The final disguised cost of oil is the damage it does to the environment and human health.
The research, from the European Centre for Environment and Human Health, is being presented to the annual conference of the British Psychological Society.
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The study was conducted by the European Centre for Environment and Human Health at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Exeter.
Presumably the inside workforce already has some idea of the efforts of firms around the environment and human rights, as would most communities within which a firm operates.
University's Institute for Environment and Human Security and lead author of the report released Wednesday, said the challenge is to better understand the dynamics of climate-related migration and displacement.
Aron Cramer, president of BSR, a San Francisco non-profit that works on environment and human rights issues, said Apple, one of its members, isn't alone in issuing detailed working conditions reports.
Dr Mathew White and colleagues at the European Centre for the Environment and Human Health found that individuals reported less mental distress and higher life satisfaction when they were living in greener areas.
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Working at the interface of science and environmental policy she will bring together long term data sets on biodiversity, the environment and human impacts to explore spatiotemporal patterns of ecosystem functioning and help identify where conservation attention needs to focus in the future.
As firms lunge into emerging markets, they also find themselves more exposed to another increasingly global set of actors: activist pressure groups, urging them to adopt international codes of ethical conduct that commit them to better practices with regard to the environment and human rights.
Indeed life, as well as the environment and most human activities, depend on the availability of adequate quantities of water of an acceptable quality.
The pollution produced by burning petrol in cars imposes a cost on the environment and on human health, yet its price hardly reflects this fact: petrol remains cheaper than water in America.
One IGCP project in 2000 was even at the origin of a new field: medical geology, the science dealing with the impact of our natural environment on human and animal health.
He spoke in a conference call with several reporters on the eve of his Clinton Global Initiative University this weekend in San Diego, where 1, 100 students from 300 schools around the world and in every state will gather to create problem-solving pr0jects in five areas: education, environment and climate change, peace and human rights, poverty alleviation, and public health.
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Uphold the right of all, without discrimination, to a natural and social environment supportive of human dignity, bodily health, and spiritual well-being, with special attention to the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities.
Providing modern contraception also has the potential to stem population growth and relieve human pressure on the environment and natural resources.
The creative line chosen for the campaign is an extension of the theme chosen for this year event, which is "The Future we Want", but also strengthens the UNESCO's commitment to sustainable development and respect for human rights and the environment, valuing the path of education.
Through 13 interactive lessons, young people will be encouraged to gain a better understanding of the scientific phenomena underlying climate change and their effects on the environment and to evaluate the human contribution to this phenomenon.
This alone would recommend this book to all who care about the environment, the human condition and the foundations of our way of life.
The UN Global Compact seeks to align businesses operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
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But adaptable in what way, and how does the human body and even the human brain adapt to this very, very different environment?
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The site also has inscriptions and archaeological remains that testify to 12, 000 years of human occupation and interaction with the natural environment, and for this reason was inscribed in the World Heritage List as a mixed natural and cultural property.
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer safeguards human health and the environment.
Beyond improving human lives and the environment, public-private partnerships will create meaningful jobs for local populations.
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Val Cameron said regulations had been brought in, in 2010, "to protect human health and the environment".
We will seek reauthorization and expanded funding for the Superfund program to continue cleaning up hazardous waste sites which threaten human health and the environment.
That is because cars produce local air pollution, which damages human health and the environment, and also produce greenhouse gases, which contribute to global warming.
The science, while theoretically appealing, is seriously incomplete and ill-supported by appropriate evidence, particularly in relation to long-term effects on human health and the environment.
Global warming and human impact on the environment are not scientific fact but social phenomena that quite visibly exhibit beliefs and behaviors that are as old as humanity.
Anti-fracking activists are endangering human health and the environment.
The cultural space created by traditional Chinese arch bridges has provided an environment for encouraging communication, understanding and respect among human beings.
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