Essays on Environmental Awareness

Abstract

Several experts have been concern about the effectiveness of recycling in mitigating the effects of pollution and global warming. Some even argued that the recycling process is economically and environmentally ineffective due to the large costs and large amounts of energy required for the process. However, the practice of recycling should be continued and improved since it has numerous potential benefits against its alternatives. First, recycling is not a waste of money since the alternatives to this strategy such as incineration and landfilling has larger costs due to environmental damages. Second, issues and problems associated with recycling could be ...

Executive Summary

The hotel industry is an important sector in any economy. An increase in the number of tourists often leads to growth in revenue. However, this increase often adds the amount of solid waste, a factor which is likely to affect the hotel industry negatively due to environmental pollution. Ineffective waste management practices have forced hotels to incur substantial expenses. Traditional practices of waste management have led to the dumping of waste materials on roadsides, landfills and in oceans leading to environmental pollution, health hazards, and acidification of soil. Hotels need to come up with effective waste management practices which ...

Volkswagen vs Ford

Introduction Volkswagen and Ford are both family businesses working in the global automotive industry. In 2015 worldwide 73.9 million of passenger cars were sold in the global automobile markets along with the 86.56 cars produced. The biggest automotive markets can be found in China and in the United States. The biggest automotive suppliers in the industry are from Asia and Europe and include Bosch with steering systems, Continental in the area of tire manufacturing, Denso and Magna. The size of automotive supplier market worldwide is estimated at €620bn (The Statistics Portal, 2016). Those suppliers are currently faced with the ...

Initially, many people thought that the growth of the economy and industry is the crucial matter in the market. The perception has changed because most people now believe that the environment is the main imperative issue that people should put into consideration. Within diverse centuries, the consideration of people on the environmental subject or development problem has always changed (Peet 23). Is it because the environment problem affects the development issue or the development influence the environment problem? The establishment of the accurate notion of development and the connected development sculpt is central in economical creation. In the past ...

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Emergent Curriculum- A reflection

Introduction The article on emergent curriculum, creating environmental awareness and documentation written by Ann Lewin-Benham about a preschool teacher, her experiences with pre schoolers, its impact on the children is reviewed and the advantages of the system is discussed in detail. The topics that will be discussed in the paper are about emergent curriculum, how effective was the teacher in implementing the program, theoretical base and about the documentation process. Emergent curriculum – The topics for learning is selected based on children’s interests and the teacher acts as a facilitator in identifying their interest. Identification process needs ...

Introduction

Environmental degradation is not uncommon. In fact, it is one of the most talked about topic in international conventions and forums. Apparently, the degradation of the environment is not only a local concern. Environmental problems such as climate change, deforestation, pollution and many others are perpetrated in a local and national level and yet it has global ramifications. However, despite the fact that there are international agencies that creates environmental policies, the effectiveness of these policies and regulations largely depend on the propensity of a particular nation to implement it. The nation’s territorial powers and sovereignty make it ...

ANALYSIS OF CSR PRINCIPLES AND BUSINESS ETHICS: LEGO GROUP

Analysis of CSR Principles and Business Ethics: LEGO Group Introduction Background of the Organization LEGO Group is one of the most well-known and successful companies in the market of children’s toys. It was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen who based his business on the iconic LEGO brick. The company’s revenues are constantly boosting; since 2003 to 2014 the profits increased from €0.9 to €3.84 billion (LEGO Group, 2015). The growth of revenue in 2014 was 14% that was higher than in the previous year (LEGO Group, 2015). The company employs 12,582 workers (LEGO Group, ...

Fenton, William. "Using Sponsorship to Drive Environmental Awareness And Change." Journal of Sponsorship 3.2 (2010): 124-129. Business Source Complete. Web. 7 Mar. 2014.

This articles explores how sports organization use sponsorship money to develop some attractive platforms for brands to showcase their showcase their environmental initiatives and produce new environmentally friendly products. The author adds that other stakeholders such as energy companies and automobile sector, which have the incentive to reduce emission, are currently making significant contribution to such organizations. This article will help in completing this research because it offers descriptive details on the efforts of ...

Conduction of Qualitative Research

The steps for conduction, design and methodology in a qualitative research are as follows for any qualitative of study. - The first step in conducting a qualitative study on any topic you should have a clear question pinned down. - There can be a typical thorough literature review to understand other researcher’s work. The library and internet can be ...

