1. PREPARED BY SAY PUNNAREAY, MBA
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ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER II
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
PREPARED BY SAY PUNNAREAY, MBA

2. 1. HOW DOES POVERTY CAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE?
 Agriculture: need to survive causes overuse of land (grazing, intensive agriculture, fertilizer, logging) leading to deforestation, topsoil erosion, water contamination
 Worsened by:
- Population pressures
- lack of control over local resources & poor governance
- Inability to invest in environment

3.  Industry: inefficient, dirty industry locates where wages and influence over environment are low, causing pollution of air, land, and water. - Cost-based competition - Labor intensive - Low capacity to invest in environment

4.  Trade in resources, pollution and waste
2. CONNECTION
 Trade in resources, pollution and waste
- Exploitation of global commons for resources and waste disposal
- Impact of local actions on global health
 Political responses
- Government regulations, penalties, and administration
- International conferences and agreements

5. Two Paths to Sustainable Development
Livelihood
Lifestyle
Poverty
Affluence
Environmental degradation
Environmental degradation
Resource imports,
pollution exports
Cooperation on Global Governance
Welfare Improvement:
Basic needs (food, shelter, edu.)
Productive employment
Control over resources
Population control
Energy
Environmental Remediation:
Production
Consumption
Fulfilling employment/leisure
Responsibility and participation
Energy

6. 3. WHAT DOES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEAN TO BUSINESS?
 Continued regulatory pressure and a shifting of the business environment
- Governance
- Growth
- Economic role
- Technology
- Local interaction
- Consumption

7. 2. Integrated Management 3. Process of Improvement
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), business charter for sustainable development
1. Corporate Priority
2. Integrated Management
3. Process of Improvement
4. Employee Education
5. Prior Assessment
6. Products or services
7. Customer Advice
8. Facilities and Operations
9. Research
10. Precautionary Approach
11. Contractors and Suppliers
12. Emergency Preparedness
13. Transfer of Technology
14. Contributing to the Common Effect
15. Openness to Concerns
16. Compliance and Reporting