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sustainability

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The extent to which new formats for working and improved outcomes become the standard, the thinking and attitudes behind them fundamentally altered, and the systems surrounding them transformed.

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The optimisation of the interactions between humans and nature, such that economies can be maintained at a desirable level of growth and productivity without environmental degradation, which compromises future growth and productivity.
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sustainability

the commercial/economic use of resources which can be replaced and not depleted i.e. sustainable resources.
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Experience with environmental sustainability and gender were significantly correlated with the dependent measures (job attractiveness and likelihood to pursue a specific job; see Table 1 below), and therefore these were used as the control variables, entering them into the first step of the hierarchical regression.
Environmental sustainability entails issues that are local as well as national and global in scale, all of which should figure in international comparisons (as they do in the ESI).
Risk reduction: Improved environmental sustainability helps reduce regulatory, legal, public relations and business risks.
Concepts of environmental sustainability have been well taken up but some cases from the Indian industries would have added a real dimension to the book.
ACTE's partnership with Siemens will be bringing information, Webinars and other resources to the members as the focus on energy and environmental sustainability continues to take form.
Turkey's energy and environment program, supported by the ESES DPL 2, aims to enhance energy security by promoting private sector clean technology investments and operations; to integrate principles of environmental sustainability, including climate change considerations in key sectoral policies and programs; and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of environmental management in the context of harmonization with the Environmental Acquis of the European Union.
A review of the literature demonstrates that a great many writers have addressed aspects of HRM and sustainability but that their focus has been mainly concerned with the implications of HRM for organisational sustainability or the part which HRM can play in developing the role of staff in environmental sustainability. Wirtenberg et al (2007) and Harmon et al (2010) have focused on the big picture issues of how HRM can contribute to sustainability management and have identified aspects of HRM which may contribute to the sustainability of organisations.
More information about Lilly's environmental sustainability goals and programs is available at www.lilly.com/responsibility/health.
Domino continuously reviews its policies and management systems to ensure open communication with customers and staff, and achieve the highest environmental sustainability standards.
"Environmental sustainability is one of UPM Raflatac's core values," she says.
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