International regulations and environmental performance

Environmental regulations and business decisions

Environmental regulations have greatly improved air and water quality, especially in areas that were dirtiest before regulation. Reducing airborne particulates is especially beneficial, saving thousands of lives and preventing millions of illnesses each year. The potential health benefits may be even greater in developing countries, where pollution levels are high. Proposed reductions in greenh...

International Health and Environmental Regulations for Metals: New Challenges for Copper

Copper has been used by humanity since the bronze age and its health effects may arise both from a deficit and/or an excess of exposure/intake to copper contained in foods or in drinking water. Deficit occurs because copper is an essential element for humans, fact demonstrated for the first time in 1960. Toxicity due to ingestion of high doses of copper is documented since ancient times, and in...

The International Health Regulations and beyond.

The international community has joined together to form a world trade system based on the rule of law. Although imperfect, the world trade system contains enforceable norms designed to facilitate international economic activity. Infectious diseases pose as great a threat to the well being of nations. Yet, global health governance remains weak or nonexistent. As The Lancet Infectious Diseases ha...

domestic and international regulations and standards for risk disclosure in banks

Reporting by stakeholder groups, especially shareholders, has always been a demand And reporting and disclosure for the banking network is important. In Iran, banks require disclosing and reporting information and financial and economic events, but there are many international rules and standards for this disclosure. In addition, domestic regulations and requirements are also unclear due to the...

Ebola lessons guide International Health Regulations review.