Sustainable development

makes as much of a statement about a home as the selection of floor plans, building materials, or furniture. In an ideal version, our homes should be sustainable and look good at the same time; however, it does not happen always. Building Better show variations single-family homes from around the world whose architecture proves that sustainable and attractive are not

Unilever and Proctor & Gamble have some similarities in their approaches to corporate social responsibility, but they implement their ideas in different ways. Unilever and Procter & Gamble are both committed to reducing greenhouse gases and water usage, not only for their companies as well as their customers. Unilever’s CEO Paul Polman announced his “Compass Vision” shortly after acquiring his current position. The vision aimed to double the size of Unilever’s business while reducing their environmental

services for at-risk populations, they are not complete. As a part of community development, Traditional Neighborhood Developments (TNDs) and Transit-Oriented Development (TODs) have been used to revitalize the neighborhood/community through the enhancing the built environment. The idea is that by enhancing and transforming one’s physical environment, you are creating an environment that promotes and nurtures healthy, sustainable, and affordable living. Aside from those services devoted to alleviating current

Altomonte- The article stats off with talking about the importance of reducing the emissions that are emitted by, and go into building buildings. The article explains the history of global warming, and the science behind the basics of climate change and warming. It stateZs how “humans have changed the chemistry of the atmosphere through the combustion of fossil fuels and living matter, bringing about the prospect of global alterations and shifts in the whole terrestrial climate system(Altomonte,2008

increased the need for organisations to focus on how they will ensure long-term prosperity. Delivering sustainable performance is important as the best of times, but, as the economy embarks on what looks set to be a long, slow climb out of recession, it is more important than ever. The concept of sustainable development can be understood in many different ways, but its approach to development that changes the differences, and often challenging, needs against the awareness of the

How could development and mitigation be better aligned? Development is a key priority in developing countries, and climate change mitigation comes a very distant second. South Africa has numerous mechanisms in place to tackle its developmental problems such as poverty and inequality (Rennkamp & Wlokas, 2012). In addition South Africa has pledged to reduce GHG emissions through mitigations actions by 34% relative to business-as-usual by 2020, and 42% by 2025 (Rennkamp & Wlokas, 2012; RSA, 2011)

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beyond its border which result in increase in both positive and negative impact on sustainability development. There are many different views of defining sustainability development, according to Bruntland (1986) "Sustainable development" is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs. In other words sustainable development is a path where maximizing human well being for today generations and yet not affecting future

The tradition concept of development has for a considerable period of time been driven by economic considerations. Exploitation of natural resources which leads to environmental degradation motivated by targets of maximum profits has been the norm and little regard has been granted to the side effects of development initiatives. Gradual escalation of awareness and realisation of the range as well as the magnitude of environmental effects of development initiatives led to worldwide discussions on

As defined by The Guardian writer, Liz Ford, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) are a new, universal set of goals, targets and indicators that UN member states will be expected to use to frame their agendas and political policies over the next 15 years. These goals are an expansion on the past goals, called the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) which were set in 2001, in the 2000 Millennium summit which was the largest meeting of world leaders in history gathered to discuss global issues