Environmental considerations and their impact on businesses

Cards (5)

  • ETHICAL SOURCING:
    • Process of ensuring products being SOURCED are OBTAINED in a RESPONSIBLE, sustainable way
  • WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?
    • Making sure that you are always able to OBTAIN the raw MATERIALS you need, without OVER-EXPLOITATION (crops being DESTROYED)
  • HOW CAN A BUSINESS BECOME ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY?
    • Reducing WASTE
    • Online TRAINING
    • Using RECYCLED paper
  • CLIMATE CHANGE:
    • A business may need to REDUCE their CARBON EMISSIONS to reduce their impact on the ENVIRONMENT (becoming ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY e.g. using RENEWABLE energy)
  • SUSTAINABILITY:
    • Business needs to choose SUSTAINABLE resources e.g. PALM oil, WOOD, water