en las hojas de las plantas que permiten el intercambio gaseoso y la transpiración. Explica las funciones y tipos de estomas, incluidos anomocítico, parasítico, anisocítico y otros. También describe el aparato de Golgi, la cromatina y los microfilamentos como componentes celulares importantes.
Este documento presenta un glosario de palabras motivacionales con definiciones breves de conceptos como responsabilidad, disciplina, sinceridad, respeto, honradez, meta, objetivo, compañerismo, lealtad, valores, subordinación, obediencia, constancia, respeto a la propiedad ajena, y más. El objetivo es aumentar el conocimiento sobre valores personales y profesionales para poder aplicarlos en la vida cotidiana.
The document discusses enterprise system implementation. It describes the implementation process and potential pitfalls like lack of management commitment and inadequate budgets. It also covers post-implementation phases and "second wave" implementations to further improve systems. Case studies are presented on implementation at a company and measuring impact through order productivity improvements.
El documento resume las 6 generaciones de computadoras desde la primera generación en la década de 1940 hasta la sexta generación actual. Cada generación introdujo mejoras tecnológicas como el uso de transistores en lugar de tubos de vacío, la invención del microchip y el microprocesador, y el desarrollo de computadoras personales y basadas en inteligencia artificial. La última generación podría denominarse la era de las computadoras inteligentes basadas en redes neuronales artificiales.
Este documento presenta pautas para citar y referenciar textos de acuerdo con las normas APA. Explica los formatos para citas textuales, de paráfrasis y según la cantidad de autores. También cubre cómo citar autores corporativos, anónimos, fuentes secundarias y cuando la información está incompleta. El objetivo es proveer una guía resumida sobre las normas APA para citas y referencias que deben aplicarse en los textos guía de la Universidad de Santander.
El documento describe el rol de la escuela en la inclusión digital y cómo las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) pueden favorecer el aprendizaje y la enseñanza. Se menciona que las TIC individualizan la enseñanza, refuerzan la didáctica y son esenciales para los docentes. También señala varios proyectos y planes de acción nacionales para implementar la Escuela 2.0 y mejorar la comunicación e investigación digital.
Este documento compara las similitudes y diferencias entre los lenguajes de programación C#, J# y Java. Algunas semejanzas son que C# e Java tienen una sintaxis similar derivada de C y C++, e incorporan elementos como decimales, booleanos y cadenas. Algunas diferencias son que C# es el lenguaje nativo de .NET y se usa principalmente para plataformas Microsoft, mientras que Java es multiplataforma y más completo que .NET. J# solo soporta un subconjunto de características de .NET.
This document discusses heart disease and cardiology. It begins by outlining the objectives of discussing the incidence, prevalence, and risk factors of heart disease as well as introducing specific diseases and prevention/treatment strategies. It then provides background on cardiology as a medical specialty focusing on heart disorders. Several sections provide more details on the human heart, history of important discoveries in cardiology like the use of electricity to stimulate the heart, and statistics on the incidence and economic impact of heart disease in the United States.
Este documento presenta un gráfico mensual del índice alemán DAX que incluye varias líneas representando medias simples de 1, 2, 5, 13, 34, 89, 233 y 610 períodos. El gráfico muestra niveles de soporte y resistencia definidos por estas medias. El análisis sugiere que el mercado podría volver a la zona de mínimos de 2009 y luego dirigirse nuevamente a la zona de máximos de 2009, con zonas clave de soporte entre 8.500 y 8.000 y resistencia entre
The document discusses issues related to implementing green and sustainable practices in rural economies. It notes challenges such as food security, inconsistent regulations, and high costs of renewable energy. It advocates for supporting rural job creation through diversification of farm income streams and environmental protection. Examples of strategies discussed include developing rural enterprise networks, advising on sustainable building practices, and demonstrating environmental village plans. The document emphasizes taking an integrated approach to rural business support.
Maxis is a Malaysian telecommunications company established in 1994 with over 12 million mobile subscribers. The document outlines Maxis' mission, vision, key stakeholders, social responsibilities, and community initiatives. It discusses engaging stakeholders, focusing on delivering the best network and unmatched customer experience, making a difference in the community through education programs, and ensuring ethical procurement and a positive company culture.
Este documento es un catálogo de anillos de compromiso que incluye fotografías y descripciones de diferentes modelos. Presenta anillos de diferentes metales como acero, oro amarillo, oro blanco, platino y paladio, con varios diseños que incluyen uno o más diamantes. También ofrece la opción de personalizar los anillos combinando diferentes materiales y diamantes.
The document summarizes the advantages of broadcast TV over cable TV in the Washington DC market. It shows that while cable reaches 75.1% of households, the top cable provider Comcast only reaches 73.6%, leaving over 600,000 households without cable access. Broadcast TV is able to reach the entire market. It also notes that lower-tier digital broadcast stations like ThisTV and Antenna TV provide a cost-effective way to reach audiences comparable to major cable networks with fewer spots.
