Environmental and social issues

The study makes use of exploratory and descriptive research design and is based on secondary sources of data collection. The dimensions of sustainable banking have been identified as environmental, social and governance (ESG). The research further highlights that sustainability issues focused by banks primarily involve “environmental” and “social” considerations, however, the “governance” aspect has not yet been considered by many. Moreover, the study reveals that there are no guidelines specified by the Bank of Lao PDR (BOL) for sustainable banking practices in Lao to date.

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This comprehensive textbook deals with the key issues and controversies in environmental sociology today. Each chapter deals with discrete issues in a manner that captures the main debates, the central figures, and the social nature of environmental-related trends. The text reflects international developments in the area, as well as drawing upon specific case examples and materials.

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As environmental issues increasingly impinge on society, sociologists have turned their attention to nature and the environment. However, unlike the majority of sociological work on environmental issues, which has too often been dominated by abstract theoretical disputes, this book concentrates on empirical studies in environmental sociology. It shows what sociologists can bring to current debates over environmental topics (including genetic modification) and - using the author's first-hand research - demonstrates how sociologists can best pursue practical work on environmental topics.

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This new edition of John Hannigan's well-known and respected text has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent conceptual and empirical advances in environmental sociology. The book offers a distinctive and even-handed treatment of environmental issues and debates, integrating European theoretical contributions such as risk society and ecological modernization with North American empirical insights and findings.

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Ebook "Sustainability performance evaluation system in government: A balanced scorecard approach towards sustainable development" will be of great interest to researchers and practitioners at many levels of environmental / sustainability, public management and strategic control studies. Evaluators will find methodological approaches and applied tools for their work. Decision-makers and managers will find it valuable to manage the social, economic and environmental issues in a balanced and integrated manner.

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Sustainability is a holistic concept whereby covering broad spectrums of aspect social, economic and environmental principles. Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is a long-term approach providing unique opportunity to grasp the issues of sustainability. However, the current implementation of PFI had mistreated to incorporate comprehensive elements of sustainable green development throughout the projects. Thus, the paper intends to investigate the issues, challenges and best practices which significant lead to sustainability performance in Malaysian PFI projects.

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By moving from the "integrated" to the "dynamic" supply chain model, businesses may see their supply chains as flexible ecosystems of people, processes, capital assets, technology, and data. In the rapidly evolving corporate world, effective supply chain management (SCM) is a critical issue. Dynamic SCM necessitates good decision information synchronization and integrated decision-making among autonomous chain partners.

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The world is facing many environmental problems such as global warming due to high demand of energy use, especially our dependency on fossil fuels. The Malaysian government has introduced various policies and programs to promote alternative green energy solutions such as solar energy to address this issue. However, social acceptance of solar energy could influence the feasibility of the energy as an alternative to satisfy the rising demand.

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Part 1 book "Foundations of maternal-Newborn and women’s health nursing" includes content: Maternity and women’s health care today; the nurse’s role in maternity and women’s health care; ethical, social and legal issues; reproductive anatomy and physiology; hereditary and environmental influences on childbearing; conception and prenatal development; physiologic adaptations to pregnancy; psychosocial adaptations to pregnancy; nutrition for childbearing; antepartum fetal assessment; perinatal education,... and other contents.

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Part 1 of ebook "Socially responsible finance and investing: Financial institutions, corporations, investors, and activists" provides readers with contents including: socially responsible finance and investing; foundations and key concepts; stakeholder analysis; corporate social responsibility; business models and social entrepreneurship; finance and society; social, environmental, and trust issues in business and finance;...

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Part 1 book "Large carnivore conservation and management" includes content: Addressing human dimensions in large carnivore conservation and management - insights from environmental social science and social psychology; research amidst the contentious issue of wolf presence - exploration of reference frames and social, cultural, and political dimensions; rocio-political illegal acts as a challenge for wolf conservation and management - implications for legitimizing traditional hunting practices.... and other contents.

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Ebook "Accounting for the environment: More talk and little progress (Advances in environmental accounting and management, Volume 5)" has three main objectives. First, it enhances understanding of global environmental issues, especially valuation and disclosure of environmental impacts of firms' activities. Second, it makes management, investors and other stakeholders aware of the financial and economic consequences of our failure to address the environmental issues. Third, it encourages management to improve the firm's environmental performance and disclosures.

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Ebook "Accounting for the environment: More talk and little progress (Advances in environmental accounting & management, Volume 5)" has three main objectives. First, it enhances understanding of global environmental issues, especially valuation and disclosure of environmental impacts of firms' activities. Second, it makes management, investors and other stakeholders aware of the financial and economic consequences of our failure to address the environmental issues. Third, it encourages management to improve the firm's environmental performance and disclosures.

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In ebook "Development of environmental policy in Japan and Asian countries" by examining the issues of environmental policy formation and implementation linked to economic development, and reviewing the Japanese experiences and the examples of other Asian countries, this book reveals factors of dynamism between environmental policy and social change in a domestic, regional and global context.

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Ebook "Environmental accounting in theory and practice" was to explore the need for and methodologies of adjusting national accounts for environmental reasons. National accountants had faced mounting criticism that conventional accounting neglected new scarcities in natural capital, as well as the social cost of environmental degradation. The result of their deliberations was a draft manual, later issued by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) as a handbook of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting.

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Continued part 1, part 2 of ebook "Tourism and global environmental change: Ecological, social, economic and political interrelationships" provides readers with contents including: global issues; tourism, disease and global environmental change; tourism, biodiversity and global environmental change; stakeholder adaptation and perceptions; the role of climate information in tourist destination choice decision making; restructuring the tourist industry;...

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Part 1 book "Canine ergonomics - The science of working dogs" includes content: Canine ergonomics - Introduction to the new science of working dogs, skill and expertise in working dogs - a cognitive science perspective, social learning in dogs, temperament and personality in working dogs, overview of scent detection work - issues and opportunities, evaluating learning tasks commonly applied in detection dog training, attention in dogs - sustained attention in mine detection as case study.

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Reading for the Real World Second Edition is a four-book series designed for high school and university students who are seeking to improve their fluency and comprehension skills in English. All reading passages have been revised and updated to include current issues. The wide range of topics presented in each book will appeal to students with diverse interests while exposing language learners to useful vocabulary items commonly encountered in academic readings from various fields. Please refer to the book Reading for the Real World 1 (Second edition) of series!

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This study investigated the status, environmental health risks and assessed contaminant concentrations of flue gas and ambient air quality in traditional charcoal production kiln areas in Hau Giang province. In total, 284 charcoal producers, 160 charcoal workers, and 160 neighbors were interviewed using structured questionnaires.

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Part 2 the handbook supports those experts and professionals in the field of education who wish to develop their understanding of lifelong learning, and offers tips, information and examples targeted at learners, facilitators, institutional leaders, policy-makers and legislators. More broadly, it illustrates how lifelong learning can address complex political, social, economic and environmental issues affecting people around the world.

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