...| Abstract of unicon investment solutionUnicon customers have the advantage of trading in all the market segments together in the same window, as we understand the need of transactions to be executed with high speed and reduced time. At the same time, they have the advantage of having all Advisory Services for Life Insurance, General Insurance, Mutual Funds and IPO’s also. Unicon is a customer focused financial services organization providing a range of investment solutions to our customers. We work with clients to meet their overall investment objectives and achieve their financial goals. Our clients have the opportunity to get personalized services depending on their investment profiles. Our personalized approach enables clients to achieve their Total Investment Objectives. Our key product offerings are as follows: | | | | | | | Equity | | | Commodity | | | Depository | | | Distribution | | | NRI Services | | | Back Office | | | Fixed Income | | | Investment Banking | | | Currency Derivatives | | | Portfolio Management | | | | What is green management practices….? Since the 1990s, the Sony Group has focused on a variety of environmental activities. These include developing environmentally conscious products, reducing the environmental impact of its sites and promoting product recycling. Since 1998, Sony has formulated uniform environmental mid-term targets that encompass its operations around...
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...as the neighbours, environmental activist organizations, etc. * Economic pressure from economic stakeholders such as consumers, investors, business partners, etc. 2. Vedan case 3.1. Background information of Vedan * Name: Vedan Vietnam Enterprise Corporation Limited (Vedan Vietnam), a company wholly owned by Taiwanese investors. * Year of establishment: 1991 in accordance with Investment Certificate No. 171/GP issued by the State Committee of Copperation and Investment on 08/-3/1991. * Location: Phuoc Thai Commune, Long Thanh district, Dong Nai Province, Viet Nam. * Principal activities: production of monosodium glutamate (MSG), lysine, and modified starch. * Business philosophy: “Taking roots in Vietnam- Developing long-term business”. Related to environmental governance, on its website, the company asserted that since its establishment, it has ‘put into use modern sewage treatment system and equipment as well as implemented resource of recycled products for reuse’ and ‘will keep efforts basing on foundation of protecting environment, sustainable development in order to gain the long-term business...
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...ENTRY STRATEGY INTO VIETNAMESE ENVIRONMENTAL MARKET A CASE STUDY OF ALTECH ENVIRONMENT PTE LTD by Dang Tran Bao Hanh A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Business Administration Examination Committee Dr. Do Ba Khang (Chairman) Dr. Fredric W. Swierczek Dr. Lalit M Johri Nationality Vietnamese Previous degree Graduate Diploma in Business Administration SAV Program Scholarship Donor Government of Switzerland/ Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SAV program) Asian Institute of Technology School of Management Bangkok, Thailand April, 2000 Acknowledgment It is a rare pleasure for me to express my profound gratitude and thanks to Dr. Do Ba Khang, advisor to this research, for his valuable guidance, explicit direction, and encouragement throughout this research. I also want to give my sincere thanks to Dr. Fred and Dr. Johri for serving as members of the examination committee together with their constructive and useful advice. My acknowledgements are due to Swiss - AIT - Vietnam Management Development Program and Swiss Government who gave me a great chance to participate in MBA study by providing financial support. My special thanks also go to the management of Altech Pte Ltd Company, especially Mr. Goh Boh Chung, for providing me helpful information and giving...
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...future leading role of the East Asian economies in the world economy has lost momentum.The currency crisis has had a great impact on Vietnam,which adopts the ‘Doi Moi’ policy, and negative changes in regard to the outlook towards economic growth and foreign investment are becoming noticeable. However,since Vietnam joined ASEAN in 1995, improvement of hard and soft infrastructures, which contributes to Vietnam’s economic development,is well underway,and industrialization and urbanization are rapidly progressing. This has caused the gravitation of population towards cities, and the impoverished conditions of rural communities. The citizens are now facing the difficulty created by widening earning differentials between city and rural communities. The serious environmental pollution such as air pollution(CO2,SOx,NOx), waste disposal,and water pollution occurred in urban area. There is a need to work out a countermeasure to this situation, need for the sound economic development of Vietnam. It is necessary to perceive environmental and social effects precisely and to learn from the experience of environmental destruction in the Japanese economy which is described as “noneconomic mindedness of economy inconsiderate of environment” in order to achieve sustainable development. The objective of this paper is to grasp the relationship between industrialization/urbanization and environmental pollution,to examine the appropriate environmental management in Vietnam compared to the Japanese...
