problem that many Filipinos face especially those communities that lack awareness on the proper measures to take during disasters. Weather events could lead to different scenarios which include changes in annual mean temperature with significant warming for the Philippines by 2050, increases in annual precipitation, and the rise of sea level resulting to an increase in the risk of flooding and damage from storm surges. [4] And since many crops cannot survive on too much heat or cold, investments…
CVS Caremark– Supply Chain Analysis Supply chain is the flow of inputs into the company and flow of output out of the company to the customers. This involves suppliers, vendors, contractors, the principal business or producer, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and customers. Therefore, supply chain management has connection with other parts of the business from procurement of supplies to design to production then to sales and administration. It is an integral part of the business. Supply…
Plagued by chronic disease in recent decades, the health of America’s population has become a pressing matter. With the establishment of health-related organizations and increased sanitation regulations, an epidemiological transition occurred that marked a dramatic decrease in infectious disease and a surge in chronic diseases, such as obesity and depression. Consequently, the newly developed concept of preventative medicine has been gaining momentum among health care professionals. Stemming…
specifications governed by the US Green Building Council. Over the last decade, Starbucks’ LEED-certified locations exceeds 750 stores in 19 countries around the world. As these locations also assist with conservation practices, each store saves an annual average of 25,000 gallons of water. This has helped Starbucks reduce their water usage globally by 23% in 2014; their goal is 25% by 2015. Starbucks Corporation energy efficiency has only improved less than 5% however, they purchase over half…
growth. The company has to choose which financial instruments (and how much of each) should be used to create sustainable financing higher than the hurdle rate, and above the expected rate of return for investors. One company may decide that financing capital for new projects is more economical, where another may choose debt financing. These decisions allow the company to better budget and plan for the future. Sustainable Growth Rate FirstEnergy’s 2015 Annual Report opens with a message to…
Normally the cost of should include all cost to prepare the asset for its useful life of the asset or for sale. The capitalization of interest cost on a building give a guideline on the amount of interest to be capitalized and for the financial statement disclosure. The expenditures must be qualified ahead of time, activities must be in progress and the company must be paying interest. Capitalization ends when the building fully constructed and is in use. Interest is not capitalized on…
Statistics from Soroptimist demonstrate the immense earning from human trafficking as the modern-day slavery is a “$32 billion annual industry” (“Facts on Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery”). In many cases, the victims are treated as the criminal, causing them to be afraid to ask for help. Many former victims admitted that they did not want to risk the possibility of “being detained…
arrest of the perpetrator, that can include fines, imprisonment and repeat court dates, it should be of equal importance that they inform the victim of resources that include relocation opportunity, support agency contacts, psychological support, and financial assistance. According to Geller, the three primary reasons wives stay in abusive relationships are: 1) the severity or frequency of the violence, 2) {the victim’s prior exposure to domestic violence}, 3) The fewer the resources and power…
Introduction This report studies the reasons why President Obama was a successful president. In 2008, Democratic Party nominees Barack Obama defeated Republican Party nominees John MaCain in the United States presidential election. Obama was the first African American president in the history of the United States. In general, whether an American president is successful or not mainly depends on three aspects. The first one is whether he achieves his campaign promises; the second one is whether he…
Chances are, the offender would be drug seeking and attempting to fund a drug purchase and might attack you to steal your wallet and cell phone. As the victim, you might seek medical treatment, suffer financial harm, loss of communication, possibly time off from work, and even more time filing a police report and attending court hearings. If the offender was participating in a drug court, they may have the proper support to fight their addiction and cause you no harm, leaving you to go home…