Globalisation + global governance case studies Flashcards
where are apple headquarters
california
statistical facts about apple (employees, stores, countries)
164,000 employees
450 retail stores
16 countries
how does apple make use of outsourcing
- production takes place in China
- outsourced to Taiwanese company Foxconn
- due to cheap labour
apples investment in cork, ireland
- 6,000 workers
- attracts other high-tech firms to the area
- infrastructural improvements to the city
- HOWEVER many workers are foreign not local
where are bananas grown
hot, rainy lowlands of tropical regions
who are bananas mainly produced by
ACP groups
how were the banana trade wars resolved
- 1992
- solved by 2009 Geneva- banana agreement
- EU agreed to reduce tariffs on Latin-American bananas
what is race to the bottom - bananas
- fight for lower prices + labour costs
how are bananas relating to world trade
- steady growth of sustainability
- helps smaller scale producers
- growing market of ethical customers willing to pay a higher price for fair trade products
when was the UN founded
24th October 1945
why was the UN founded
aimed at preventing another world war
peacekeeping
human rights
working together
problem solving
how does the UN work
- security council
- 10 non-permanent members on rotation every 2 years
- meets yearly
antartica facts
- 90% Earth’s surface freshwater
- coldest place on Earth (temps average -40 degrees celsius in winter)
4 major threats to Antartica
- climate change
- fishing and whaling
- mineral resource exploitation
- tourism and scientific research
climate change threats to antartica
- melting ice caps
- migration patterns
- CO2 released
- albedo effect
fishing and whaling threats to antartica
- overfishing krill
- disrupts food chain
- unregulated fishing
whaling and sealing threats to antartica
- slow breeders (long-term damage worsens)
- Japan are largest whalers in recent years
- despite numerous whaling bans, whales are still endangered and low in numbers
mineral and resource extraction threats to antartica
- oil disruption and spills
- use of fossil fuels contributes to global warming
tourism and scientific research threats to antartica
- via cruises
- fossil fuels
- tourists litter and bring invasive species
- scientific equipment and facilities
UNEP
- united nations environment programme
- coordinates and promotes global policies to address key environmental challenges
- supporting and monitoring research in Antartica
- raising awareness
- supporting development of responsible tourism strategies
IWC
- international whaling committee
- regulate whale hunting
- conserve whale populations
- 88 member nations
- catch limits set
- sanctuaries arranged
- encourages whale watching