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...THE HOME DEPOT OVERVIEW Bernie Marcus, Ken Langone and Pat Ferrah created the Home Depot in 1978. Their main vision was “One – Stop shopping for do it your self”. The Home Depot opens its door with two large stores located in Atlanta Georgia in 1979. With operations focus on customer services, The Home Depot provide their clients with highly trained personnel, leading those customers with quality services through different kinds of constructions projects. Their philosophy of customer services “whatever it takes” means purpose on develop customer relationship instead a simple sales transaction. Since its foundation in 1978, The Home Depot has been known as a story of growth; recognized as the fastest growing retailer in United State. In 1981 the company went public and by 1984 moves to the New York Exchange Commission. This kind of financial movement allows the opening of international operations. By 1984 Home Depot was opening operation in Canada by the acquisition of the company called Aiken Heads. After Canada, Home Depot expansion took place with Mexico in 2001 and China in 2006. Through the combination of national brands and products The Home Depot sets the standard for innovate merchandise for do it yourself customers and professional contractors. MARKET SYSTEMS AND LEGAL SYSTEMS With operations in different countries around the world, Home Depot needs to be aware about the different market and legal system that...
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...and hampered as well. The costs of fossil-fuel based brown economy on socio-economy and environment, known as the way of traditional, have been remarked all over the world. These concerned observations motive people to think of an alternative economic system which is called green economy or environment friendly economy. This thinking has been reflected in many literatures by many persons and organizations as follows: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), noted in 2008 “There is growing recognition that humanity faces a severe environmental emergency. Modern economies have been built on an unsustainable foundation. Activities ranging from agriculture and mining to manufacturing, services, and transportation rely on fossil fuels, generate copious amounts of pollution and waste, and undermine critical ecosystems, ecoservices, and life support while Green economy is one which ensures human and social wellbeing with reduced environmental risks and ecological scarcities.” In its simplest expression, a green economy can be thought of as one which is low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive. Practically speaking, a green economy is one whose growth in income and employment is driven by public and private investments that reduce carbon emissions and pollution, enhance energy and resource efficiency, and prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. These investments need to be catalyzed and supported by targeted public expenditure, policy reforms and regulation...
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...Green Banking activities in EXIM Bank Compiled by: Sheikh Moyeen Uddin Executive Vice President IRMAD-II, EXIM Bank, Head Office, Dhaka. What is Green Banking i.e Environmental Risk Management & its purpose? It’s a Banking for saving the environment from different hazards and pollution. A risk due to environmental impacts caused by environmental conditions generating an element of uncertainty or possibility of loss in the context of a financing transaction. Purpose The overall purpose of Environmental Risk Management is to understand and manage risk that arises from environmental concerns. This brings a focus on planning and implementing policies and procedures to mitigate environmental risks. The specific purposes are to: Ø Examine the environmental issues and concerns associated with potential business activities proposed for financing Ø Identify, evaluate and manage the environmental risk and the associated financial implications arising from these issues and concerns Ø Enhance the credit/investment risk appraisal process Approach The following approaches have been used to enhance environmental risk management: Ø Banks should be able to ascertain risks arising out of environmental issues Ø The practice should be directed towards addressing the focused environmental problem that is causing the risks. It should not be used as a tool to solve problems in general Ø The practice needs to be value adding to the customer and should not be policing in nature...
