Design and consumerism | the wanderlust.net The evolution of graphic design over the past 100 years from purely aesthetics to meeting functional, cultural, social and production requirements, helped to develop the change and growth of consumerism. Graphic design helps advertise and separate products from one another, often encouraging waste. Design thinking helped introduce product innovation — so more products could be produced and sold. Communication design develops a dialogue directly with the consumer, and is inherent in visual and physical design. Consumers demand for news and information has dramatically risen of the past two decades, and now not only do the public consume products but also content. Consumers are used to products being customised to suit their needs and demand the same with content — Designers have been assigned the task of shaping this content. Design is also responsible for social and personal interactions becoming commodities. Consumption supports the economy and in return supports more consumerism.
PASSIA - Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of Internati Welcome to the International Federation of Accountants Innovation and Advantage: Ethics and Innovation When I was in Japan this summer, I attended a lecture about something called Minamata Disease, which is a form of mercury poisoning (click on the link to learn more, but be warned, the disease and its effects may be kind of disturbing). The story goes like too many others we've all heard before- a big company develops a product and begins producing it, and in the process, knowingly or unknowingly contaminates the surrounding environment with a dangerous chemical that makes local residents seriously ill. In this case, the company was Chisso Corporation, and today it is one of the world's largest producers of chemical components including those in Liquid Crystal Displays like you would find in your television or laptop. More than half of the officially recognized victims have died from the disease. So how do ethical considerations play into innovation?
Canadian International Council Links Further Research Links* Widen your knowledge of the region with these interesting links: International OrganizationsView social and economic data and statistical sources from various government and international agencies. Download various publications and analytical papers on countries of the Middle East. International Organizations The International Monetary Fund www.imf.org The World Bank Offers various reports on Middle East and North Africawww.worldbank.org World Trade Organization Statistics, Economic Research, Analysis and Publications www.wto.org The United Nations ESCWA www.escwa.un.org UNCTADStatistical Database Online www.unctad.org World Health Organization Regional Office Statistics www.who.int Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developmentwww.who.int The Economic Research Forumwww.erf.org.eg Missions Economiquewww.missioneco.org European Central Bankwww.ecb.int Government Organizations US Census Bureau: International Database www.census.gov UAE Ministry of Economywww.economy.ae
Heads-Up! on Organizational Innovation: Ethics of Innovation Just because something can be done, should it? Just because something has a market and can be financially viable, should it be? This morning's newspaper offered two "innovation" stories which prompts the idea that we should be talking about the ethics of innovation: -- The first pet clone was just sold to a woman for $50,000 to replace her beloved cat Nicky who had died after 17 years. -- On Jan 3, Fox network will launch a reality adoption show where the adopted person tries to pick her genetic father from eight men. And, I'm sure the ethics of innovation aren't limited to the foibles of television land and the mindboggling possibilities of cloning. Comments encouraged!
Council on Foreign Relations Directory The Link Between Ethics and Innovation May 2007- -Is there a link between ethical companies and innovative companies? Innovative companies tend to be companies that people admire and want to work for. However, in Fortune's 2007 listing of the 100 Best Companies To Work For, none of the top 20 companies were listed on the Ethics and Compliance Officer Association Web site as members and only half of the top 20 companies on the America's Most Admired Companies list were ECOA members. Are companies that people admire and want to work for unethical? Of course not. In one of the more provocative sessions at last year's ECOA conference, Frank Daly mused that some of America's most ethical companies don't have ethics officers. There is in fact a strong correlation between innovative companies and ethical companies. To be able to have values such as respect and trust flourish, managers and leaders must be accountable, to themselves and others. So how do we draw tighter connections? More articles by David Gebler ©2007 SmartPros Ltd.
International Affairs archives A l'occasion du cinquantième anniversaire de la CEAI, la Commission organisa à Séoul (Corée) un colloque qui reprenait le thème de la Conférence d'Oxford, pour réexaminer les relations complexes entre l'Eglise, la communauté nationale et l'Etat qu'on avait étudiées soixante ans plus tôt, sous l'emprise de la menace représentée par l'Etat national-socialiste allemand. Nous avons pris conscience à cette occasion de la remarquable pertinence de ces discussions, et il est utile de citer quelques déclarations faites à la Conférence d'Oxford ou à son propos, pour nous rappeler que notre conception actuelle des affaires internationales doit beaucoup à ce que nos prédécesseurs discernèrent avec une vision remarquablement claire. Au sujet du souci causé par la possibilité d'une nouvelle guerre mondiale, la Conférence d'Oxford préconisait une conception globale des affaires internationales et affirmait ce qui suit: Condamner la guerre ne suffit pas. ... Evolution du mouvement oecuménique
International Accounting Standards Board - Wikipedia, the free e The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is the independent, accounting standard-setting body of the IFRS Foundation.[1] The IASB was founded on April 1, 2001 as the successor to the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC). It is responsible for developing International Financial Reporting Standards (the new name for International Accounting Standards issued after 2001), and promoting the use and application of these standards. Foundation[edit] On December 31, 2001, the International Accounting Standards Foundation (IASF) was incorporated as a tax-exempt organization in the U.S. state of Delaware.[2] On February 6, 2001, the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation was also incorporated as a tax-exempt organization in Delaware.[3] The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is the parent entity of the IFRS Foundation, an independent accounting standard-setter based in London, England.[4] Members[edit] The members (as of July 2012) are:[5]
Guilé Foundation Fondation Guilé is a Swiss foundation. This non-profit organization of Swiss private law has been founded in 1997 by the Charles Burrus family headquartered in Boncourt, Switzerland. The foundation’s mission is to promote corporate responsibility in the process of globalization, focusing on human and labour rights, environmental protection and business ethics. Company assessments and engagement[edit] Fondation Guilé has initiated two investment funds to promote its goals. The Guilé Emerging Markets Engagement Fund (GEMEF) was set up in 2009 and is managed by Comgest in Paris, France. The sustainability experts at Fondation Guilé analyse and benchmark the annual Communication on Progress (COP) and/or the sustainability reporting of all portfolio companies. The portfolio companies receive the assessment results and a detailed presentation of the findings. High-level meetings[edit] Other speakers at the 2011 event included Timothy P. Additional services[edit] References[edit]
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