Question 1: Ethical Management:

Issue of ethics is something that has been spoken of and debated possibly since the advent of mankind and philosophy itself. The developments in the modern management world especially over the last decade have sparked off numerous discussions and debates on Ethical Management and legality. What is legal need not necessarily be ethical always. The economic crisis of 2008-2009 which deeply impacted the American economy and had in a way impacted global economy and several economies still continue to reel under its effect almost half a decade later is a classic example of what could happen if ethics were to be ...

SuperCharge holds itself to the highest standards as it introduces its new product into the marketplace in Beijing, China. These standards are based in the core values of SuperCharge, which are as follows: exemplary customer service; satisfaction guarantee; and environmental awareness. These core values permeate through every part of the business, but they become especially important in regards to intercultural conflict.

These three core values are all non-negotiable. Although the situations may vary from place to place as the product is launched, the values will not change. In Beijing, China, a place filled with an abundance of potential customers, ...

Councilman Kraft James who is also the chairman of the judicial and legislative investigations committee has been a frustrated man since 2008. His frustrations accrue to lack of progress in Baltimore despite the many attempts, numerous meetings and set legislature (Tim par3).Tim Wheeler, an environmental reporter in Chesapeake bay, uses Kraft’s James frustrations to describe the real situation in the city. The city has officially been declared as ‘harbor impaired’ by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

If you have not been around the city’s waterfront lately, then you would not know what I’m talking about. ...

Cats and humans share a great number of traits, most of them plainly observable. Among those is our shared tendency to sleep in certain observable ways. Among others, they experience the same phases of sleep we do: a single phase of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, along with four stages of Non-REM sleep which form a predictable cycle. (NINDS) Observing two sleeping cats -- one sitting up, eyes closed and motionless except for an occasional rotation of the ear or motion of the whisker; the other curled up, mostly flaccid but with paws and lips twitching -- these two kinds of ...

- Executive Summary Quench is a brand leader in the bottled water sector. The company was founded in 1998 and has steadily expanded operations to become a global multi million pound company. Its main strengths have been competitive pricing, strong advertising campaigns and a positive brand image. Their main market sector consists primarily of customers with sporty, healthy, clean-living lifestyle aspirations. It sponsors several sporting events not only in Britain but worldwide. The Quench brand is associated with trust and reliability. With increased competition and economic recession, the company has registered low sales volumes and reduced profit margins. This report provides ...

The book Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman is an autobiography and an inspirational business book by Yvon Chouinard. The book is about a prominent edge company called Patagonia that demonstrates a prosperous business approach. Patagonia is a company that manufactures clothing as well as outdoors equipment and is well-known for its policies that create environmental awareness. As a co-founder of the business Chouinard provides a moving autobiography regarding the inception of the Patagonia and the management policy that is typifies an authentic success in business and in life. The book is divided into three parts. The first part ...

Introduction:

Moreover, the process of Green Supply may as well be considered as the practice of monitoring and enhancing environmental performance alongside the supply chain. Incorporating environmental awareness into the supply chain management, entails product design, viable raw-material sourcing and selection, efficient manufacturing processes, distribution of the final produce to the consumer as well as post-life product management, particularly after product use (Emmett & Sood, 2010).

Responsible production and consumption:

Greening the Supply Chain and Globalization: In the modern market domains, globalization improves the opportunities for buyers in products’ acquisition. As buyers elevate their focus on environmental improvements, this in turn enhances the supplier ...

Introduction

It is common knowledge that everyone may not like the same thing. People are born with different traits. The academic trip I made to Connect Hospitality Expo in Vancouver is worth noting. An awareness of global and environmental issues affecting the hospitality industry is necessary for anyone aspiring to be a professional in the field. This necessity demands knowing the nature of consumers as well as other stakeholders allied to the tourism and hospitality industry. Throughout the course, I have gained considerable knowledge in both theory and practice. Initially, these lessons seemed complex for me to grasp. However, the trip ...

Environmental education involves a lifelong experience that is geared towards understanding how the natural environments function. It includes those efforts involved in teaching human beings on how they can manage their ecosystems and behavior if they are to live sustainably. Even though, environmental education is assumed something that is taught in classrooms only, it is more than this. It is broader and includes all those other efforts outside classroom involved in educating the public and other categories of audiences about the natural resources. It can be through websites, print materials, media campaigns, etc. A learning process improves an individual’s ...

