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1-10 of 29 for the Category : Economics and the Subcategory : Economics - GeneralConsumerism ~ Towards Sustainable Consumption & Production
( Article Type: Opinion )
Consumption is the purchase and use of goods and services, and consumerism is the ‘shop-till-you-drop’ syndrome – that ever-increasing spiral of over-consumption that characterises modern society.
Read more about Consumerism ~ Towards Sustainable Consumption & ProductionCorporate Citizenship
( Article Type: Explanation )
Corporate citizenship is an aspiration much like other ideals, such as democracy or sustainable development. It refers to the hope that business can and will contribute to sustainable development and that, rather than being part of the problem, it be
Read more about Corporate CitizenshipEco-efficiency
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Eco-efficiency describes the ecological efficiency of goods and services by measuring their economic price and checking it against its production or manufacturing successes in reducing environmental impact, improving quality of life and lessening ove
Read more about Eco-efficiencyEco-labelling
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Eco-labelling is a concept that ensures that products are labelled with information that informs the consumer or the user exactly what ingredients are in the product, whether or not they are ‘environment friendly’ and whether the packaging is bio
Read more about Eco-labellingEco-Management & Audit Scheme (EMAS)
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EMAS is a voluntary European Community programme to promote continuous environmental performance improvements of industries by committing company site management teams to evaluate and improve their environmental performance and provide relevant infor
Read more about Eco-Management & Audit Scheme (EMAS)Eco-taxes
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Eco-taxes are taxes, duties and fees, which are levied by governments to encourage companies and individuals to be more aware of environmental protection requirements and reduce their levels of pollution.
Read more about Eco-taxesEcological Footprint
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An ’ecological footprint’ is a description of the ecological impact a company or group of people have on the earth. The bigger the footprint the worse the impact.
Read more about Ecological FootprintEconomics
( Article Type: Opinion )
This article questions many of the beliefs which dominate economic thinking today, and asks whether we can design an economy ‘as if people and the planet mattered’ – a sustainability driven elephant economy.
Read more about EconomicsEconomics of the Environment
( Article Type: Explanation )
The biggest threat to the realisation of the sustainable development ideal is not in determining and understanding how Economics and Ecology as individual systems function, but how they operate as a single embedded system.
Read more about Economics of the EnvironmentEnvironmental Accounting
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Environmental accounting is a management tool that integrates the financial implications of environmental issues in the financial management systems of organisations to enhance more effective decision-making in order to promote environmental and econ
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