ETHICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Flashcards
Environmental considerations
It means the natural world around us and the way in which both people and businesses actions can impact this.
How?
Sustainability
Waste disposal
Climate change
Pollution
Sustainability
Making goods and providing services without depleting natural resources by use of renewable resources.
How?
Switching off lights
Recycling
Using public transport where possible
Wind and Solar power
Reusable products
Waste disposal
The process of getting rid of unwanted materials.
How?
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Climate change
A long term change in weather conditions which occurs when average temperatures rise or fall and patterns of weather change.
How?
Burning fossil fuels
Deforestation
Pollution
The introduction of something harmful into the environment as a result of human activity, it can affect air, rivers, and people’s hearing in the form of noise.
How?
Air pollution
Noise pollution
Pollution of sea and rivers