At the same time, while certain CSR issues like environmental sustainability, diversity and community development are easily understood as a win-win for communities and business, the overall impact of responsible business practices tends to be more complicated and harder to communicate to stakeholders.

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While sustainability encompasses environmental, social and governance issues, for colleges as indicated by this scorecard it remains associated with their environmental impact.

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Issues of sustainability and environmental impact are outside of the Architectural Review Board's purview, and therefore, should not be factored into the reasoning for the vote, he said.

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It also reveals how design can illuminate issues of sustainability and encourage pro-environmental behaviors.

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In recent months, the USGA has declared long-term environmental sustainability, particularly water usage, to be one of its top policy issues.

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In 2010, Prince Charles launched the International Sustainability Unit (ISU), a charity focused on monitoring and facilitating consensus on environmental management issues.

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