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Case Studies on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

by | May 18, 2013

A Case Study of Water Management in Guelph, Ontario

A Study about Water Management in Guelph, Ontario

Executive Summary: This report provides an overview of the current state of water quantity issues related to urban growth in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region of Ontario (GGH). The GGH region is currently one of the fastest growing regions in North America. Growth in the GGH region thus far has largely been characterized by resource intensive urban sprawl. The Province of Ontario passed legislation for a regional growth management plan, the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, in 2006 (referred to herein as the Growth Plan) in an attempt to reorient the nature of development across the region. To some extent, the Growth Plancombines the contradictory goals of environmental conservation and growth management.

Case Study on Water Management

Some municipalities designated to grow within the plan‘s 20 year timeframe, especially those reliant on groundwater, are considering large scale water infrastructure projects such as pipelines to the Great Lakes system, or expansion of existing infrastructure to meet future demand. While the Growth Plan states that construction or expansion of water and wastewater systems is to be precluded by water demand management and considered in the context of the Great Lakes Basin Agreements, it is too early to determine whether these agreements, or the Growth Plan, will be sufficient to prevent unnecessary water infrastructure projects that could be avoided through aggressive water conservation and efficiency planning. keep reading…

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by | May 17, 2013

A Case Study on Methods for Bibliometric Analysis of Research: Renewable Energy

A Study about Methods for Bibliometric Analysis of Research: Renewable Energy

Abstract: This paper presents methods and software implementation for analyzing a field of research through the use of bibliometrics, i.e., information about published journal articles. Online publication search engines are queried, and their search results are extracted and analyzed, to help inform a researcher of the state of his or her field. Our methodology consists of three components: extraction of terms relevant to the research field, analysis of the growth in prevalence of these terms over time, and identification of interrelationships among these terms using a technique known as Latent Semantic Analysis. These methods are applicable to the analysis of any research field, but this paper presents results from a case study on the field of renewable energy.

Case Study on Renewable Energy

Introduction: For researchers in a technical field, understanding the state of their area of interest is of the highest importance. Any research field is composed of many subfields and underlying technologies which are related in intricate ways. This composition, or “research landscape,” is not static. New technologies are constantly developed, while old ones become obsolete. Fields that are presently unrelated may one day become dependent on each other’s findings. An invention from decades prior may find a new application in an emerging field. Expertsin a field could already have a strong understanding of their research landscape. But it would be unreasonable to expectthem to have intimate knowledge of every aspect of theirfield. More critically, fledgling technologiesthat could one day play an importantrole are unfortunately the ones of which they aremostlikely unaware. Keep reading…

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by | May 17, 2013

A Study on Deforestation Challenge to Green Growth in Brazil

A Study about Deforestation Challenge to Green Growth in Brazil

Introduction:~ Understanding Brazil’s green growth and emissions story requires a second look. Brazil’s energy matrix is approximately 46% renewable, so when one compares the share ofgreenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy in Brazil to that of most OECD countries, Brazil is doing relatively well (IPEA 2010, 133). However, looking at energy alone misses the core GHG story in Brazil: The principal drivers of GHG emissions in the country are not energy production or heavy industry, but rather deforestation and agriculture.

Case Study on Deforestation Challenge

Deforestation is responsible for about 55% of Brazil’s GHG emissions, and agriculture for another 25% (McKinsey & Company 2009, 7). In fact, the two areas of emissions are intimately linked: deforestation is principally a problem of agriculture. Cattle ranching and soybean and sugar cane farming are the major industries contributing to Brazil’s emergence today as an agricultural and agroenergy superpower – and are directly and indirectly responsible for deforestation in Brazil’s largest forests. Keep reading..

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by | May 17, 2013

A Study on Responsible Investment

A Study about Responsible Investment

The Responsible Investment (RI) industry is a continually growing and changing field that encompasses institutional investors, asset managers and financial service providers. Since the launch of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2006, a number of innovations, initiatives and events have moved the industry significantly forward. The Principles now represent more than 800 signatories and over $20 trillion in assets under management.

Case Study on Responsible Investment

The RI field has made progress on many fronts: tools for accessing information about environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues are increasingly available, and publicly available data around corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability practices is continually expanding; institutional investment strategies focusing on ESG-themed investments or integrating ESG factors into the investment decision-making process are common across many traditional and alternative asset lasses; and, finally, research into the relationship between financial performance and ESG factors, both academic and applied, continues to improve in quantity and quality. Keep reading…

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by | May 17, 2013

A Study on Scaling Up Corporate Social Investments in Education

A Study about Scaling Up Corporate Social Investments in Education

Scaling up good corporate social investment practices in developing countries is crucial to realizing the Education for All and Millennium Development Goals. Yet very few corporate social investments have the right mix of vision, financing, cross-sector engagement and leadership to come to scale. Globally, 67 million children are not enrolled in primary school, over 200 million are in school but not mastering basic skills such as reading, and many millions more complete post-primary education without the skills needed to participate in society or the local economy.

