Month: October 2012

Coca-Cola is an old company, with roots in every nation across the globe and thousands of products consumed every day, this company is a leader that many businesses can look up to and admire. After being the most recognizable brand for a consecutive number of years, how long can they really stay on top? With Apple emerging as the number second most recognized brand worldwide, just shy behind Coca-Cola, it’s only a matter of time, before Apple becomes number one.  With Apple growing by over 58% in 2010 (Class 11 Slides), and by 129% in 2011, Apple has moved daringly close to Coca-Cola on Interbrands list.

While Coca-Cola and Apple fight for top spot, many other brands, such as Nokia and Disney are struggling to stay in the top ten, as both have recently seen a shrinking value. Both of these companies will need a revolutionary design to enable the companies to compete with the like of Apple, Google and Coca-Cola, and boost their company value to the net level

Sources

http://www.interbrand.com/en/best-global-brands/2012/Best-Global-Brands-2012.aspx

Class 11 Slides (Vista)

Why should the Government of BC allow a pipeline to drive and pump a chemically and environmentally dangerous product, through a province who is dedicated to the environment? As Terry Lake, reports, BC is a province home to with the healthiest people in Canada that love the outdoors. With the introduction, BC will face a variety of concerns and benefits as the pipeline impacts the province. Among these will be economic benefit, from the selling of the oil, but many of the issues will be major concerns as the province will now have to deal with the clean up of any spills, and spill prevention.

With conservation being a key issue globally today, citizens of British Columbia and and government will be forced to decide if the benefits of this pipeline out weight the issues that can be foreseen. With many citizens for and against, individuals will have to take action and voice their opinions if they want a choice in the matter.

ENVIRONMENT VS ECONOMICS

Sources:

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/bc2035/Opinion+Five+requirements+Northern+Gateway +pipeline+based/7346576/story.html

http://business.financialpost.com/2012/08/09/enbridge-defends-pipeline-safety-ads-but- critics-insist-company-is-playing-catch-up/

http://uvsp.uvic.ca/news/anti-enbridge-hunger-strike-and-strategizing/

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/bc2035/Opinion+Five+requirements+Northern+Gateway+pipeline+based/7346576/story.html

Christian is completely right in how the cruel abuse of sharks, for just their fins in wrong and inhuman. Why, for the single use of soup, can we kill the innocent shark, and often leave them to suffer, just to use their fins as a delicacy? The answer is, we cannot. As animals are killed daily to help feed our ever growing population, they are killed for the reason of providing food, not for the simple purpose of using only one part of the animal in a delicate soup.

Further action needs to be implied to protect these creature, who usually have no predators and are not used to having to breed with the constant treat of being killed. This needs to be done, not only to protect each shark individually but to protect the population of sharks, and the lifestyle that sharks live, as humans have probably already had such a impact on their lives. As we have created this impact on the natural world, we now need to stop and fix what we have done, even at the cost of the shark hunting business.

Links

https://blogs.ubc.ca/christianlegazpi/

http://www.thedorsalfin.com/opinions-in-the-media/chuck-thompson-expose-on-the-lies-of-shark-fin-soup/