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The Children and Young People`s Commissioner Scotland [PDF]
Drepturile Omului, 2020 The Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland was established in 2003 by the Scottish Parliament. The core value of the institution is to ensure the participation of children and young people in their work. The office is committed to working
Bruce Adamson
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Elaborating the Motivations and Attitudes Driving Interest in Voluntary Biodiversity Credits
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Global biodiversity loss has prompted the search for new sources of conservation finance, such as voluntary biodiversity credits (VBCs). However, despite optimistic market projections, current uptake of VBCs is limited. Adopting an interpretive approach, we analyse 21 semistructured interviews with early market actors (buyers, sellers ...
Gamze Yakar‐Pritchard +5 more
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Petitioning the Scottish Parliament: Two Decades of Public Participation in the Post-Devolution Era
E-REAIn Scotland, petitioning Parliament has deep historical roots dating back to the 14th century. Then in 1999, one of the key initiatives launched when the Scottish Parliament was reconvened to embody its founding principles was the creation of a ...
Géraldine CASTEL
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Dévolution et politiques de santé en Écosse : un modèle de continuité et d'efficacité ?
Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2019 Since 1999, Scotland's Parliament and government have striven to improve the health of the Scottish people by restoring a public service based on co-operation and not on competition, while devising policies aimed at modifying the behaviour of individuals.
Edwige Camp-Pietrain
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A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
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The Use of the Internet by Candidates as Part of Their Campaign for Election to the Scottish Parliament in 2003 [PDF]
Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2004 This paper reports the preliminary results of a study which investigated the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by political parties and individual candidates as part of their campaign for election to the Scottish Parliament.
Rita Marcella +2 more
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KSZTAŁTOWANIE SIĘ MIESZANEGO SYSTEMU SZKOCKIEGO PRAWA PRYWATNEGO W XIX I XX WIEKU
Zeszyty Prawnicze, 2017 FORMATION OF THE MIXED SYSTEM OF SCOTTISH PRIVATE LAW DURING 19™AND 20™ CENTURIES (Summary) This paper présents development of Scots law as a mixed jurisdiction in 19th and 20th centuries.
Aleksander Stępkowski
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The last five years of research on sustainability labelling, reported in 175 journal articles, documents its effectiveness in increasing consumer choices of more sustainable food products. Some sustainability labels come out as stronger than others and their impact varies across products, countries, and individual consumers, depending on label
John Thøgersen +2 more
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La pratique référendaire en Écosse avant 2014
Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2015 The 2014 referendum was the fourth referendum organized in Scotland since this type of popular consultation was introduced in Britain. The object of the first two polls (1975, 1979) was to seek popular acceptance for two Acts of Parliament that had been ...
Jacques Leruez
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Policy Integration for Enabling Environments: Decentralised Water Technologies for Rural Water Reuse
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Water reuse holds significant promise for addressing global water challenges, yet wide scale implementation remains limited. Decentralised water technologies for reuse have been highlighted as a potential aide in the reduction of water challenges, specifically for environments that have typically been considered ‘water rich’, and in rural ...
Elizabeth Lawson, Jaime Amezaga
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