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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Sustainability factors"”.
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A study of the impact of technological innovations on the social sustainability of facilities management employees in South Africa
… of technological innovations (TIs) on the social sustainability of facilities management (FM) employees in South Africa. The rationale for the study is that no empirical evidence shows how the adoption of TIs impacts the social sustainability of FM employees. The study adopts the sequential …
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Special education reading instructional strategies in one Midwestern intermediate school district
… with reading difficulties, and to what extent sustainability factors were evidenced in service delivery models. From the original 46 survey participants, a subset of thirteen special education teachers participated in a follow-up survey. The findings of this study showed that many teachers did …
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Approaches and Barriers to Incorporating Sustainable Development Into Coal Mine Design
… important low-cost and secure energy solution to sustainability challenges. The designer of coal mining operations needs to simultaneously consider legal, environmental, and sustainability goals, along with traditional mining engineering parameters, as integral parts of the design process. …
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Free Trade is Not Free: A Case for Fair Trade
… investors rather than the actual development and sustainability factors, namely labor and the environment. It all adds up to a compelling case for developing and implementing a fair trade regime.</p>
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Groundwater Banking in Imperial Irrigation District: Planning for Future Water Scarcity on the Colorado River
… questions about economic and environmental sustainability. The definition and feasibility for groundwater banking projects in the IID are described in the Background section of this report. As described, groundwater banking within the IID region would require upfront costs for construction, …
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Sustainability and triple bottom line reporting in the banking industry
This study examined the status of disclosures on sustainability and triple bottom line (TBL) reporting in the banking industry. This was based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) - G3 guidelines. An investigation on the four big banks were conducted namely ABSA, Firstrand Bank Limited, Nedbank …
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Investigating the factors which contribute to sustainability of a school greening project:a case study of the West-end primary greening project
… The review of theory suggests that project sustainability is achieved and ensured through adopting a people-centred, participatory and sustainable approach to development.Hence, participation, capacity and capacity building is important to ensure this.Incorporating these development …
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Strategic asset or optional extra? : The impact of volunteers on hospice sustainability
… relationship between volunteering and the future sustainability of UK independent hospices. This was carried out by developing and testing a theoretical model of organisational sustainability in adult and children’s hospices to explore how volunteering is understood by UK independent hospice …
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Evaluating Social Housing Sustainability Policies in the Context of Local Government: A Public Value Perspective
… The existing literature addresses the lack of a sustainability policy and its contribution to the lack of political intent to support the achievement of social housing homeownership predominantly under the Right-to-Buy. This research highlights that several government projects have failed in the …
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THE SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN KYRGYZSTAN WITH THE MCDM MODEL.
… this study comprehensively analyzes the sustainability of various renewable energy sources and technologies and evaluates it from multiple sustainability factors. The study also assesses their resiliency to climate change effects and proposes mitigation and adaptation strategies for …
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The Role of Accountability in Enhancing Environmental Sustainability: Evidence from Nigeria
… on CSR (APCSR) contribution to environmental sustainability drawing evidence from three groups of environmental stakeholders in oil and gas (O&G) industry in Nigeria. A holistic approach was adopted by employing an extensive theoretical framework, which integrates Stakeholder, Social Contract, …
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An evaluation of the performance of microfinance institutions in Ghana. An investigation into the factors that impact on sustainability and success of microfinance institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The thesis examines factors that influence sustainability and success of microfinance institutions in Ghana. The topic is important, particularly in poverty stricken Africa, where microfinance institutions play a significant role in supporting governments¿ initiatives to reduce/alleviate poverty. …
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The sustainability of Home-Based Businesses (HBBs) operating in Vhembe District Municipality
… much to no interest from scholars studying sustainability, despite representing an increasingly significant form of entrepreneurial activity. Most empirical studies have concentrated on the HBBs operating in urban than rural areas and most studies about HBBs have been done in Europe, …