Este documento presenta una lista de actividades navideñas para niños que tendrán lugar en Baby Deli entre diciembre de 2010 y enero de 2011. Incluye talleres para hacer adornos y tarjetas navideñas recicladas, desayunos con personajes como el Olentzero, y visitas de los Reyes Magos con chocolate caliente.
We're Doing It Wrong: Prototyping The Future Of The WebSteve Hickey
The document discusses more effective approaches to designing and prototyping user interfaces. It advocates sketching early ideas, prototyping functionality quickly through coding, and testing prototypes with users from the start. Specific tips include sketching often for efficiency, prototyping instead of wireframing to allow for early testing, avoiding creating comprehensive visual comps, and eliminating redundant steps from traditional design processes. The document shares examples from companies like Google that employed rapid prototyping and testing to help inform their design of new products like Google Glass.
This very short document does not contain enough content to create a meaningful 3 sentence summary. It only states "this is test document" without providing any other details.
La reforma hacendaria propone establecer una red de protección social para todos los ciudadanos y acelerar el crecimiento económico mediante la introducción y modificación de varios impuestos. Mantendrá exentos los servicios médicos, transporte urbano, libros y revistas del IVA. También busca facilitar trámites, formalizar comercios informales y aplicar impuestos al carbono, refrescos y plaguicidas para fines ambientales y de salud pública.
This document provides instructions for installing the Android SDK on your computer. It outlines downloading the necessary software, including Java, Eclipse, and the Android SDK and tools. It describes installing platform versions and configuring emulators. It also covers installing the ADT plugin for Eclipse and configuring it to work with the Android SDK. The Android SDK bundle provides a single download that contains everything needed for Android development.
El documento describe los estomas, que son orificios en las hojas de las plantas que permiten el intercambio gaseoso y la transpiración. Explica las funciones y tipos de estomas, incluidos anomocítico, parasítico, anisocítico y otros. También describe el aparato de Golgi, la cromatina y los microfilamentos como componentes celulares importantes.
Este documento presenta un glosario de palabras motivacionales con definiciones breves de conceptos como responsabilidad, disciplina, sinceridad, respeto, honradez, meta, objetivo, compañerismo, lealtad, valores, subordinación, obediencia, constancia, respeto a la propiedad ajena, y más. El objetivo es aumentar el conocimiento sobre valores personales y profesionales para poder aplicarlos en la vida cotidiana.
The document discusses enterprise system implementation. It describes the implementation process and potential pitfalls like lack of management commitment and inadequate budgets. It also covers post-implementation phases and "second wave" implementations to further improve systems. Case studies are presented on implementation at a company and measuring impact through order productivity improvements.
El documento resume las 6 generaciones de computadoras desde la primera generación en la década de 1940 hasta la sexta generación actual. Cada generación introdujo mejoras tecnológicas como el uso de transistores en lugar de tubos de vacío, la invención del microchip y el microprocesador, y el desarrollo de computadoras personales y basadas en inteligencia artificial. La última generación podría denominarse la era de las computadoras inteligentes basadas en redes neuronales artificiales.
Este documento presenta pautas para citar y referenciar textos de acuerdo con las normas APA. Explica los formatos para citas textuales, de paráfrasis y según la cantidad de autores. También cubre cómo citar autores corporativos, anónimos, fuentes secundarias y cuando la información está incompleta. El objetivo es proveer una guía resumida sobre las normas APA para citas y referencias que deben aplicarse en los textos guía de la Universidad de Santander.
El documento describe el rol de la escuela en la inclusión digital y cómo las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) pueden favorecer el aprendizaje y la enseñanza. Se menciona que las TIC individualizan la enseñanza, refuerzan la didáctica y son esenciales para los docentes. También señala varios proyectos y planes de acción nacionales para implementar la Escuela 2.0 y mejorar la comunicación e investigación digital.
Este documento compara las similitudes y diferencias entre los lenguajes de programación C#, J# y Java. Algunas semejanzas son que C# e Java tienen una sintaxis similar derivada de C y C++, e incorporan elementos como decimales, booleanos y cadenas. Algunas diferencias son que C# es el lenguaje nativo de .NET y se usa principalmente para plataformas Microsoft, mientras que Java es multiplataforma y más completo que .NET. J# solo soporta un subconjunto de características de .NET.
This document discusses heart disease and cardiology. It begins by outlining the objectives of discussing the incidence, prevalence, and risk factors of heart disease as well as introducing specific diseases and prevention/treatment strategies. It then provides background on cardiology as a medical specialty focusing on heart disorders. Several sections provide more details on the human heart, history of important discoveries in cardiology like the use of electricity to stimulate the heart, and statistics on the incidence and economic impact of heart disease in the United States.
