environmental impacts (pestec)

Question 1

What is the positive impact that weather has on a business?

Answer 1

Could be impacted by spells of favourable weather. eg periods of snow in the ski industry will bring in more customers.

Question 2

What is the negative impact of weather on a business?

Answer 2

Prolonged spells of adverse weather, such as snow can affect the transport networks across the UK. This will make it difficult for deliveries of materials to arrive and for staff to get to work, therefor causing production to slow down.

Question 3

What is a positive impact of recycling on a business?

Answer 3

Organisations encourage recycling by their customers in order to impact less negatively on the environment. For example, retailers discourage the use of plastic bags and sell bags for life which will lower the cost to the retailer of providing plastic bags and gain the company a favourable reputation for being ‘environmentally friendly’

Question 4

What is a negative impact of recycling on a business?

Answer 4

Organisations need to undertake recycling, for example of waste paper and printer cartages, but it takes time, effort and money to recycle rather than just disposing of waste.

Question 5

What is a positive impact of carbon footprint on a business?

Answer 5

Organisations are encouraged to reduce their carbon footprint. This means to lower the amount of emissions from fossil fuel released into the atmosphere. Businesses that do this, for example by utilising renewable energy, will eventually save money on fuel bills.

Question 6

What is negative impact of carbon footprint on a business?

Answer 6

There is a financial cost associated with investing in renewable energy, for example solar panels or wind turbines to power factories.