Case Study on Corporate Social Investments

Overcoming these challenges will require swift and bold action by many actors, including governments, multilateral organizations, donors and civil society. Corporations can use their core assets to generate shared value for business and society by helping get children into school, setting a strong learning agenda and scaling up what works in education. This policy paper looks at what works and what is not working in corporate efforts to further education in developing countries. Keep reading…

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by | May 17, 2013

Case Study on Pro-Poor Water and Wastewater Management in Small Towns

Study about Pro-Poor Water and Wastewater Management in Small Towns

Kusuma Bangsa is part of Pemecutan Kaja Village, West Denpasar District, which is one of the most densely populated areas of Denpasar. Most of the residents come from elsewhere in Bali or from East Java and Lombok Island, and have lived in the area for more than five years, generally leasing rooms or houses on a monthly or annual basis. Many householders earn their livelihood as street sellers, small entrepreneurs and construction workers, or they have homebased businesses. Most of the women stay home to care for children and the house. Monthly family incomes range from IDR500,000

Case Study on Wastewater Management

About 80 per cent of rented rooms or houses in Kusuma Bangsa have small bathrooms and toilets without proper septic tanks. Before implementation of the project, wastewater was discharged to a nearby stream. During floods, rising backwater from the stream pushed wastewater and rubbish into houses. The area experienced a high rate of diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases, especially among children aged below five years, due to a lack of proper sanitation facilities and frequent flooding. Health costs and transport to health centres were a burden for the children’s mothers. Keep reading…

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by | May 17, 2013

How Pro-Poor are Participatory Watershed Management ?

A Study about Pro-Poor are Participatory Watershed Management

Summary: In recent years Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) and Joint Forest Management (JFM) projects have been promoted with a view to improve service provision in the agricultural sector. Improved service provision it is presumed would enhance access of resource poor households to watershed services such as irrigation and Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs). This report draws on a survey and case study evidence from 28 watershed management groups in Haryana to argue that participatory watershed management projects need not necessarily safeguard the interests of poorer rural households.

Case Study on Watershed Management

We demonstrate that given a particular institutional contract as in Haryana, irrigation service provision by contractors proved to be more effective than provision by a community organization (HRMS) in ensuring that water allocation, collection of Irrigation Service Fees (ISF) and routine  maintenance of irrigation infrastructure wasundertaken. Our analysis of benefit distribution eveals that wealthier landholding households benefited more from management of irrigation and forest resources when compared to relatively poorer households. Keep reading..

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by | May 17, 2013

A Case Study on Waste Prevention

A Study about Achieving Success With Waste Prevention

The Avondale Condominium Development was a project of Tridel. The construction firm responsible for project management was Deltera Inc. Highrise Drywall was sub-contracted through a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) to supply, install and tape the gypsum wallboard as well as manage all their site wastes. Prior to the study, drywall was disposed of in a mixed-construction wastes bin, where it eventually was landfilled in Michigan, U.S.A., 400 kms away.

Case Study on Waste Prevention

During the study, drywall off-cuts were source separated and recycled for a reduced tipping fee at New West Gypsum, 50 kms away and remanufactured into new drywall by BPB, a drywall supplier to Tridel. In this instance, due to the CBA, Deltera was charged a unit rate common to all projects in this area and the cost of waste management was embedded in this unit price. As a result, any cost reductions achieved through recycling off-cuts, as opposed to landfilling, would directly benefit the contractor, not the project manager. Keep reading…

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by | May 17, 2013

Case Study in Food Waste Prevention: Intel Corporation Cafe

Study about Food Waste Prevention: Intel Corporation Cafe

Summary:~ Food service staff attwo Intel business dining facilities in Hills boro,Oregon (operated by Bon Appetit Management Company)tracked all preconsumer food waste on a daily basis for one year using computerized food waste tracking systems and software . The goal was to prevent and minimize food waste by raising staff awareness,focusing behavior, and providing information to diagnose the causes of waste. The initiative was launched in April 2009 and this report summarizes data collected through April 2010.

Case Study on Food Waste Prevention

Challenge:~ Intel’s employee cafés Jones Farm 5 and Ronler Acres 3 serve approximately 12,000 meals per week and offer a diverse, high‐ quality menu to meet the expectations of employees and visitor. Despite focusing on food waste control over many years,these two cafés were producing over 2,900 lbs of pre‐ consumer food waste per week (primarily from overproduction, spoilage, expiration and trim waste) at the start of the tracking initiative. keep reading….

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by | May 17, 2013

Case Study in Implementing Social Norms and Environmental Management Approaches

Study about Implementing Social Norms and Environmental Management Approaches

Introduction:~ Four or fewer. What does this phrase have to do with a 29.2 percent decrease in heavy drinking at The University of Arizona (UA)? Plenty, it seems, based on a four- year project at the UA that uses a blend of social norms and environmental management approaches. This guide is designed to describe just how the UA has achieved such promising results over the last four years. The UA is a public land grant research university with 34,000 students. Like most large university and college campuses across the country.

 

The UCase Study on Environmental Management ApproachesA has struggled with the negative consequences of heavy drinking in residence halls, at off-campus parties, and at campus events. “Binge drinking,” defined in the college population as the consumption of five or more drinks at a sitting in the last two weeks, has been a growing concern as the UA has moved closer to its vision of creating and maintaining a healthy learning community. The UA’s “binge drinking” rate of 43 percent in 1995 was on par with the “binge drinking” rates reported nationally – 44 percent, 39 percent and 40 percent. keep reading…

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