Consumer Protection Act of India: When the consumer is a king
Thesis - 31 pages - Other law subjects
A consumer is a user of goods and services. Any person paying for goods and services which he uses is entitled to expect that the goods and services are of a nature and quality promised to him by the seller. The earlier principle of "Caveat Emptor" or "let the buyer beware" which was prevalent...
Analyzing the links between disability and child abuse and evaluating the role of Social Services with regards to Disabled Child Protection
Thesis - 21 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The protection of children is today a high profile issue, within both the voluntary and statutory sectors, although the abuse of disabled children is a matter that has only recently attracted professional interest. Whilst many people find it difficult to believe that disabled children,...
Environmental Cluster
Essay - 4 pages - Ecology & environment
Learning about how to preserve the environment has always been one of my interests, and having a forester as a grandfather encouraged my passion for the environment and animals. A couple years ago, I took a class called Religion and the Earth with Dr. Christopher Bache, and it made me more aware...
Manix - environmental analysis: Objectives and strategy formulation - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
Manix is a brand belonging to Ansell, a company operating in three business segments (professional health care division, consumer health care gloves and occupational division for gloves and clothing worn for protection). Manix is developed in the consumer health care division, which also...
Trade off between the economic benefits as opposed to the ethical and environmental problems of increasing international trade
Thesis - 12 pages - Economy general
The concept of ethics, social responsibility and accountability in business is inherently complex and has fuelled polarized debate as to the parameters of its role in practice. Furthermore, this has been compounded by the integration of the globalization phenomenon into international business;...
Manix - environmental analysis: Objectives and strategy formulation
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
Manix is a brand belonging to Ansell, a company operating in three business segments (professional health care division, consumer health care gloves and occupational division for gloves and clothing worn for protection). Manix is developed in the consumer health care division, which also...
Comprehensive protection plan
Essay - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Threats against personal security take many forms: civil unrest, environmental threats, targeted attacks by stalkers or individuals with personal grudges, or terrorism. Though security threats are essentially chaotic, security plans must be comprehensive and based in a thorough...
Analysis of Article on Fishing near Plouha Cliffs
Book review - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
Critical analysis of an article by Emmanuelle Métivier discussing the concerns of local fishermen regarding environmental protection measures near Plouha cliffs.
The role of the Swedish State in environmental politics
Book review - 10 pages - Ecology & environment
The issue of this literature review is to study the role of a state in politics, and which needs the support and the involvement of the public sector as well as the private sector, of the social group interests and the market, and which has to be decided and implemented at the local and...
Insufficient Regulation in High Seas: Impact of Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Essay - 5 pages - International law
The Deepwater Horizon disaster highlighted the insufficiency of the legal framework governing access to resources in high seas and the need for effective environmental protection.
Environmental racism
Thesis - 5 pages - Sociology & social sciences
According to Fredrickson, America was able to largely ignore the “race question” until the American Revolution. Before the war for independence, Jews were mostly sequestered in ghettos and black people on plantations, so the need for a dominating racial ideology had not yet arisen....
Strategic study of the Total Group
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
The energy market is one of the largest in the world. Indeed, energy in all its forms is essential for humans and their survival. Thanks to energy, men can eat, heat and bathe themselves, thus meeting so-called essential needs. On a daily basis, humans use many forms of energy, solar power, wind...
Is the Dingo a true Aussie specie? Managing the Dingo (Canis lupus dingo): Conflict between the anthropogenic and environmental factors - publié le 20/01/2009
Essay - 6 pages - Biology
According to Aboriginal myths and legends, the dingo (Canis lupus dingo) would have evolved in Australia from the “Dreaming” - the creation period - and have always been a highly estimated and valued companion. As a consequence of these oral memories and scarce testimonies of the past,...
Financial Market and Sustainable / Green Finance
Dissertation - 18 pages - Finance
In April 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report focusing on the mitigation of climate change. The experts underline the emergency of a new way of life in order to limit global warming to 1,5°C. To respect the agreement taken during the COP 21, the IPCC proposes...
PESTEL Analysis - Tesla
Case study - 2 pages - Automotive marketing
Politically, subsidies and ecological bonuses for the purchase of non-polluting vehicles help orient the purchase of cars in Europe towards the environmental protection desired by political parties. The CAFE standard was put in place in order to penalize manufacturers who do not...
How is Mont-Saint-Michel a textbook case of Operation Grand Site (OGS)?
Case study - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
Alarm bells are ringing to save Mont-Saint-Michel. The site was massively developed for tourism in the 19th and 20th centuries, but the environmental degradation of the site will lead us to rethink its management. A victim of over-visitation, the site needs to be transformed into a...
