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1-10 of 40 for the Category : Commerce, Trade & Industry and the Subcategory : Products - Commerce, Trade & IndustryBaobab Trees
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The baobab tree is found throughout Africa, generally at low altitudes and in the hotter, drier areas. In fact, so widespread is the tree that, to many people, it is an icon, symbolic of the continent itself.
Read more about Baobab TreesCatalytic Converters
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Certain metals have the property to act as catalysts. This is a characteristic, that enables them to promote, speed up or make more efficient, certain chemical reactions without being permanently changed themselves.
Read more about Catalytic ConvertersCleaner Production
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Cleaner Production (CP) is defined by the UN as ‘the continuous application of an integrated preventive strategy applied to processes, products and services so as to increase eco-efficiency and reduce risks to humans and the environment’.
Read more about Cleaner ProductionCorporate Citizenship
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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-efficiencyEcological 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 FootprintEnvironmental 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
Read more about Environmental AccountingEnvironmental Auditing
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Environmental auditing is a process used mainly in commerce and industry to measure how well environmental policies, programmes and plans are being implemented in practice.
Read more about Environmental AuditingEnvironmental Ethics
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Environmental ethics is a sub-division of professional and applied ethics that concerns itself with the responsibilities that we as humans have in our interactions with the environment.
Read more about Environmental EthicsEnvironmental Goods & Services
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The Environmental Goods & Service (EGS) industry’s potential and opportunities to make a difference in small enterprises (SMMEs), Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) need to be fully recognised and utilised by all
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