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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Environmental standards"”.
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Successful public sector enforcement of environmental standards in the Toritama Jeans industry in Pernambuco, Brazil
Non-observance of environmental standards among small firms in traditional industries such as garment, footwear, furniture and tanneries have caused major environmental degradation in many places throughout the world. Because these firms provide significant employment and income in poor regions and …
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The state and collective action : successful adjustment by the Tamil Nadu leather clusters to German environmental standards
… compliance by the clusters to German quality standards. I argue that while joint action between firms was crucial in triggering certain kinds of government action, it alone cannot explain how compliance to the German bans was achieved and sustained. Indian central government agencies …
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An analysis of the deficiencies impeding regulation of environmental standards in the Nigeran oil and gas industry and possible solutions through legal transplantation from other model regimes.
… in Nigeria have clearly violated regulatory standards established in the Nigerian environmental regime. It has further been observed that the violations are repeated and persistent in nature. This is interesting considering that the Nigerian environmental regime has provided criminal …
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An analysis of the quality of environmental disclosures in the annual financial statements of selected South African companies and a suggested environmental reporting model
Environmental damage has become of widespread concern, so much so that some companies are disclosing environmental information in their annual reports, the traditional medium for communication to shareholders and other users. There is no recognised reporting model or framework for the reporting of …
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Trade and the environment : a case study of the South African iron and steel industry
… are discussed. An overview is presented of the environmental profile within which the sector is currently operating. The study gives consideration to environmental impacts generated within this sector as a result of its production activities, and outlines abatement measures for individual …
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The ‘Must Have’ Imperative of Social Value. Causal effects of Globalisation and Reflections on the Future of Ethics in Business.
Environmental deterioration and social and economic inequality are just two of the many problems to have emerged as a result of economic globalisation, the movement which has significantly altered the global economic landscape. The need to reconsider the existing economic model and investigate …
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Wind Tunnel Testing to Evaluate Noise Emissions from a Small Wind Turbine
… characteristics of wind turbines and developing environmental standards aimed at decreasing noise levels in the design and manufacture of these machines. This study was carried out in the Carleton University Wind Induced Dynamic Laboratory (WInDLab) that was designed to evaluate and quantify …
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Resource recovery development: factors affecting decisions
… landfill management and increasingly stringent environmental standards. Consequently, they are turning toward innovative disposal practices to alleviate these problems. However, very little comprehensive information is available to decision makers on the range of options available in resource …
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Why organizations matter: certification experiences of coffee producer groups in Guatemala
… and sought certifications based on social or environmental standards. This dissertation presents three case studies of producer groups in Guatemala and their experiences with certification in the coffee sector. Using a combination of ethnographic research methods, it argues that both …
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Gestão municipal e meio ambiente: estudo exploratório dos municípios paraibanos
Environmental management has gained prominence in municipal, state and federal administrations over the last decades. The important milestone in this process was Law No. 6938/81, which established the National Environmental Policy, which states that municipalities can develop environmental …
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A study on the indoor environment quality: its impact on occupants’ productivity of university library (Wolverhampton University libraries as an example)
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) determines occupant comfort, health, and productivity within built environments. As essential academic spaces, university libraries enhance student learning, research, and overall academic performance. While previous studies have primarily examined the health and …
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Ecological modernisation and organic farming: a comparative assessment between UK and the state of Karnataka (India)
Organic farming is an environmentally friendly farming that has become a flourishing business. It uses eco-friendly technologies to cater to the needs of the affluent society’s world over. The use of modern technology is combined with environmental bureaucratic standards in a capitalist market to …
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Asymmetric and symmetric responses of the environmental performance on tourism industry : a case study of D-8 countries
… the asymmetric and symmetric responses of the environmental performance on tourism industry in the context of D-8 countries. While the tourism sector significantly contributes to economic growth, its environmental impact, particularly in developing countries like those in the D-8 group, remains …
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Design, Validation, and Verification of the Cal Poly Educational Cubesat Kit Structure
… system, as well as adding the ability to be environmentally tested. Manufacturing of the structure is completed with both additive (Fused Deposition Modeling with ABS polymer and Selective Laser Melting with AlSi10Mg metal) and subtractive (milling with Al-6061) technologies. Modal, harmonic, …
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Chemistry and the Automotive Industry
… in the automotive industry with emphasis on environmental compliance via chemical reporting by database and internal Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) screening, third party laboratory material testing, and the future of the chemist in the United States (U.S.) automotive industry. …
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Technology and policy options for reducing industrial air pollutants in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area
… role in dealing with air pollution and other environmental problems faced by developing and developed societies. This research examines if technological solutions alone, such as end-of-pipe and process control technologies, can achieve substantial and sustained emissions reduction from the …
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Navigation and manipulation for autonomous underwater dismantling of offshore structures
… in the oil and gas industry, driven by strict environmental standards. As the environments in which decommissioning is necessary become more challenging, autonomy presents itself as a solution to conduct this work as cost-effectively and safely as possible, namely by taking Remotely Operated …
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Implementing lean methodologies within a maintenance organization
… we designed and conducted a study to measure environmental standards during an air handler shutdown. Genzyme's Validation and Quality Control Departments approved this experimental plan prior to execution. We shut down an air handler that supplied a clean room, and monitored the air for viable …
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Transport-- development : impact study of the London-Stockholm Corridor
… often constrained by various social, economic, environmental and financial considerations. Projects are usually evaluated by economic and financial cost -benefit analysis obtained by a typical cash-flow study. This approach makes projects' appraisal deficient because it does not involve …
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Navigation and manipulation for autonomous underwater dismantling of offshore structures
… in the oil and gas industry, driven by strict environmental standards. As the environments in which decommissioning is necessary become more challenging, autonomy presents itself as a solution to conduct this work as cost-effectively and safely as possible, namely by taking Remotely Operated …
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