309 envorimental factors

Question 1

environmental impact of air, noice or water pollution

Answer 1

• when producing new clothes , fashion companies can pollute water near their factories due to the dye used. - it also uses a lot of water to extract and process the cotton used to make a t-shirt

Question 2

environmental impact of climate change

Answer 2

• factories burn fossil fuels to power machinery- release c02

Question 3

environmental inpact of congestion

Answer 3

• Amazon transport goods in lorries- traffic congestion
• locating near city entire- traffic congestion

Question 4

environmental impact of destruction of environment (habitants)

Answer 4

• deforestation to build assets - near wildlfi- destroy habitants- forced to move elsewhere
• eg. Nestle sourcing palm oil- deforestation- destroys

Question 5

environmental impact of waste disposal

Answer 5

• fast fashion- mass produce clothes- may not be sold due to changing customer tastes- ends up in landfills

Question 6

how can government intervention control environmental costs

Answer 6

• green taxes introduced eg.landfill tax, the climate chnage levy- tax on energy use by non domestic users- provides an incentive to reduce energy consumption
• don’t just punish through taxes- have a green entrepreneurs fund

Question 7

how can pressure groups control environmental costs

Answer 7

• lobbying- meeting and discussing issues with MPs
• direct action- boycotting
• public awareness- protesting

Question 8

how can education control environmental costs

Answer 8

• campaigns to inform consumers of the environmental damage caused by businesses can help consumers make an informed choice on what to buy

Question 9

(+) of busisnes implementing environmentally friendly policies

Answer 9

• target new customer segment who value eco friendly goods
• important for busisnes in competing markets- helps customers differentiate between brands
• subsidies and grants- government invest money in businesses willing to invest in eco friendly methods
• leads to increased brand loyalty- maker share increases- more sales- business pays less tax to the government

Question 10

(-) of busisnes implementing environmentally friendly policies

Answer 10

• limited importance to monopoly businesses because they are the only business in the market with no alternatives- so people would but it regardless
• limited importance to business with little capital- unlikely to implement these strategies eg. JIT