Environmentally Sustainable And Still Make Money By Ava Mohsenin

As we have seen an increase in awareness around sustainability and climate change, with the help of Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth documentary in 2006, we see organizations moving towards mitigating the effects of climate change in various ways (Al Gore, n.d). As this corporate social responsibility has become more prevalent, organizations are now pushing their green agenda by publishing sustainability reports, doing mass marketing and implementing sustainable business practices to portray the image that they too are working towards protecting the earth’s natural environment all the while focusing on their underlying goal of selling their products and

All forms of personal transportation account for “30 % of all U.S Global warming.” The oil will soon be “harder to extract”, which will end up creating more and more dirty emissions as well as harm the economy. Creating “Fuel efficient vehicles, Electric cars, and cleaner fuels” will help contribute to a solution for global warming problems but not permanently (UoCS Web). Big business have given an “up close” view of The damage caused through business practice. Because of this, big business have found time to adopt “environmental safeguards” to cover up environmental damage through “national parks." Siding with big business, “Some of the most powerful forces,” is one of the best ways of solving environmental problems (Diamond 16). Big business has large amounts of money that could be invested in new forms of cars that could be completely electric or have clean

The rise of green products and the want of consumers to become more environmentally friendly has been increasing. In 10 Green Marketing Milestones, the reading mentioned how the “rise of the Toyota Prius: It may not have saved the world, but at 1 million cumulative vehicle sales the Prius became the predominant fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle” (Neff 2). This is an example of how companies are actually wanting to go green in order to make more profit and rise above their competitors. Going off the Prius example, it was also mentioned how Hummer cars, which use an excess amount of fuel, sales have plummeted. This was because this model no longer appealed to the consumers and General Motor’s had to discontinue the model and even went bankrupt. This sale tactic works and is so successful because the consumer’s mindset have evolved to seek things that are better for the environment. Many would prefer Toyota over General Motor because of their company’s reputation with being green. Although this might not work for all companies, but for some, they have become more successful than their competitors by going green and so, convincing more and more to

Everyone is going green; it is so common in today’s society for every company to advance to smarter ways of doing business. My long term future career goal is to become a Neonatal Physician. I would like to play a huge role in improving both the health care and natural ecosystem. We have to live here on Earth, so why not protect it “One Earth, one experience” -Edward Wilson. Hospitals operate on a 24-hour basis, 365 days a year. In the process of treating patients, they use a lot of water and energy and generate a lot of waste from medical products. Though most hospitals have made the initiatives to reduce some of these issues, I do believe that more can be done. Starting a sustainability program to reduce some of these concerns will not only

Another way hospitals and clinics save money is to turn green. Hospitals uses thousands of papers. In the Lakeland Regional Medical Center prints off papers that say what they found and what to do at home. They also print off prescription if the patient desire so. By using recycled paper, the hospital will not cause harm to the little trees we have in America. Americans need clean air, because once the trees are gone, so will the clean air. The hospitals and clinics can use less electricity by

Many firms are learning that being environmentally friendly and sustainable has numerous benefits. (O.C Ferrell, Fraedrich, Ferrell, 2015). This could enable them to increase goodwill from various stakeholders and also save money in the long term. This will mean that they are being more efficient and less wasteful of resources, which will enable them to be more competitive by satisfying stakeholders. The CEO of

The phrase “health care greening” is the process of changing the way hospitals use medical equipment, so that it has a less harmful impact on the environment we live in. Our reading states “health care greening is the process of redesigning medical technologies and architecture, resetting clinical priorities, and reinventing the health care delivery system into something more environmentally sound and sustainable” (Jameton, 2013, p. 300). Of course we all want to implement green models into our health care facilities, but it can be very challenging. Some problems that could arise are increased costs for “green” products and making sure all staff members abide by the recycling items within the facility.

