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Riding on a Pegasus: Is ‘Sustainability’ Still a Myth in Bangladesh's RMG Sector?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although a growing number of studies explore sustainability, the role of stakeholders and institutions in shaping environmental sustainability initiatives remains overlooked particularly from the upstream fashion supply chain contexts. Drawing upon the framework proposed by Lee, our study aims to fill this gap by examining the interplay ...
Taposh Kumar Roy, Saiful Islam, Yu Gong, Mazed Islam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Hydrological Characteristics of River, Canal, and Lake: A Case Study Sun Ye In –Se Gon Area Sint Gaing and Kyaukse Townships, Mandalay Region

Indonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues
Among the most significant branches of the Zawgyi River (ZGR) are the Thindwe dam (TDD), Thindwe canal (TDC), and Sun Ye In (SYI), all of which are known to be impacted by household and agricultural pollution.
Kay Thi Khaing, Zin Hein Hlaing, Sitt Marn, Htet Wai Phyoe, Thet Han Oo, Zaw Min Aung, Nyein Khant Kyaw, Ye Thiha   +7 more
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Active deformation of the Central Myanmar Forearc Basin: Insight from post-Pleistocene inversion of the Pyay Fault

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X, 2020
Pyay sub-basin is located in the southern part of the Central Myanmar Forearc Basin, an elongate belt of en-echelon folds and thrust faults formed as a result of the hyper-oblique convergence of the India and Asia plates.
Lin Thu Aung, Kyaw Zin Oo, Kyaw Myo Win, Gregory F. Moore, Soe Thura Tun, Win Naing   +5 more
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The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar: Findings from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey 2021-2022

, 2023
In this research note, we provide an overview of the state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar using a recently collected household dataset. We examine food security using a household hunger scale and a food consumption score.
Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity (MAPSA)
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Exposing Gender Blindness in Business Scholarship on Modern Slavery

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of this review is to analyse the treatment of gender within business scholarship on modern slavery and to propose a framework that supports more gender‐sensitive corporate responses. Modern slavery risk is an escalating concern for business, with the United Nations calling for its eradication by 2030.
Kathyayini Kathy Rao, Roger Leonard Burritt, Katherine Leanne Christ   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nested Carbon Governance in Southeast Asia: Towards Just Nature‐Based Solutions?

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NbS) have gained prominence as an integrated approach to addressing climate change and biodiversity loss while supporting sustainable development. Yet, their implementation across Southeast Asia remains fragmented and often contested.
Helena Varkkey, Michelle Ann Miller, David Taylor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Out-of-pocket payment and catastrophic health expenditure of tuberculosis patients in accessing care at public-private mix clinics in Myanmar, 2022

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background The financial burden of tuberculosis (TB) can hinder patients and their families, creating obstacles throughout the care cascade, despite TB prevention and control being provided free of charge. In Myanmar, patients can visit private providers
Myat Noe Thiri Khaing, Nandi U, Luu Maw, Htet Arkar, Saw Pa Pa Naing, May Me Thet   +5 more
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Sri Ksetra, Myanmar. Excavations at the Yahanda Mound (2014-16) HMA.59, TP1

, 2023
Sri Ksetra, Myanmar. Excavations at the Yahanda Mound (2014-16) HMA.59, TP1.
Stargardt, Janice
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Determination of Aflatoxins and Selected Heavy Metals in Rice Varieties Cultivated in Fogera, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a vital staple crop for nearly half the world's population. This study investigates the levels of aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, and AFG2) and selected heavy metals (Cd, Pb, and Cr) and essential elements (Mn, Fe, Mg, Cu, and Zn) in rice varieties cultivated in Fogera, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
Melese Tilahun, Bisratewongel Tegegne, Nibret Mekonen, Agegnehu Alemu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Myanmar: sectarian violence in Rakhine - issues, humanitarian consequences, and regional responses [PDF]

, 2013
This paper surveys the issues and regional responses, including that of Australia, surrounding the current conflict and humanitarian situation in Rakhine state, Myanmar.IntroductionThe plight of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya people has received renewed ...
Cameron Hill
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