Environmental Responsibility

Environmental Responsibility Encouragingly, several members of this
community also take responsibility and use

What is it? their position in society to push for
 A branch of Corporate Social change.
Responsibility (CSR) 3 INDUSTRY - Business activity has
 The duty of businesses to prevent contributed significantly to the climate threat
and alleviate the environmental facing our planet, there’s no reason in
damage that may be caused by their principle why most businesses can’t operate
commercial activities. in ways that are sufficiently climate-
 A relevant ethical issue because friendly, including the major carbon emitters
human beings, both presently living like large fossil fuel, cement, and agriculture
and the future generations, depend companies.
on the natural environment to
survive. EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES
 Ensuring that all environmental
Why does it matter? policies and procedures are
 Environment implemented
 Future  Comply with all relevant
 Reputation environmental legislation and adhere
to regulatory standards at local,
How do businesses affect the environment? national, and international levels as
1) Using consumables and equipment required
2) Consuming energy when providing a  Establishing measurable objectives
service, for example heating, lighting, and and targets to ensure continued
computer networks improvement aimed at the
3) Waste from work activities elimination of waste, pollution, and
4) The raw materials used in manufacturing environmental harm
5) Transport and distribution of products by  Ensuring we act in a socially
road, rail and air responsible manner in regard to the
6) The lifespan of the product and how it is management of our people, our
disposed of communities, and resources
 Encouraging consultation and
4 Different Levels of Environmental cooperation between management,
Responsibility employees, and stakeholders in
1 INDIVIDUAL - Consumer responsibility matters which may affect or impact
is taking personal responsibility for the the environment
environmental costs and consequences of  Providing adequate resources to meet
what you purchase and use. these environmental commitments.
2 COMMUNITY - Through 4 GOVERNMENT - The final controlling

interdisciplinary, community-based actions, authority in most of the issues related to the
people can gain an awareness of and learn to environment is the government itself.
make an investment in sustainable Therefore, the government has to apply
communities. various checks and controls so that the
environment is managed properly.
 UNESCO biospheres
COMPANIES THAT ARE

Agencies in the Government for the ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
Environment Sector  IKEA
 Climate Change Commission (CCC) It starts with its supply chain, where the
 Department of Environment and Swedish furniture maker has sourced close
Natural Resources (DENR) to 50 percent of its wood from sustainable
 Environmental Management Bureau foresters and 100 percent of its cotton from
(EMB) farms that meet the Better Cotton standards,
which mandate reduced user of water,
Laws for the Environment Sector energy, and chemical fertilizers and
 Ecological Solid Waste Management pesticides.
Act (RA 9003)  UNILEVER
 Philippine Clean Air Act (RA 8749) Unilever made amazing strides: three-
 Clean Water Act (RA 9275) quarters of Unilever’s nonhazardous waste
 Marine Pollution Decree of 1976 does not go to landfills and the share of its
 Toxic Substances and Hazardous and agricultural suppliers that use sustainable
Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990 practices has tripled. The United Nations
awarded the company’s CEO its Champion
How can environmental responsibility be of the Earth Award in 2015 for his efforts
done by businesses? toward reaching this goal.
1. Reduce energy consumption  ADOBE
2. Use sustainable materials Adobe Systems was the greenest IT
3. Take care of hazardous substances before company in Newsweek’s 2014 rankings, a
throw-outs well-earned distinction. Getting to net zero
4. Reduce waste energy consumption and reducing its
5. Implement green transportation packaging, the packaging is a resource drain
6. Adopt renewable energy and a big contributor to plastic pollution.
7. Implement environmental management
systems
8. Encourage environmental awareness
Business' responsibilities for conservation

and protecting biodiversity
Protected areas:
 Local nature reserves
 National scenic areas
 National parks
 National nature reserves
 Sites of special scientific interest
 Special areas of conservation
 Special protection areas
 Wetlands

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Environmental Responsibility Encouragingly, several members of this

community also take responsibility and use

2 COMMUNITY - Through 4 GOVERNMENT - The final controlling

COMPANIES THAT ARE

Business' responsibilities for conservation

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