One positive implication capitalism has to the natural environment is industrial ecology, a system of chain production and consumption, serving to the lowest environmental impacts in a most environmentally sustainable economy as the main goal of operation (Richards & Pearson, 1998). The Companies in a like to operate in such way because of four major reasons. The most important factor is known as the corporate well-being, for it is determined by higher profits and growth provided by innovations in an industry. Profits are increased from recognizing the production ineffiency costs that comes from wasted inputs and energy losses; this allowing cost savings to increase and ineffiency to decrease. compliance with cleaner technology alternatives such as ones that produce less waste and less energy will provide long term savings which are both beneficial to the environment and the business at hand. A real world example freight company changes their salvaged driving equipment to hybrid vehicles. Money is temporarily lost, but the gasoline and maintenances cost savings will compensate in a long run period of time.

Additionally, on a socio-cultural level, many consumers feel that restaurants partaking in green initiatives and operations are doing their part to not only help sustain the earth but also to conserving natural resources (Hu, Parsa & Self, 2010). “Going green” is not simply a trend in the food service industry but around the world and in all forms of business. Corporate companies consider “going green” as a sensible business strategy in building recognition for corporate social responsibility among consumers concerned with environmental conservation efforts. Lastly, technological initiatives such as Energy Star appliances (dishwashers, refrigerators, ice machines, etc.) and faucets that use less water must also be analyzed in their ecological conservation capability and weighed against their financial costs (University of Notre Dame, 2014).

Nowadays, lots of companies spend money to show they are environmental friendly. However, some of their ‘green’ behaviors are spurious.

The business can reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the stage of manufacturing. Usage of recycled materials are a good example. The business or the companies can rely on purchasing only energy-efficient materials and equipment. Even the simplest things could lead to a big change. They can give bonuses to workers who uses public transportation. Businesses should promote low-carbon economy because that’s the only way to save the business as well as the world. Some companies

Environmental sustainability has been receiving immense academic and industry attention in recent years. Increasing carbon emissions and the associated global warming have been raising numerous questions on the efforts required to make businesses more sustainable environmentally. In a globalized world, where manufacturing is increasingly getting concentrated, transportation of products over long distances is a reality. Increasing consumption, richer lifestyles and supply chain issues such as higher levels of logistics and transportation coordination have led to higher carbon emissions thereby raising important questions on environmental sustainability. On a parallel basis, customers are becoming more environmentally conscious and are

This paper investigates the impact of green supply chain management on industry, consumer perception and environment. Through research into multiple companies and case studies, a distorted perception among large corporations shows a historic struggle to find a balance between profit and sustainability. However, the potential long-term effects of the lack of environmental courtesy cannot be undone and therefore must be carefully engineered. Multi-billion dollar automotive corporations such as Hyundai and Toyota will be discussed and studied in depth to conclude the innovative changes contributed in the automotive industry resulting in maximum efficiency in lean and green production. Additionally, while studying these companies, the overall question of whether intentional sustainable practices provide increased customer satisfaction and comfort is answered through a survey given to 100 random people. In this small sample, it was found that 33% of consumers care about green business practices in automotive production but only 8% saw an increase in value because of it.

We as a human species need to fix the problems that we have caused. Not just as individuals but businesses as a whole can have a big impact. There are many ways that businesses can reduce pollution in the air and climate change. Managing and reducing emissions is the key thing that we need to strive for. Some businesses are beginning to understand how to manage their greenhouse gas emissions and are getting involved by preparing annual greenhouse gas inventories in order to

Over the last few years, the concept of green business has continued to grow in relevance as well as in significance. The same concept has been a topic of much debate in the academic in terms of theory building, research as well as in the corporate world. The main argument is that the businesses have certain social responsibilities which are beyond the profit making motive with regard to the shareholders and the same has been around for decades now. Within a free enterprise environment as well as a private property establishment, business persons own the businesses and have direct responsibilities of their operations. This responsibility is to conduct various business related activities as per required accordance coupled with