Sustainability

increase in sustainability reporting practices is, civil society’s and governmental pressure exerted on companies to improve their sustainability performance, the main purpose of reporting is to provide an breakdown of companies’ performance at a given point and on time to control perceptions and to legitimize its behaviour (Nummert, 2014). Therefore, sustainable reporting has become a priority among private organizations worldwide and has been one of the main objectives of sustainability…

Sustainability is an important issue with regards to minimizing environmental impact. Large corporations are under a great deal a political and public pressure to practice sustainable business methods that reduce their environmental impact. The article Sustainability Management and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises sheds light on the over looked small to medium size companies in Germany and their lack to implement methods that achieve sustainability. The goal of the article is to raise…

At Royal Roads University environmental sustainability is a major focus, this will be an overview of recommendations to increase recycling at RRU and the rationale used behind it. There will be three solutions presented to the office of sustainability to reach their waste diversion rate, by recommending that attention on addressing the issue of clarifying what goes where at recycling stations. The office of sustainability at Royal Roads University main goal is to increase its’s waste diversion…

Business sustainability is often defined as managing the triple bottom line. This is a process by which companies can refer to the areas such as: profits, people and planet financial, social and environmental risks, obligations and opportunities. These three impacts can also be commonly referred to as profits, people and planets. (Lexicon, Financial Times) Business sustainability requires firms to adhere to the principles of sustainable development. According to the World Council for Economic…

Environmental Sustainability of Nike, Inc. John Pisacreta, Will Roberts, and Michael Thomson Clark University Author Note This paper was prepared for Management 170: Managerial Communications for the fall Semester of 2015. Environmental Sustainability of Nike, Inc. Nike’s Reputation Typically, Nike is portrayed in a negative light under the public eye for their labor practices, working conditions, and the sometimes questionable athletes they endorse. It is a popular practice for the…

the ground. Sustainability is no different, therefore, it often means different things to different people. Often, sustainability is described as preserving the environment or making wasteful processes more efficient, but these are not accurate. Ethan Goffman’s paper describes the problem of defining sustainability well, it all depends on how particular issues are perceived by those trying to define sustainability (79). The definition that first comes to mind upon hearing sustainability is based…

consistent messages noted during the analysis of the main concepts of sustainability. • There is limited research literature related to the sustainability of health care entities that can provide a comprehensive answer that fits all organizational models. • As Managers will be expected to maximize the efficiency of the available resources of the organization. • This is an influential piece as to why innovation and sustainability must be fully understood as there are instances in which…

Most people, including me, believe sustainability to be synonymous with solely the environment. However, after reading several articles that deal with the application of sustainability as it pertains to our present society, I have experienced a transformation in my perception of sustainability. This new outlook on sustainability has not only altered my definition of it, but also my observed obstacles to sustainability and my perception of how far reaching and impactful is sustainability’s effect…

Sustainability Importance Student’s Name Bethel University The Importance of Sustainability The importance of sustainability is simply a matter of taking care of the earth and everything thereof. Religion plays its own significant part in sustainability also. If we as a people do not learn to take care of the land, animals, and the things in nature, we jeopardize losing our ozone layers and running out of fossil fuels. In addition, people and animals can become extinct, we could lose our…

After reading the 2015 Costco Sustainability Report and referring to other resources in evaluating corporate sustainability issues, I have identified what I believe to be the top 5 sustainability issues for Costco: • Continue reducing carbon footprint growth. In the sustainability report, Costco stated the goal was to maintain carbon footprint growth to less than the company sales growth. Carbon emission is the fundamental reason for world’s climate change. As a leading wholesaler around the…