Environmental factors

• Types of environmental costs

  
  

  • Pollution(air, water, noise)
  • Climate change
  • Congestion
  • Water disposal
  • Destruction of the environment
• Air pollution


  Introduction of carbon tax to make it more expensive to operate methods of production that causes climate change
• Noise pollution

  The airports can fine airlines that break certain noise levels which adds to the costs of running flights

  Solution: Operate at a different time
• Congestion

  Large cities like London introduced a congestion charge to discourage people from travelling by car
• The environment agency


  A government body that monitor and control pollution. They help to reduce emission, clean rivers, and introduce legislation to businesses.
• What are Pressure Groups?


  A collection of people who combine to bring influence on the decision-making of a company to achieve a specific outcome
• Lobbying

  Uses techniques such as petitions, leaflets and demonstrations to win the support of the public and politicians
• Direct actions 


  Can be taken in many forms:

  • Picketing factories and retail
  • Boycotting the products
  • Occupying business premises
  • Violent and illegal actions
• The role of the government

  Signed a range of EU limits and controls designed to restrict the negative impact of business activity.

  E.g landfill tax, the climate change levy
• Advantages of waste management

  
  

  • Reduce costs
  • can reduce tax
  • Businesses can find ways to use waste more effectively
  • Reducing waste can give the business a good image
• Disadvantages of waste management

  
  

  • Can be difficult to arrange waste
  • can be very expensive
  • Smaller businesses have a disadvantage as they don't have the resources to spend on WM
  • Higher business cost may rise prices of products to consumers
• Benefits of environmental awareness

  
  

  • Improve business and brand reputation
  • Recruitment of employees who commit themselves to ethical company objectives
  • Greater customer loyalty