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...success within their respective industry. Writer, and business theorist himself, Riad Ajami explains, “Theories of trade have evolved over time, beginning with the emergence of strong nation-states and the organization for systematic exchanges of goods among these nations”. (Ajami, 48) Throughout this document, six business environments (domestic, global, technological, political-legal, sociocultural, and economic) will be explored, in regards to how these environments affect the ongoing evolution of future business theories. Business theorists have changed the way people do business, not only from a domestic standpoint, but on a global level as well. The domestic and global environments are primarily based on demand conditions. ‘Conditions’ of a business theory can in turn be used in a business’s growth strategy, known as product-customer expansion. “Under this approach, the venture attempts to expand both into new products and new customers…If you want to increase sales revenues, you must develop new products, pursue new customers, or both.” (Coulter, 329) However, business leaders must have a firm understanding of all of their business’s environments to make a sound decision...
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...Approaches to Environmental Management by Workplaces According to Wikipedia Encyclopedia, Environmental Management is not only, the management of the environment per se, but rather the management of interaction by the modern human societies and their impact upon the environment. Environmental management is therefore not the conservation of the environment solely for the environment's sake, but rather the conservation of the environment for humankind's sake (Owen, 1995). According to Thornton & TideMann (1998), There is a broad range of Environmental Management approaches on the market right now. Depending on the definition the total number ranges between several dozens. Most of the Environmental Management systems have been developed in Europe, especially Northern Europe, a second stronghold is Japan which now counts for quite a number of local environmental management approaches. There are indications that more and more countries are getting involved in the development of new Environmental Management approaches. Most of the EM approaches have seen a rapid increase in participating companies within recent years. Sometimes growth is even exponential. In many regions already more companies participate already in an Eco - Management & Audit Scheme (EMAS) than in ISO 14001 or alternative Environmental Management approaches. Most of those schemes which already attract several hundred participants were established in the second half of the 90’s. However, the majority of the...
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... * Scale and Aesthetics (the artistic designs are the key edge of Bahrain’s buildings), * Social Equity (Bahrain Bay offers a wide range of opportunities for all), * Community (Bahrain Bay seeks to maintain unified community for its residents & business) * Tomorrow’s Environment (is environmentally friendly). These foundations help realizing the high standards the venture is aiming for by creating this whole new totally customized environment, which adds a unique value to the project and opens an entire new market and fulfill more customers through diversification. Q2: What would you see as being Bahrain Bay’s mission? A: It describes the development of the project and Bahrain Bay present collection of waterfront residential, retail, and commercial developments. Q3: What is the MIPIM, and why was it important for Bahrain Bay to target its potential customers, investors, developers and retailers? A: MIPIM is a trade show that its organizers describe as a "market for international property trade". It takes place annually in Cannes, France. It was really important for the venture to make some sort of appearance there to get the attention of nearly 26,000 property and investment professionals from around the world, which included investors that were looking to contribute in such project. Q4: Why might the Kingdom of Bahrain be an attractive location for overseas investors? A: Simply because of the economy of Bahrain grows and diversifies, a new community...
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...of the whole body. This is contrary to the cure model used in traditional hospital which focuses on eradicating the disease. Healing health care focus of the need of the entire being rather than focusing on curing the physical ailment. This concept advances the idea that apart from addressing the physical needs, the healing process should also address the patient’s emotional and spiritual needs. The healing hospital paradigm is made up of three major components; these include; a culture of loving care, a healing physical environment and an integrated work design and technology. However, there are several challenges experienced when attempting to implement the healing environment in the traditional hospital environment. This paper will discuss the components of healing hospitals and the challenges involved in implementing the healing environment. Components of a Healing Hospital Healing hospital paradigm lays more emphasis on the patient’s healing environment. This includes the kind of care the patient is receiving and the conditions the patient is exposed to when receiving treatment (Samueli Institute, 2010). Under the healing hospital paradigm, provision of care is not only limited to provision of medical intervention procedures and medication but also come down to how medical caregivers engage the patients and their relatives in the treatment process. This concept is based on the idea that emotional and spiritual wellbeing contributes to physical well being. According to...