Este documento presenta un gráfico mensual del índice alemán DAX que incluye varias líneas representando medias simples de 1, 2, 5, 13, 34, 89, 233 y 610 períodos. El gráfico muestra niveles de soporte y resistencia definidos por estas medias. El análisis sugiere que el mercado podría volver a la zona de mínimos de 2009 y luego dirigirse nuevamente a la zona de máximos de 2009, con zonas clave de soporte entre 8.500 y 8.000 y resistencia entre
The document discusses issues related to implementing green and sustainable practices in rural economies. It notes challenges such as food security, inconsistent regulations, and high costs of renewable energy. It advocates for supporting rural job creation through diversification of farm income streams and environmental protection. Examples of strategies discussed include developing rural enterprise networks, advising on sustainable building practices, and demonstrating environmental village plans. The document emphasizes taking an integrated approach to rural business support.
Maxis is a Malaysian telecommunications company established in 1994 with over 12 million mobile subscribers. The document outlines Maxis' mission, vision, key stakeholders, social responsibilities, and community initiatives. It discusses engaging stakeholders, focusing on delivering the best network and unmatched customer experience, making a difference in the community through education programs, and ensuring ethical procurement and a positive company culture.
The document discusses how climate change presents both threats and opportunities for small businesses in Outback Australia. Desert Knowledge Australia aims to identify projects that contribute to a sustainable future for desert regions. Their Outback Business Networks project connects small businesses across different industries in the Outback through shared marketing, training, and purchasing to help them save costs, access new markets and customers, and collaborate. The networks have helped businesses directly access new sales opportunities and partner on new products. Desert Knowledge Australia also provides members professional development opportunities and helps link expertise around areas like sustainable building practices.
Capable Auckland Presentation To Collaboration Bay Of Plenty September 28 2012Dale Bailey
Capable Auckland is a career network established in 2010 with a new office and brand focused on developing a careers network in Auckland. It aims to address low success rates in tertiary education and trades, as well as employers' difficulties finding skilled workers, by strengthening connections between education and business. Capable Auckland works with partners like Careers New Zealand, Fuji Xerox NZ, and Auckland Council to provide career development tools and programs that support students and improve career transitions, such as an online career portfolio and mentoring programs.
Wayne Dunn's speaking notes from a plenary panel on Investing for Impact at the Jamaica Stock Exchange's Investment and Capital Markets Conference. Jan 25-26, 2017, Kingston, Jamaica
Katie Mandes of C2ES and Make an Impact: Sustainable Leadership Forum - Dalla...tapleya
This document discusses engaging employees to support corporate sustainability efforts. It notes that employee engagement is critical to sustainability success and can lead to efficiency savings, stronger customer relations, innovation, and other benefits. The document recommends empowering employees by creating meaningful opportunities to contribute and sharing business sustainability progress. It also outlines challenges to employee engagement like competing priorities and solutions like integrating sustainability into existing processes and communications channels.
Integrating social and business value through the SDGsWayne Dunn
The document is a presentation about integrating social and business value through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from an organization called the CSR Training Institute. It outlines that increasing pressure from society has led businesses to respond by creating social value in addition to profits. It introduces the SDGs as a framework to integrate social, environmental and business interests and provides case studies on how companies have aligned with the SDGs. It also briefly discusses approaches to measuring social impact.
Building Skills Ecosystems for Regional DevelopmentGary Wood
A skills ecosystem is defined as stakeholders in a region or industry sector working together to develop and share skills and knowledge for mutual benefit. Characteristics include stakeholders committed to a broad agenda, self-sustaining networks shaped by collaboration, addressing both supply and demand of skills, and driving innovation. Ecosystems can be formal or informal. Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy is a case study of a formal ecosystem developing engineering student leaders through industry projects. Developing a skills ecosystem in Herefordshire centered around NMITE could enhance integration, apply learnings to curriculum, and foster enterprise through challenge-led learning and collaboration between education and industry stakeholders.
Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV) is a multi-stakeholder collaborative initiative formed in 2000 to promote environmental sustainability in Silicon Valley. SSV works with over 120 public and private partners to accelerate innovation through connecting businesses, researchers, and government. SSV provides educational forums and an online platform called EcoCloud to enable collaboration around sustainability best practices, pilot projects, and industrial ecology. Joining SSV offers opportunities for networking, learning, and expanding business through sustainability leadership.
Wales has a devolved administration within the UK and has a statutory obligation to promote sustainable development. Historically, Wales relied on manufacturing and mineral industries but now the service sector and lower volume production are more common. The Ecodesign Centre Wales aims to encourage ecodesign and sustainable production and consumption in Wales. It was established in 2006 by the Welsh Assembly Government to build capabilities for effective ecodesign among Welsh businesses, especially SMEs. Recommendations to support this include identifying focus areas for intervention, creating knowledge sharing platforms, building support for ecodesign in education and training, and facilitating cross-policy learning.
