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… laid bare societal strains and inequalities in access to basic healthcare. Extreme weather events have intensified all over the planet. The sixth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … signed—and then left, before rejoining—the Paris Agreement. In thissurvey of 2,035 global businessstudents, conducted in partnership with the Global Network for Advanced Management … they live in the worldBusinessstudents expect sustainability to be threaded throughout corporations’ highest priorities—not treated as a stand-alone top priority. Businessschools …
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… how expressions of autonomous, intrinsic or self-determined motivation are the driving forces of a sustainability characterised by individual and planetary flourishing in contrast … autonomous motivation forsustainability and transformational leadership. This model fortransformingsustainability has the potential to provide psychological access to individual … an online article series in collaboration with the MIT Sloan Initiative forSustainable Business & Society. Use and Applicatons The article, “TransformingSustainability,” was …
… While the use of palm oil has been documented since ancient times, it is only in the past few decades … most heavily traded edible oil in the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja family (operators of the Sinar Masbusiness group), GAR became the holding company for the family’s agribusinesses, including …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companiessigned an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat lands and exploitation of locals not only with their own … many environmentalists believed that the agreement represented a breakthrough. The events of 2015 suggested otherwise, forcing businesses, NGOs and sympathetic government officials to reconsider their positions and …
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