Is the Dingo a true Aussie specie? Managing the Dingo (Canis lupus dingo): Conflict between the anthropogenic and environmental factors
Essay - 6 pages - Biology
According to Aboriginal myths and legends, the dingo (Canis lupus dingo) would have evolved in Australia from the “Dreaming” - the creation period - and have always been a highly estimated and valued companion. As a consequence of these oral memories and scarce testimonies of the past,...
Ocean Acidification - published: 19/10/2024
Presentation - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
When I started this course, my knowledge about ocean acidification was superficial, and I needed a clearer understanding of this comprehensive topic. The course on ocean acidification left a mark on my knowledge about this urgent global problem. Before beginning my college years, I needed more...
How have environmental movements contributed to the development of democratic civil societies in Eastern Europe?
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
1989 was the springtime of societies aspiring to be civil. As Garton Ash puts it, one of the major challenges regarding the transition from the communist rule to democracy, was the development of a civil society. Citizens of Eastern Europe had been deprived of the possibility to freely organize...
E-waste environmental
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Ecology & environment
Electronic Waste, also known as E-Waste, is the components that comprise an electrical or electronic product when it is being discarded. These electronics could be Computers, Televisions, Stereos, Cell Phones, and other electronic products. These components are recycled, resold or reused. E-waste...
Patagonia's Corporate Policy
Case study - 5 pages - Corporate social responsibility
The increased scrutiny of contemporary corporations by financial and social spheres calls for a balance between profits and responsibility for the welfare of the community and the environment. In particular, Patagonia, which is one of the leaders among the companies in that field, could be called...
Environmental toxicology on metallic mercury spill: A case in the versatile estrie and the steps to a successful decontamination
Thesis - 13 pages - Ecology & environment
In October 1996, the directions of public health in the Eastern Townships (Estrie-DSP) and a multipurpose area that have requested the collaboration of the Center for Toxicology of Quebec (CTQ) to the management of mercury spill metal in a class-chemistry laboratory. During our first...
Environmental Economics: global warming - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 14 pages - Economy general
This essay is about the climate change and the direct and indirect effect on our environment, not only caused by human activities. The increased concentration of the greenhouse gases which include carbon-di-oxide and others, over the last 150 years has dramatically progressed. This fact, caused...
Critically compare and contrast the idea of sustainable development with conventional neoclassical environmental economics
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
The earth is finite. Its ability to absorb wastes and destructive effluents is finite. Its ability to provide for the growing number of people is finite. And we are fast approaching many of the earth's limits. Current economic practices cannot be continued without the risk that global systems...
"Strengthening the Right to a Healthy Environment: Constitutional and European Perspectives"
Summary - 3 pages - Constitutional law
"Discover the evolving landscape of environmental law as the right to a healthy environment gains constitutional and European recognition. Since 2005, France has enshrined this fundamental right, leveraging constitutional and European protection to hold public authorities and...
Paying for a Green New Deal with Modern Monetary Theory - Dean Baker (2019) ; Mixed Economies Today, Compared to Those of Antiquity - Michael Hudson (2019) ; The Green New Deal, Capitalism and the State - Rob Urie (2019) ; The Great Austerity Shell Game - Richard Wolff (2013) ; The crisis of globalization: interview with Mark Blyth (2019)
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
Dean Baker offers in this column a critique of the Green New Deal (GND), a set of legislative proposals put forward by progressive (left-wing) members of the Democratic Party in the United States. The GND is an ambitious set of policies designed to revamp the entire American by making it less...
Right to a Healthy Environment
Summary - 2 pages - Environment law
The concept of a right to a healthy environment is recognized through national and European case law, establishing a link between health and the environment, and holding authorities accountable for its protection.
The Order of the Eastern Star: A Vehicle for environmental Good?
Essay - 9 pages - Philosophy
The Order of the Eastern Star is not, technically, a religion (or, at least, its followers refuse to designate it as such). In the words of the present day Grand Secretary, it is “not intended to replace a religion,” but to complement one. The Order is a fraternal organization that...
Environmental scanning of insurance industry
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
India's insurance industry private and public, has it's roots in the 19th century. Under British rule many Insurers operated in India. In 1938 British passed Insurance Act, comprehensive insurance legislation, which remains the cornerstone of the insurance industry today. In 1956, Indian...
Justifying Military Intervention for Sustainable Development
Essay - 4 pages - Ecology & environment
This document explores the concept of military interventionism as a means to protect the environment and ensure sustainable development, drawing parallels with humanitarian intervention and human rights.
