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11-20 of 43 for the Category : Commerce, Trade & Industry and the Subcategory : Commerce, Trade & Industry - GeneralEnvironmental 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.
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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.
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( 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.
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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
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Conforming to environmental legislation and meeting the demands of the green lobby present major challenges to organisations today. Environmental issues have come to the forefront in recent years with greater awareness
Read more about Environmental StandardsEquator 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 PrinciplesFair Trade
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Fair Trade is a trading partnership – based on dialogue, transparency and respect – that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of,
Read more about Fair TradeFinancing Climate -Resilient Development
( Article Type: Sustainable Development )
A new role is emerging for development finance institutions such as the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), to strategically realign their development objectives to effectively respond to heightened evidence of the impacts of global cli
Read more about Financing Climate -Resilient DevelopmentGenetic Modification ~ The 'Anti' Position
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In South Africa, GMOs are controversial (scientifically, economically and socially) as they are globally, in both industrialised economies and in developing countries.
Read more about Genetic Modification ~ The 'Anti' PositionGenetic Modification ~ The 'Pro' Position
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Genetically modified (GM) crops are those in which genes from another species have been inserted to express a particular trait, which the original crop lacked.
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