Sustainability in a changing environment

There are several issues that are critical in the running of a company or an organization. These issues determine whether the company survives in the current world and its competition or not. Different companies have different goals to achieve. These goals however are best planned when they include the plans of the society at large to avoid conflicts. The same case applies to the company of Monsanto. The company needs to reshape its style of play so as to avoid the conflict and critique that it is undergoing now. The changes that should be applied to the company’s structure ...

In today’s modern culture, it is very easy for many of us to write off the definition of vegetarianism without giving it a second thought. Many people think about what a vegetarian is and believe that all vegetarianism concerns are a lack of meat in a the diet. This statement is true. Vegetarianism does concern a diet exists without the presence of meat. However, there are many other things defining vegetarianism. For instance, vegetarianism is defined by the political stance against the abuse of animals used for food. Vegetarianism is also defined by a commitment one makes to create a better world for all living ...

<Student Name> <Name and Section # of course> <Instructor Name> One of the important voices in the academic field of religion and ecology Mary Evelyn Tucker made a declaration in 2003 that “the environmental crisis calls the religions of the world to respond by finding their voice in the larger Earth community. In so doing, the religions are now entering their ecological phase”. A careful examination of Jewish and Buddhist environmental sources and activism suggest that Mary Evelyn Tucker’s declaration could be right. Buddhism and Judaism proffer several varieties of ideas which can ...

Value chain

The value chain concept is an important factor that is required within the healthcare environment in order to optimize service delivery. Thus supply chain momentum is hugely influenced by effective resource monitoring and utilization due to the core prospects of cost saving implications. Various economists attached the value chain concept on the entire production chain, ranging from the input of raw materials to the output of the final product consumed by the end-users. The benchmark reflected under this concept aims at exploring the various stages that the production process involves, within the operations of an organization. There are ...

Environmental protection posses many challenges in today’s society, not least considering a range of different social, economic and environmental concepts across the world. Through the work of environmental enforcement authorities, some aspects of environmental conservation have been streamlined to ensure best practices. Under the stewardship of environmental concise agencies such as UNEP and UN-HABITAT, many programs have been undertaken to, better, understand the impacts of environmental degradation and graft measures of conserving the environment. It is noble vision is geared towards rehabilitation, restoration and maintenance of environmental resources such as water, land and air. The programs are directed at ...

- What was the business-level (competitive) strategy considered by Better Place Company? What makes you think that? Is that a viable strategy for the kind of industry Better Place Company chose to compete in? Why/why not? (2 points) While Better Place Company considered a number of strategies at different levels, the most prominent business level strategy it adopted was a mixture of differentiation, convenience and low prices that were the results of subsidizing efforts by the organization. Unlike other players in the industry, Better Place Company endeavored to have their cars sold at a price $5000 lower than the gasoline cars. This, ...

Environmental Policies of the US

For the past few decades, the issue of environmental protection, climate change prevention and the application of alternative programs to improve sustainability had been in the frontlines as countries have been made aware of the dangers global warming poses to each person. Collective and unified action was immediately devised by many nations to combat global warming, while a few remained separated to the collective action on environmental protection. In the case of the United States, its environmental policies both for domestic and international purposes has shifted throughout the years as the US had begun to realize that it was more ...

Introduction: History of the Green Movement in the US.

The transcendental philosophies celebrating the natural world in the early 1800’s came just in time to witness the pillaging brought by the Industrial Revolution. Natural forests began to disappear under the axes of lumbering moguls and coal had now become a popular energy source causing tremendous air pollution in large cities such as Paris, London and Philadelphia. As these trends continued, people began to realize that industrialization was wiping out natural forests, endangering human health and polluting the environment. This resulted in early efforts to manage natural resources, and the first national park, the Yellowstone National Park in ...

Introduction

Tourism connotes the visitation of places. Tourism can be in two levels; domestic and international tourism. Domestic tourism involves the leisure activities that citizens of a given nation may engage in within the boundaries of their country whereas international tourism involves travelling to another country. Modern tourism advocates for responsible tourism and conservation of the environment. Consequently, various concepts of tourism have emerged aimed at environmental conversation. One such concept, that this paper seeks to address, is eco-tourism. Ecotourism Ecotourism is in many ways a special form of tourism. It involves visitation to undisturbed natural places often considered pristine ...