Category: Sustainability
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Instructions: Create a spreadsheet to conduct a water usage estimate for your ho
Instructions: Create a spreadsheet to conduct a water usage estimate for your household. Your spreadsheet should include an estimate of the water used from all faucets, showers, toilets, and water-using appliances by your home. Document the water source, its flow rate, the approximate duration it is flowing for, and how many times a day or…
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The Use of Renewable Energy Sources
The Use of Renewable Energy Sources Sustainable living and development are defined as the ability to prosper as an economy without negatively impacting the earth and its resources. This topic is very important to me as I am living in South Africa, the 30th most polluted country in the world. This is also a relevant…
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The Four Pillars of Sustainability
The Four Pillars of Sustainability Most answers to the sustainability challenges of today are easily given; however, these resolutions often do not satisfy all of the major perspectives that have a final say regarding this topic. Generally, sustainability requires consideration of a total of four key aspects; (1) environmental, (2) social, (3) cultural, and (4)…
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The Ford Motor Company as an Example of Sustainability
The Ford Motor Company as an Example of Sustainability The issue of sustainability is a relatively new development in human history. Before the industrial revolution, resources were ample, and the idea of pollution was nearly nonexistent. However, once manufacturing was developed the need for raw materials increased exponentially. At first this was not such a…
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Sustainability Pros and Cons
Sustainability Pros and Cons What is sustainable development? According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, it involves development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The definition is nearly as broad and all-encompassing as it sounds, covering everything from infrastructure to climate…
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Sustainability in Accounting Profession
Sustainability in Accounting Profession Today, the accounting trade encompasses a vast variety of resources, both to legal bodies and to individuals, in the areas of accounting and finance. Accounting profession is a very crucial profession in the corporate world. The position of professional accountants has become increasingly significant for the organisation, as it is unique…
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Essay about Sustainable Development
Essay about Sustainable Development Introduction: Sustainable development is a term that appeared in the international and local arena in order to find its way amid many contemporary terms such as globalization, clash of civilizations, modernity, postmodernity, human development, structuralism, genomics, informatics, & and other expressions that we must understand in order to find a language…
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Essay on Sustainability: United Nations Definition
Essay on Sustainability: United Nations Definition In 2015, all the member states of the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, as a collective call for action to end hunger, protect the world, and ensure that all people enjoy prosperity and peace by 2030. By pledging to leave…
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Sustainability and MTEQ
Sustainability and MTEQ Introduction Sustainability is most referred to as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. Sustainability has three main pillars namely environmental, social and economic sustainability. Sustainability affects every level of organization, ranging from the local neighborhood, and the entire globe. Sustainability is the…
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Informative Essay on Sustainability
Informative Essay on Sustainability Introduction Sustainability is a way of satisfying our wants without causing the potentiality of the upcoming cohort to satisfy their wants. Besides, natural resources social and economic resources are also required. Sustainability is not all about the surrounding. It might also mean social equity and economic growth. When people and the…