9. Corporate responsibility - The environment

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abuse
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wykorzystywać, nadużywać
affect
Intense lobbying affected the vote.
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oddziaływać, powodować zmiany
to have an influence on or cause a change in
alternative
Rather than the standard 2 year imprisonment, the judge decided to impose an alternative sentence.
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wybór, możliwość, alternatywa
existing or functioning outside the established system
asset
The stated reason for the deforestation is that the trees are capital assets that the companies need to liquidate to raise cash.
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majątek
(FINANCE, ECONOMICS) any fixed asset (eg property or machinery) used by a business to make money or used to produce goods or services (in contrast to assets used for personal enjoyment or consumption)
benefit
The company offers its employees a pension plan, free health insurance, and other benefits.
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korzyść
a payment or gift made by an employer, the state or an insurance company etc
code
Lawyers are subject to a code of professional conduct.
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kodeks
a collection of laws, rules, or regulations
communities
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społeczności
compensation
Jersey oyster farmers are considering seeking compensation, claiming a deterioration in seawater quality has affected shellfish.
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odszkodowanie
money or some other form of payment given to a person to make up for a loss or an injury
conflict
Officials say there is no conflict of interest.
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konflikt
an incompatibulity (=where two things cannot exist together) between two opposing opinions, principles, ideas, interests or laws etc
consultation
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konsultacje
ecological degradation
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degradacja ekologiczna
global ecosystems
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światowy ekosystem
effect
The stress has had a disastrous effect on my client's marriage.
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efekt
a change or changed state occurring as a direct result of action by somebody or something else; success in bringing about a change in somebody or something, or the ability to achieve this
exploit
Migrant workers in Cornwall have been exploited by gangmasters, an investigation finds.
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wykorzystać w sposób nieuczciwy
to benefit unfairly from someone, especially by getting them to do something for you or to work for you with little in return (eg by giving them low pay, bad working conditions and/or too much work etc)
extracts
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fragmenty, wyciągi
fossil
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skamieniały, kopalny
human rights
Numerous human rights investigations have accused the country of breaking the laws of war.
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prawa człowieka
the idea that there are basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed because of the fact that they are human, including right to equality, equal opportunity in an environment free of discrimination and equality before the law etc
impact
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wpływać, oddziaływać, skutkować
implement
The employees were informed that the new policy on data protection and retention would be implemented starting on Monday.
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implementować, wdrażać
to put an aim, resolution or order etc into effect through a definite plan
indigenous
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lokalny, miejscowy, rdzenny, rodzimy
indirect effect
The doctrine of indirect effect is of vital importance to the enforcement of EC rights against private persons.
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pośredni efekt
a principle of EU law under which national courts must interpret (as far as possible) national legislation in accordance with the aims of the directive under which the national legislation was introduced
minimise
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minimalizować
non-renewable
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nieodnawialny
non-sustainable
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niezrównoważony
pollution
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zanieczyszczenie
precautions
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środki ostrożności
protocol
The President's late arrival was a breach of royal protocol.
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protokół
the official system of rules concerned with behaviour during formal occasions such as affairs of state and diplomatic events
reduce
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redukować, zmniejszać
regulations
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przepisy, regulacje,
regulatory
Consent may be required from the appropriate regulatory authority to undertake an activity that involves emissions to air.
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regulacyjny, wykonawczy, kontrolujący
a regulatory authority has the official power to monitor and control a particular activity
resources
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zasoby, środki
sustain
The company sustained damages in excess of its insurance coverage.
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ponieść, doznać, odnieść
to experience or to be subjected to something unpleasant, especially damage, a loss or an injury
transparent
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przejrzysty
voluntarily
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dobrowolnie

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