Socially responsible investing

Canadian firms need to take into account the effects that they may cause to local residents when mining in foreign areas just like they would in Canada. The standards and rules and regulations must be followed in order to become a corporate socially responsible organization. Through the Marlin mine issue, Goldcorp Inc. has implemented a new environmental and health and safety policy. Goldcorp Inc. has also been taking initiative and implementing different environmental initiatives such as the…

"Well, use your head, son," he said, smiling. Which really meant, "That's all I'm going to tell you," or "I don't know the answer, so don't embarrass me." A Partnership Is Formed The next morning, I told my best friend, Mike, what my dad had said. As best I could tell, Mike and I were the only poor kids in this school. Mike was like me in that he was in this school by a twist of fate. Someone had drawn a jog in the line for the school district, and we wound up in school with the rich kids. We…

INTRO This research project explores how interactions promoted through thoughtful architecture may be beneficial when placing a low-income project in an area consisting largely of high- to medium-income population. The location initially selected for the project is on the corner of 23rd Ct. and Ray Street, which is a site that presents interesting circumstances. With a bowl-like topography where the site grades down ten feet from street level, it houses a beautiful array of ponderosa pine…

The firm’s history of category-defining products like the iPod and iPhone and now the ipad provide sufficient evidence that it is well equipped to continue its path of innovation, by creating a digital lifestyle convergence devices that bridge users’ on their digital lives. The proposed device will be powerful and feature packed, while leveraging the Apple system of seamless integration to create a compelling user experience, presented in an elegant package showcasing the firm’s industry-leading…

Purpose – Design/Methodology/approach – Drawing on multiple case study approach, this study explores specifically four Nigerian firms from different sector to provide insight into the motivation of location path of Nigerian firms’ internationalisation process Paper type: Research Originality/Value Keywords: Internationalisation, Nigerian firms, multinational firms, internationalisation process, motivations and path Paper type Literature Review/Research paper 1. Introduction The study…

General Information: INTRODUCTION OF WELSPUN CORP LTD • Welspun Corp Ltd. (WCL) is the flagship company of Welspun Group and is a global giant in the Large Diameter Line Pipe segment. Over the last 15 years, the company has emerged as a leading name in the industry and today offers a one-stop solution with its wide range of products. Having a profile of clients coming from amongst the Fortune 100 companies especially in the Oil and Gas sector, Welspun Corp has established…

Select several investment criteria that are most important to you. Go to the MSN Money Website found at http://moneycentral.msn.com. Click “Mutual Funds” (under “Investing”), then choose either “Find top performers by category” or “Find using Power Search” located under “Fund Finder.” Select three mutual funds that most closely meet your investment criteria and research each fund’s average return for the past five years. Be prepared to discuss. Activities  Discussions Evaluation  10  None…

1. Introduction The study of the internationalisation process of emerging market multinationals (EMNCs) has gained prominence in the last two decades, this is as a result of the economic growth and transformation witnessed among the emerging markets (EM) in the period. The internationalisation phenomena have resulted in a surge of interest from international business (IB) scholars (Athreye & Kapur, 2009; Hoskisson, Eden, Lau, & Wright, 2000; Hoskisson, Wright, Filatotchev, & Peng, 2013;…

propensity of people to spend (Pearce & Robinson, 2004). One needs to look no further than the shipping industry to understand how growth has slowed. Shipping is an excellent gauge for the health of the global economy. The industry is responsible for moving raw materials and finished products around the globe. Maersk Line is the world’s leading container shipping line (Marine Connector, 2008). At the beginning of 2008, Maersk revisited its strategy to drive the turnaround of the…

The reason for this thesis was that the movie industry seems to have no space for women socializing with each other on screen. Sweden is the first country drawing attention to this fact with the help of the Bechdel test, which points out if a movie has (1) at least two named women in it, (2) who talk to each other, (3) about something besides men. Germany has not introduced the Bechdel test to its cinemas. That is why this paper deals with the problem statement: To what extent can the Bechdel…