Essays on Amstel

Environmental Sustainability and Its Potential Influence on Business in the Netherlands and China

In this paper, I will first describe the background of Dutch environmental legislation, making references to the historical reasons for its development. Then I will do the same activity for the current Chinese environmental laws, also referring to its historical issues. Next, I will compare key aspects of both policies and draw conclusions as to their effects on business and country growth.

The Netherlands

Jamison, Eyerman, Cramer, & Læssøe (1990, p. 121) indicate that the history of environmentalism in the Netherlands is very much interconnected with international developments since the 1960s. As such, the new environmentalist movement has significantly influenced ...

Question 1

Competitive Advantage The General Manager of the Hotel Van Orange, Noordwijk, The Netherlands explains that the hotel is located in one the most environmentally conscious communities in the Netherlands. The hotel boasts of modern large meeting space and a wellness center. The hotel’s reason to pursue the Green Globe certification was informed by the realization that the certification goes beyond sustainability certification; it involves people, and the hotel values people. The most important strategy relating to people the hotel wishes to maintain is cultivating mutual relationships with the employees and the clients. The hotel has a social responsibility ...

The greatest thing about having a pet is that he always succeeds to bring the smile on my face whenever I think I lost it. My dogs name is Amstel. He is a 5 years old husky with soft, long white and black fur, with curious, bright, and squinting eyes (one is blue and the other is brown), bushy tail, wet nose with little brown dots and ears glued up. Though he has a strong personality he listens to my orders and mainly he does what I am asking him to do. Whenever he wants something (to be petted on the belly, ...