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significantly less confident to perform responsible drinking behaviors during their next drinking episode and significantly lower intention to perform responsible drinking behaviors the next time they consume alcohol. That is where the Amethyst Initiative come…

average rainfall. The Lower Fraser Valley with rich and high quality soils contributes up to 62% of BC’s gross farm receipts and the agriculture land price has sharp increased to $4,113/acre (BC Agriculture of Food & Climate Action Initiative, 2015; Climate Action Initiative, 2015). However, agriculture contributes to 3.3% of BC’s Greenhouse gas emissions, which may lead to the increase in temperature, the increase in pest and disease, extreme weather, more variable precipitation, more…

B023 Akhilesh Garude B024 1 | P a g e Index Introduction 2 Social Responsibility 2 Reporting People and Planet Intiatives 3 Stakeholder Analysis 4 Integrating Social Responsibility with Business model 8 Global Procurement 9 Sustainable Agriculture Initiative 9 Sustainable Sourcing 9 Protecting Water Resources 10 Reducing CO2 Emissions 11 Advocating Responsible Consumption 12 Critical Analysis 14 Accomplishments 14 Controversies 14 Comparison with Industry Peers 15 References 16 2 | P a g e…

IEDs. Partnership programs, such as the Customs Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT), charter both public and private resources to give members certification in order to expedite shipment processing of cargo at ports. The Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) screens all U.S. bound cargo for radioactive materials at their port of origin. High risk shipments that generate an alarm are reported in real-time to CBP and host countries. “Inmarsat provides 90 percent commercial communication via…

Throughout the course, MQM383- Leading Organizational Change, there were numerous activities and reading that a made profound impact on me as a student. These activities and readings directly aligned with the learning objectives in the syllabus and allowed me to further develop as a student and business professional. Although all the activities and readings were beneficial, there were two experiences which made the deepest impression on me. The reading which made the largest impact on me was…

form of performance-based metrics. Of these performance-based reviews, completion and retention have become the focus of many institutions. This push for retention has made many institutions assess how they retain students and has prompted new initiatives to aid them. When looking at retention it raises two main questions. Who is the most at risk students and what is necessary to retain them. Review of Literature Literature is available in different facets in regards to retention of college…

would be to raise the actual cost of sugar drinks, also known as excise taxes. Excise taxes are “another taxing mechanism that can be used to increase the cost of sugar drinks and generate revenue for public health initiatives.” This form of taxing serves as an effective initiative because it makes all parties (consumer and distributor) responsible for higher cost and may cause consumers to reconsider purchase. It may also discourage retailers to market sugar drinks as a result of having to…

Deere addresses water usage problems in Mexico by implementing a process that recycles wastewater from cooling towers. Water consumption has fallen by almost half and drinkable water consumption is almost eliminated. Some of John Deere’s effective initiatives are only implemented on the local level and thus may have a limited scope of impact. For instance, the aforementioned Sowing Futures project has yet to be replicated in other impoverished communities. Mexico is the only country mentioned…

The role of the student in the RTI change initiative was very limited. The pupils selected for intervention could not choose whether or not to take these classes. Though test scores were consulted, students, themselves, were not consulted during the planning or implementation of the initiative. Students were merely “potential beneficiaries of change” (Fullan, 2006, p. 170). As beneficiaries, these learners were only to be engaged as recipients of the remediation services being offered to…

pollutants on earth is decrease toxic emission from mobile sources. To this end, the government is in full support of initiatives to reduce air pollution by the car industry under the guidance of the EPA. These initiatives by all accounts will provide a healthier or greener environment for the future generation. One of the ways the auto industry is supporting the clean air initiative is the roll out of different generation of hybrid automobile, notably the newer plug-in hybrid and the…