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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- How this book came about -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: What is business and human rights? -- Human rights -- Business and human rights -- Notes -- Chapter 2: How this book is structured -- Part II: Business and human rights in context -- Chapter 3: The social and economic context -- Globalisation -- Political uncertainty and instability -- Social media and the 24-hour news cycle -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Corporate social responsibility versus business and human rights -- A range of perspectives -- How useful is CSV? -- How does CSV relate to business and human rights? -- 1 Business risk versus opportunity -- 2 Role of voluntarism -- 3 Negative connotations of human rights -- What is the business case for respecting human rights? -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Background to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights -- Before the Guiding Principles -- A step-changeon business and human rights -- The Framework -- The UN Guiding Principles -- Notes -- Part III: The implications of human rights for business -- Chapter 6: Legal implications -- International law -- Domestic law -- Legislation addressing business's responsibility to respect human rights -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Non-legal obligations and their implications -- Multi-stakeholder initiatives -- Reputational risk -- Financial risk -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Preventing modern slavery in corporate supply chains -- What does the legislation require? Who is affected? -- Which companies are affected? -- How effective are the Acts likely to be? -- Australian developments -- What does this mean for business? -- Notes -- Chapter 9: Addressing sexual harassment and discrimination in corporate culture -- Growing awareness of sexual harassment.

Introduction -- What is business and human rights? -- How this book is structured -- Business and human rights in context -- The social and economic context -- Corporate social responsibility versus business and human rights -- Background to the UN guiding principles on business and human rights -- The implications of human rights for business -- Legal implications -- Non-legal obligations and their implications -- Preventing modern slavery in corporate supply chains -- Addressing sexual harassment and discrimination in corporate culture -- Getting started : what actions should a company take? -- Developing a human rights policy -- Assessing the risks of human rights violations in the supply chain -- Human rights due diligence -- Access to remedy and grievance mechanisms -- Locating business and human rights in an organisation -- Human rights snapshots from different sectors -- Apparel industry -- Fast moving consumer goods industry -- Electronics industry -- Banking and finance industry -- Conclusion -- Index.

This study aimed to measure the leaf chlorophyll index (SPAD 502 Plus) in three peach cultivars grafted on different clonal rootstocks, totaling 68 scion/rootstock combinations, between five and nine months after planting in the field to determine possible graft incompatibility symptoms in Prunus spp. Three field trials with peach scion cultivars 'BRS-Kampai', 'Jade', and 'Maciel' grafted on 18, 25, and 25 clonal rootstocks, respectively, were established in July and August 2014. Own-rooted scion trees (without rootstock) were used as controls in each trial and all rootstocks were propagated from herbaceous cuttings. The experimental design was a randomized block with four replications and each plot consisting of a single plant. Three SPAD measurements were taken between January and April 2015. SPAD index values for rootstocks 'Mirabolano 29C' (P. cerasifera) and 'Marianna 2624' (P. cerasifera x P. munsoniana) were significantly lower in the three scion cultivars, culminating with tree death from graft incompatibility. Rootstocks 'Mirabolano 29C' and 'Marianna 2624' showed translocated graft incompatibility with scion cultivars BRS-Kampai, Jade, and Maciel and tree death was preceded by a reduction in SPAD index values five months after field planting. No reduction in SPAD index values was observed in the other scion/rootstock combinations nine months after planting, but these combinations should be monitored for a longer period to confirm their graft compatibility.

The COAG Reform Council has played a critical role in tracking progress, nationally and on a state‐by‐state basis, against the COAG reform agenda. The council has analysed and publicly reported on governments' performance against outcomes, performance indicators and targets agreed by COAG. However, until 2013 gender analysis was not directly incorporated in the assessment of governments' performance. The council's first report on gender, Tracking equity: Comparing outcomes for women and girls across Australia, redressed this omission. This article explores how taking account of gender greatly enriches our understanding of governments' performance in critical areas, and enhances public accountability as a result. An understanding of gender differences also provides a better basis for government decision‐making on ways to improve outcomes.

The main aim of the evaluation was to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the service in order to contribute to its further development and sustainability. The study was carried out in partnership between Lincolnshire Adult Social Care and Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust. A secondary aim was to determine the impact of the service on the quality of life and independence of service users using appropriate scales. These measurements were performed in parallel with an audit of the performance and cost effectiveness of the service. Service users, carers and staff all contributed to the evaluation. Initial results have indicated a positive response to the equipment, with a reduction in anxiety and increased independence for both the service user and carer.

Forms of aluminum (Al) present in the solution of tropical and subtropical soils can cause toxicity in rootstocks and peach cultivars, impairing growth and productivity. This can be minimized by growing Al-tolerant rootstocks and cultivars. However, this is not sufficiently known, especially because plant breeding programs do not always consider tolerance as a selection variable for genetic materials. The study aimed to (a) select cultivars and clonal selections of Al-tolerant peach rootstocks, (b) identify variables that confer Al tolerance for use in genetic improvement programs, and (c) propose critical levels (NC) and ranges of toxicity (TF) of Al in relation to morphological variables of the root system. The experimental design was completely randomized, comprising a factorial of 13 (cultivars and clonal selections) x 2 (with and without Al) with three replications. Own-rooted 'BRS Mandinho' peach seedlings (without rootstock) and grafted seedlings of 'BRS Mandinho' on different cultivars and clonal rootstock selections were cultivated in a hydroponic system, composing two levels for the Al factor (absence and presence at 100 mg L−1). The morphological variables of the canopy and root system, Al accumulation in tissues, translocation factor, and the critical level (NC) and toxicity range (TF) of Al in the roots were evaluated. Rootstocks FB-SM-09-43, JB-ESM-09-13, SAS-SAU-09-71, SS-CHI-09-40, 'Sharpe' and VEH-GRA-09-55 were tolerant at high Al concentrations. The NC of Al in the roots in relation to the root surface area of peach rootstocks was 1400 mg Al kg−1, and the FT was between 1200 and 1500 mg Al kg−1.