This document discusses NAB's corporate responsibility efforts, with a focus on environmental initiatives. It describes NAB's definition of corporate responsibility as doing business in a way that considers stakeholders and long-term economic, social, and environmental impacts. It outlines NAB's core commitments to customers, employees, society, and the environment. The document then focuses on NAB's efforts to engage employees in environmental sustainability, including establishing a green team community, initiatives to reduce the company's carbon footprint and employees' impacts, and efforts to monitor awareness and engagement like an annual survey. It provides lessons learned around dedicating resources, effective communication, and recognizing employee contributions.
Caesars Entertainment's corporate citizenship efforts aim to make the world a better place through environmental sustainability and community engagement. Their CodeGreen program focuses on reducing energy, water, waste and carbon footprint. It has achieved significant reductions and cost savings. Employee volunteerism is also increasing, with a 25% rise in hours worked. The presentation outlines their strategy, goals, investments and recognition in environmental sustainability over the past 10 years.
This document provides an agenda for the Second Annual Opportunity Green Conference at UCLA. The conference aims to connect sustainable businesses and discuss how to be both green and profitable. Over the two-day event, there will be keynote speakers, panels, workshops, and networking sessions on topics like trends in sustainability, green branding, funding for green businesses, and best practices. The goal is to inspire innovation and collaboration around developing environmentally-friendly and profitable business models.
Opportunity Green Conference Program 2008Mike Flynn
The document summarizes the agenda for the Second Annual Opportunity Green Conference at UCLA. The conference aims to bring together entrepreneurs, business owners, designers and others to discuss how businesses can be both environmentally sustainable and profitable. Over the past year, attendees at the previous conference were able to make business connections and partnerships. The agenda outlines the schedule of morning sessions, concurrent breakout sessions, and panels for days one and two of the conference.
Metsäteho is a wood procurement development company in Finland whose mission is to develop the forestry industry by promoting responsible wood supply. It operates through applied research projects in collaboration with an extensive network of partners. Some key points:
- Metsäteho was founded in 1945 and works to strengthen responsible wood supply operations through research, recommendations, and education.
- It has around 12 permanent employees but collaborates closely with dozens of partners on projects ranging from weeks to years.
- The company's shareholders provide guidance on research areas aimed at making wood supply 30% more cost-effective and sustainable by 2025.
This document discusses the need for education for sustainability and the green economy. It notes that businesses in a green economy require specific green skills as well as staff with sustainable behaviors and mindsets. Education about sustainability and education for sustainability can help address this need by teaching green skills, knowledge about sustainability, and thinking and values that lead to sustainable action. It describes a professional development program for VET practitioners that aims to help them understand sustainability issues, apply sustainability in their own practice and industries, and maintain expertise in these areas.
Ethics, expectations and profits: Managing in complex environments Wayne Dunn
Presentation to the Canada Caribbean Emerging Leaders Dialogue. Ottawa, Canada, Sept 21, 2015
To keep updated on postings and events go to www.csrtraininginstitute.com and sign up for the newsletter. If interested the CSR Knowledge Centre http://bit.ly/CSRknowledge contains a series of short, pragmatic articles on CSR Strategy, Management and related areas.
The document discusses corporate social responsibility and its importance for industry and education. It provides several definitions of CSR, noting it refers to transparent business practices based on ethics, compliance with laws, and respect for people and environment. CSR involves balancing economic, legal, and social/environmental concerns. For businesses, CSR can benefit employee recruitment and retention, innovation, and competitive advantage by managing impacts on people, planet, and profit. Universities also benefit from CSR by developing students as global citizens and partners in sustainable development.
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3. Rural Renaissance
• Rooted in the regions
• Social inclusion and cohesion
• Streamline access to funds
• Learn from others’ mistakes
4. Sustainable strategies …
• Land reform
• Supply chain improvements
• Business diversification
• Rural employment
• Vocational training
5. … for sustainable societies
• Education
• Culture
• Transport
• Commercial matters
• A clean and pleasant environment
6. An integrated approach
• The entire, integrated approach
is much more important than
any single element
• Genuine, effective
communication between
stakeholders must be achieved
7. Academic
Curriculum Development Market orientation
Improve business process
Seminars & Business Business Outcomes
Partners
master classes partner visits financing
Business plan financing
Workforce Development Value added
Commercial
Copyright Jamie MacAskill 2003
8. Thank you
Dr.Jamie MacAskill
Acknowledgement: This work was undertaken while Dr MacAskill was the founding Director
of the Centre for Environment and Rural Affairs
Writle College and University of Essex
Copyright Jamie MacAskill 2003 - 2010