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The tensions in the definition and practical implementation of sustainable development are clear. A number of international codes outline the principles that are considered as good corporate citizenship, but are often based on the priorities of the developed ‘North’. Africa calls for a more...
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In the run-up to the Millennium Development Goals of 2015, the United Nations GlobalCompact and others are targeting major corporations to play an active leadership role inpromoting sustainable development. Increasingly, corporations are encouraged to do sowhile pursuing profit-making business...
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The objective of this study is to test out the possibility of a synthesis betweensustainable development, more specifically corporate citizenship, andcustomer value, a major focus of business strategy, which if correctlyachieved nurtures customer loyalty.This synthesis as defined in this thesis...
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The awareness of the environmental crisis and the impact of rising povertyglobally has led to the search for sustainable solutions. The United NationsMillennium Development Goals (MDGs) describe the solution as a securepeaceful world, a healthier environment and a better quality of life for all....
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The uMgungundlovu District Municipality is one of the ten districtmunicipalities of the KwaZulu-Natal Province which was formed after thedisestablishment of the Indlovu Regional Council in the year 2000. ThisMunicipality has within it seven local municipalities that have varyingcapacity in terms...
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sectorparticularly rural based cultural “handicraft” industries in Swaziland as way to mitigatethe effects of poverty for marginalised … notion of sustainable human development.The case studies are aimed at poverty reduction/alleviation. Linkages between the … necessary condition for creating employment andfighting poverty underpinned by the MDGs. The Moneni upgrading project (section 3 …
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economic self-reliance, poverty alleviation and sustainable development, if thecommunity building approach were to be …
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Community participation is a concept adopted to ensure participation and give opportunities to communities to determine their own destination in terms of their needs. It is a means of empowering people by developing their skills and abilities to enable them to negotiate with the development...
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