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China joined the ICOM in 1983. Joining such an international community of museological experts and scholars implied sharing the standards and founding principles, however if we consider the development and the status quo of the art museum system in China, it is possible to point out some contradictions and peculiarities. Since the early 1980s, following a renovation process of the entirety of Chinese national institutions, the museum system has been enjoying an unprecedented development. As well, a more general discourse on the cultural heritage of the country has increasingly gained a prominent position in the cultural policy agenda. As far as art museums are concerned, since the end of the 1990s, the country has been experiencing a rapid and unprecedented development as well, encompassing both the state-owned and private sector. However, today the proliferation of art museums appears to be more driven by the compulsion for a status symbol rather than pursuing a cultural mission. Therefore, a key question arises concerning the quality of these art institutions, their effective role in the promotion of art, and their cultural impact. This study aims to enrich the debate on museums of contemporary art, and intends to offer a parameter of sustainability in order to evaluate the Chinese art museum system.

Balancing financial performance and corporate sustainability is a challenge, especially in today’s economic environment. Based on the idea that there’s a trade-off between what’s “good for the business” and what’s “good for the environment and society,” companies sometimes perceive corporate sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an add-on cost, or they may perceive sustainability as an opportunity for “green PR.” By doing so, they may miss significant opportunities for business growth, innovation, and organizational change. In this article, we describe how General Electric (GE) and Procter & Gamble (P&G) have operationalized corporate sustainability initiatives using management control and management accounting systems. Current forces of change are driving a general rethinking of business in a more sustainable direction. Pressures come from national and international regulatory bodies as well as from business partners, stakeholders, and activists. For instance, many companies require their suppliers to comply with standards for environmental management systems certification, such as the ISO 14000 series or the European Union’s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme.Moreover, thanks to new technologies, customers are increasingly informed, empowered, and active, and their demand for products that are clearly identified as sustainable is growing. Employees are also looking for companies that operate in a socially responsible way, which can impact the ability of an organization to recruit and retain talent. In addition, the financial community is paying closer attention to socially responsible investments (SRI) and investment rating systems such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. These internal and external stakeholder views shouldn’t be neglected by companies aiming to achieve superior corporate sustainability performance. As suggested in the May 2009 Strategic Finance article “Co-Creating Strategic Risk-Return Management” by Mark Frigo and Venkat Ramaswamy, “Sustainable wealth creation requires balanced risk taking by focusing on co-creation opportunities that can generate superior returns while simultaneously reducing risks for companies and their stakeholders.” Since shareholder value creation is driven from creating value for others (customers, employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders), organizations can think in terms of how these stakeholders can be engaged to help define and achieve sustainability performance. This process can help identify new sustainability opportunities that will create mutual value with internal and external stakeholders. The current drivers of change and the economic downturn provide an opportunity for more integrated, strategic, and value-creating sustainability efforts.

The important task (NBI neutral beam injector for fusion) and the complexity of radiofrequency ion source need large tests (as ELISE and SPIDER) and intermediate scale tests (as NIO1 in this poster) for optimization. Conditioning (with gas) was found necessary in Cs-free operation. Cs-based operation has begun: stability improves at lower oven temperature; in both cases, lateral view cameras show beam quality. Energy recovery plugin almost ready for NIO1 (or at a test station at TRIPS).

Die anhaltenden globalen Umweltprobleme haben die Bedeutung des Übergangs zu einer nachhaltigeren und grüneren Wirtschaft hervorgehoben. Um einen solchen Übergang zu erleichtern, ist es entscheidend, Fachleute mit den richtigen grünen Kompetenzen auszustatten. Fähigkeiten, die Einstellung und das Wissen bilden zusammen grüne Kompetenzen, welche in ihrer Gesamtheit erforderlich sind, um eine nachhaltigere Gesellschaft zu fördern und aufzubauen. In aktueller Literatur wird deutlich, dass die Identifizierung von Fähigkeiten aufgrund der sich ständig weiterentwickelnden Qualifikationsanforderungen schwierig ist. In dieser Hinsicht haben Bildungsanbieter Schwierigkeiten, ihre Programme und Schulungen so anzupassen, dass sie die notwendigen Fähigkeiten fördern. Die vorliegende Arbeit soll Antworten darauf geben und ist durch eine kohärente Methodik und Zielsetzungen wie folgt strukturiert: das Verständnis der "grünen" Terminologie und ihrer Relevanz, die Rolle der Hochschulbildung bei der Förderung grüner Fähigkeiten, Identifizierung geeigneter generischer Fähigkeiten, Evaluierung der wichtigsten generischen grünen Fähigkeiten und Analyse der Curricula ausgewählter Bachelor- und Masterstudiengänge des Management Departments der FH JOANNEUM, um das Vorhandensein generischer grüner Fähigkeiten zu bestimmen. Zu diesem Zweck erfolgt eine systematische Literaturrecherche, die Erstellung einer Liste relevanter Publikationen und die Durchführung einer quantitativen Häufigkeitsanalyse, um eine Hierarchie der Fähigkeiten zu ermitteln. Der zweite Teil der Forschung zielt darauf ab, das Vorhandensein und das Ausmaß von generischen grünen Fähigkeiten in den Lehrplänen der Hochschulstudiengänge, die am Management Department der FH JOANNEUM angeboten werden, zu analysieren. Die Arbeit leistet einen Beitrag zum Verständnis der Bedeutung grüner Fähigkeiten in der Hochschulbildung und der Rolle, die regionale Bildungsanbieter bei der Förderung des grünen Wandels spielen können. Die Arbeit schließt mit einer Diskussion über die Grenzen und Implikationen für zukünftige Forschung. Ongoing global environmental concerns and issues have emphasized the importance of transitioning towards a more sustainable and green economy. To facilitate such a transition, it is crucial to equip professionals with the right set of green skills. Skills, attitudes and knowledge form green competences that are collectively needed to promote and build a more sustainable society. Recent literature highlights that the identification of necessary skills can be challenging due to the constant evolvement of skill requirements. In this respect, education providers are struggling to adapt their programmes and training to foster necessary skills. The thesis aims to provide answers in this regard and is structured around a coherent methodology and objectives: understanding the "green" terminology and its relevance, identifying the role of higher education in fostering green skills, identifying an appropriate generic skill framework, evaluating the most important generic green skills, and analysing the curricula of selected bachelor's, master's, and master course programmes of the Management Department of FH JOANNEUM to determine the presence of generic green skills. For this purpose, the thesis employs a systematic literature review, generating a list of relevant publications and a quantitative frequency analysis to evaluate a hierarchy of generic green skills. The second part of the study aims to analyse the presence and extent of generic green skills in the curricula of higher education programmes offered at the Management Department of FH JOANNEUM. The thesis contributes to understanding the importance of green skills in higher education and the role that regional education providers can play in promoting green change by including green skills in the curricula. The thesis concludes with a discussion of the limitations and implications for future research.