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...some other climatic change and all these are a great threat to our economy. The green banking concept is relatively new in Bangladesh and yet to get momentum. Actually green banking is nothing but the operations of the banking activities giving especial attention upon the social, ecological and environmental factors aiming at the conservation of nature and natural resources. Banks can be green through bringing changes in six main spheres of banking activities (Rahman, et al. 2013). Those are Change in Investment Management, Change in Deposit Management, Change in House Keeping, Change in the Process of Recruitment and Development of Human Capital, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Making Consciousness Among Clients and General Mass (Rahman, et al. 2013). Green banking, as a concept, is proactive and smart way of thinking with a vision for future sustainability of our only Spaceship earth. It evaluates all the factors before giving the loan whether the project is environment-friendly and has any implication on the future people and planet. Green...
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...-GREENMANTRA TECHNOLOGIES It has always been globally debated, the issues caused by plastic to the environment and human beings. A complete solution that can harness both issues was not tracked down.The breakthrough invention was on 2010 when Greenmantra an Ontario-based company came up with a solution to this global issue. A process which uses relatively low- cost to convert plastics into high-value refined products such as wax, greases, and lubricating oils. Its technology has awarded them Canada’s most Innovative Company of 2010 in the clean tech sector. It is the first company to synthesize waxes from recycled plastics. According to the CEO of Greenmantra technologies Mr. Pushkar Kumar, his early environment and the technological advance led him to this innovation and break through recycling process. He said, “I grew up in India, where I witnessed a world with almost no recycling or waste utilization. It seemed as if plastics were piling up everywhere, but nobody could find a use for them. Knowing that plastics contain hydrocarbons, I wanted to find a way to recover the energy within them, but to do so in an environmentally friendly way. After years of experimentation and development, Greenmantra’s innovative depolymerization process can finally put to good use the millions and millions of tons of disposed plastics found around the world”.(Stoneburgh,2013) Mr. Kumar is a metallurgical, chemical engineer and a MBA holder who is been working on this plastic conversion process...
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...hundreds of tons of crude oil into the ocean and killing sea life all around. The frequency with which these environmental disasters fill Turkish news broadcasts -- along with the obvious insensitivity of the authorities towards both environment and health issues -- prompted me to learn about ways to prevent these types of disasters. At the age of fifteen, I decided to focus my studies on environmental sciences in order to equip myself with the technical tools I would need to make a real contribution. After earning a master's degree in environmental sciences, I completed a professional international management certificate program in order to gain a management perspective of the field. I then realized that, in order to effectively combine my technical knowledge and management skills, I needed to accumulate real-world experience. Specifically, working at a large company would allow me to develop insight into various industries, as well as an overarching vision of the international business arena. I have now worked for nearly two years in the energy and environment group of Koc Holding, Turkey's first and biggest diversified conglomerate. As a project engineer, I am mainly responsible for our holding companies' environment and energy sector investments. This position has given me the opportunity to interact with businessmen from all over the world, thereby expanding my international perspective. Because of my...
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... Lead Counsel, ESSD and International Law The World Bank Legal Department. 1 1 I. ABSTRACT Traditionally, environmental protection has been considered to be “in the public interest” and external to private life. Governments have assumed principal responsibility for assuring environmental management, and have focused on creating and preserving a safe environment. They have directed the private sector to adopt environmentally sound behavior through regulations, sanctions and occasionally, incentives. When environmental problems have arisen, the public sector has generally born the responsibility for mitigation of environmental damage. . In this approach, some have contended that unrestricted private sector behavior has been considered as presenting the “environmental problem”. However, the roles of sectors have been changing, with the private sector becoming an active partner in environmental protection. Many governments and businesses are now realizing that environmental protection and economic growth are not always in conflict. Since the Brundtland Report was published in 1987 as a result of World Commission on Environment work, business and management scholars have been grappling with the question of how and why corporations should incorporate...
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