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Who are we and how do we fit in? – Fostering international students’ positive identity and sense of belonging in British society.
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The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence and the European Union's electrical and electronic equipment directives
Get PDFThe growth of the generation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), and the use of hazardous substances in the production of these items, has required legislation to minimise the harm to the environment that their existing use, ultimate disposal and continued growth of the sector may pose. The European Union (EU) started to tackle this problem with the passing of two Directives in 2002, which focused on restricting the use of hazardous substances (RoHS - 2002/95/EC) and organising the recycling or disposal of discarded electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE - 2002/96/EC). These Directives have been recently recast and their scope widened; however, one exception to them remains items specifically designed for defence and military purposes. This paper looks at how and why these European Directives were passed, the impact they have had on defence in the United Kingdom (UK) up to the present moment, what impact the further extension of those directives might have on UK defence policy and how the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has begun to prepare for any extension, including the use of alternative products from the commercial market, and substituting less harmful materials. The paper reviews the information available to carry out future decision making and what level of decision making it can support. Where the data is insufficient, it makes recommendations on actions to take for improvement
A Protocol Guide for an Environmental Management System Audit
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Will Future Resource Demand Cause Significant and Unpredictable Dislocations for the UK Ministry of Defence?
No full textThis paper focuses on the drivers which may affect future trends in material availability for defence, in particular, the availability of rare earth elements (REE). These drivers include resource concentration, tighter regulatory policy and its enforcement, export policies, their use in economic statecraft, increases in domestic demand, promoting greater efficiency in resource use, efforts to mitigate resource depletion and more efficient resource extraction while reducing its associated environmental impact. It looks at the effect these factors might have on global systems and supply chains, the impact on material insecurity and how this may exacerbate the issue of their use in UK military equipment. It finds that these drivers are likely to have an increasing impact on material availability (if measures are not taken to mitigate them), which will have consequences for the provision of military capability by the UK
The Palgrave encyclopedia of interest groups, lobbying and public affairs
No full textIntegrating sustainability into the supply chain involves continual innovation and commitment from leaders and a realization that it is an indefinite process (Harrington, 2011). Defense supply chains are extensive and complex which require transparency, and long-term commitment rather than short termism that has dominated in the past! To facilitate this change, defense requires leaders to initiate change in the supply chain from a culture where the environment and societal issues have been given little consideration, to one where sustainability is considered throughout
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence and the European Union's electrical and electronic equipment directives
No full textThe growth of the generation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), and the use of hazardous substances in the production of these items, has required legislation to minimise the harm to the environment that their existing use, ultimate disposal and continued growth of the sector may pose. The European Union (EU) started to tackle this problem with the passing of two Directives in 2002, which focused on restricting the use of hazardous substances (RoHS - 2002/95/EC) and organising the recycling or disposal of discarded electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE - 2002/96/EC). These Directives have been recently recast and their scope widened; however, one exception to them remains items specifically designed for defence and military purposes. This paper looks at how and why these European Directives were passed, the impact they have had on defence in the United Kingdom (UK) up to the present moment, what impact the further extension of those directives might have on UK defence policy and how the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has begun to prepare for any extension, including the use of alternative products from the commercial market, and substituting less harmful materials. The paper reviews the information available to carry out future decision making and what level of decision making it can support. Where the data is insufficient, it makes recommendations on actions to take for improvement
Defence Logistics: Enabling and Sustaining Successful Military Operations
No full textThe principal purpose of this chapter is to examine aspects of defence logistics, principally operational logistics, in order to shed light on some of the realities that give it its particular character, or at least some of its character. One possible approach is to analyse the defence supply chain and support chain using an analytical framework built around established through life support and supply chain paradigms, concepts, and ideas, drawn from the commercial sector. Another approach is to examine some specific characteristics of defence supply chains and support chains, some of their attributes, and some of their practical realities, and whilst doing so refer to the established paradigms, concepts, and ideas for comparison, but only where it seems appropriate to do so, in the hope that they might to some extent act as reference points by which defence logistics can be better understood by somebody not directly involved in its planning and delivery. One aim of this chapter is to examine the freedoms which defence departments and defence logisticians have in shaping their business, and the factors, or ‘realities’, which constrain them.Unfunde
An in-depth analysis of barriers to corporate sustainability?
No full textEstablishing sustainable and resilient businesses are among the key drivers behind the unprecedented demand for the transition and transformation of sustainable growth models. Driven by a desire to remain competitive amidst economic turmoil and climate change, organisations are embedding sustainable measures into their long-term goals and strategies. This is demonstrated by developing and implementing Net-Zero targets and associated plans. However, the greatest challenge is whether such momentum will be retained and how organisations can maintain the drive. Although this is a positive move towards climate-related actions from organisations and stakeholders, it is taking longer than anticipated to be realised and actualised. This necessitates the urgency in understanding the intricacies of corporate sustainability matrices. The question as to why attaining a positive climatic state has taken almost half a century needs to be explored when compared to scenarios where the implementation of sustainable related measures has taken less time. This paper provides a review of the barriers that are making sustainability unattractive for corporate organisations. Finance gaps, the complexity of organisational sustainability, reporting frameworks, tools, and procedures coupled with considerable marketing and communication in a business-as-usual environment are key barriers to corporate sustainability. Our findings provide recommendations for policymakers, and stakeholders across the corporate sustainability platform by delivering a holistic approach to overcome the bottlenecks for implementation, action, and monitoring.Unfunde
