Over the years, organizations have recognized the importance of sustainability and, not surprisingly, an increasing number of companies are engaging in some form of activity in that regard. So while, overall, there has been a greater recognition of the need to be ‘sustainable’, the difficulty often lies in achieving a consensus as to ‘what’ sustainability actually means, ‘who’ is responsible for it, ‘how’ it can be achieved and ‘when’ can they begin to see a tangible return on their efforts. These
all business operations can be reduced to three words: People, Product and Profits. Unless you’ve got a good team, you can’t do much with the other two. -Lee Iacocca 1.0 INTRODUCTION The modem concept of sustainability was originally defined at the World Commission on Economic Development in 1987, often known as the Brundtland Commission. At the most basic level, sustainability is balancing
Sustainable tourism creates balance between business and customers, in the way the business creates profit and the customers enjoy their holiday. Thereby the people and the environment in the destination will continue to thrive. How critical is sustainability to the future of the travel and tourism industry? Sustainable tourism is absolute crucial for the future of the industry. It is one of those things that are easy to say, and it is evidently true, but if you think about tourism it is not a special
Environmental Impacts of Transportation Services Introduction The achievement of sustainable has been facing several challenges that are associated with lack of adopting societal activities that are adaptable to the natural environment and humans. Transport is among the activities that society has embraced since it affects people’s way of living by contributing to efficiency in moving from one place to another. Transport also has greater effects on the environment, although it is vital to the societal
The information revolution and globalization have dramatically changed the business landscape. The evolution of the internet into a real-time medium of information exchange, removal of impediments to international business activities and in general increased global awareness of societies, have not only provided new opportunities for businesses but have also increased public scrutiny into business activities and consequences. Increased stakeholder sensitivity to environmental and social issues have
meaningful work, and ethical practice. By carrying out the exercise, the one value which I would never want to give up is the “knowledge ". It could be argued, why the knowledge not any other value although the other selected values are also of high importance, the main argument here is that the knowledge
organisation. Similar steps are being taken by the Nottingham Scientific Limited (NSL) Corporation. The research proposal provides an outline regarding the use of CSR as a strategy by NSL to motivate their employees so that the company can achieve sustainability. The methodology used is qualitative approach, with primary data used for interview and secondary used for literature review. The notion of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) incorporates
UNESCAP (2006) defined sustainability as the ability of the organization to meet the cost of the operations and build enough reserves for capitalization. Chaves and Gonzalez - Vega, (1996), assert that sustainability is the institution’s ability to grow and provide financial services on a continuous basis by the financial resources that they have or by borrowing from other
Logistics. International Journal Of Security And Its Applications, (10), 275. 2. bbb Realizing the importance of E-commerce in logistic management, an attempt has been made in this paper to gain insights into the impact of E-commerce in logistic management. The integrated supply network structure with suitable visibility and usage of real-time data transfer is another area of great importance. Research and development of new logistics service concepts should also be promoted as well as research
which is the real threat. When it was time for undergraduate studies, I ranked in 0.4% among 2 million students in the national university entrance exam and opted to study Business Administration at Koç University where I was offered a full merit scholarship. It was in my freshman year