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Asset allocation in investment
Money & Business

Asset allocation in investment

...sustainability. [MUSIC PLAYING] BOB BURTON Welcome once again to Insight, a programme designed to keep you up-to-date on CalPERS issues. Each year, chief executive officers of organisations from around the world are gathered for a unique opportunity to share their vision. They're brought together by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy with the goal of...
Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...sustaining value...Understanding organisational value: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the main theories associated with creating organisational value explain the different ways to create value within and across business functions, including operations management, financial accounting, and business intelligence identify...
Unlikely Leaders
Money & Business

Unlikely Leaders

...sustainability Sir Simon Rattle Music Researcher Nicholas Logie nominates conductor Sir Simon Rattle as his 'Unlikely Leader.' Richard Feynman Senior Lecturer, Dept of Physical Sciences Liz Parvin nominates physicist Richard Feynman as her 'Unlikely Leader'. Nicola Adams Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness Ben Oakley nominates Olympic Boxing Champion Nicola Adams as his...
Waste Management
Science, Maths & Technology

Waste Management

...sustainable future. This album considers the policy and legislation that is driving waste management processes across the EU. By modelling the overall environmental impacts of solid waste disposal methods, the UK government has now created a hierarchy of waste and local management strategies. The 12 video tracks in this album offer an in depth look at each of these...
What are the secrets of enduring love?
Society, Politics & Law

What are the secrets of enduring love?

...sustaining their relationships, navigating the tough stuff, and celebrating the good times, we think you’ll agree that they’re the real relationship experts. And in the same way, you are the expert on your own relationships. The point of this book is to give you all the ideas, examples, and practical tips that you need to find your own way to enduring love. Why...
The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer
Money & Business

The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer

...sustainable improvement. The challenge here is to look further and apply strategies that go beyond audit. Tackling systemic problems and to addressing the root causes is not easy, hence the need to involve other interested parties to design, test and implement effective solutions. Support and encouragement in the development of effective and sustainable management systems...
EdTech Evidence: What works and why
Education & Development

EdTech Evidence: What works and why

...sustainability. Sustainability in terms of scaling and contribution to the ecosystem of other technologies, both on the product and organisation level, as well as the practices of the people behind the organisation, are also considered. The frameworks of the Aspen Institute and UNESCO’s frameworks have been key in this space, highlighting the connection between green...
Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight

...sustained reductions in exposure to large sizes could be achieved across the whole diet, this could reduce average daily energy consumed from food by 12% to 16% among adults in the UK (equivalent of up to 279 kcals per day) or by 22% to 29% among US adults (equivalent of up to 527 kcals per day). The researchers did not find that the size of this effect varied...