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The Natural Environment As Stakeholder

Search the Web Valuable information for dealing with environ-mental stakeholders can be found at Enviro-Link Network’s web site: www.envirolink.org. The Natural Environment As Stakeholder. 14. 1. Chapter Fourteen Objectives. Discuss why natural environmental issues are complex

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The Natural Environment As Stakeholder

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  1. Search the Web Valuable information for dealing with environ-mental stakeholders can be found at Enviro-Link Network’s web site: www.envirolink.org The Natural Environment As Stakeholder 14 1

  2. Chapter Fourteen Objectives • Discuss why natural environmental issues are complex • Describe the eight major natural environment issues • Describe the causes of the NIMBY environmental problem • Discuss the roles that business and government play in environmental issues • Explain the concept of environmental ethics 2

  3. Brief Introduction to the Natural Environment Impact of Business on the Natural Environment Natural Environmental Issues Responsibility for Environmental Issues The Role of Governments in Environmental Issues Other Environmental Stakeholders Business Environmentalism The Future of Business Summary Chapter Fourteen Outline

  4. Environment Carrying Capacity Entropy Ecosystem Niche Cycle Threshold Pollution Irreversibilty Sustainability Introduction to Chapter Fourteen Important Environmental Terms

  5. Business Impact on the Environment Debate Pollution vs. productivity

  6. Ozone depletion Global warming Solid and hazardous wastes Fresh water quantity and quality Degradation of marine environments Deforestation Land degradation Endangerment of biological diversity Eight Environmental Issues

  7. Eight Environmental Issues

  8. Eight Environmental Issues

  9. Eight Environmental Issues

  10. Ambient air pollution Acid rain Indoor air pollution Energy efficiency Toxic substances Long-term and interactive effects Industrial accidents Radon pollution Noise pollution Atheistic pollution Other Environmental Issues

  11. Other Environmental Issues Health Effects of Several Air Pollutants

  12. Responsibility for Environmental Issues • Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) • Environmental ethics • Green values • Life on earth should continue • Human life on earth should continue • Natural justice should be done by all • Nonmaterial qualities of life are worth pursuing • Other ethical theories

  13. The Role of Governments in Environmental Issues U. S. Government Response • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) • Policy goals • Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Air quality legislation • Clean Air Act • Emissions trading and the bubble concept

  14. The Role of Governments in Environmental Issues U. S. Government Response Water quality legislation • Clean Water Act • Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuary Act • Safe Drinking Water Act • Unregulated area • Nonpoint source runoff

  15. The Role of Governments in Environmental Issues U. S. Government Response Land-related legislation • Solid Waste Disposal Act • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act • Toxic Substances Control Act • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) • Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

  16. The Role of Governments in Environmental Issues U. S. Government Response • Endangered Species Act (ESA) • Role of the president in environmental regulation

  17. The Role of Governments in Environmental Issues International Government Responses United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) • Montreal Protocol • Global Waters Assessment • Rotterdam Convention

  18. Other Environmental Stakeholders Environmental interest groups include • Radicals • Mainstreamers • Accommodators

  19. Other Environmental Stakeholders

  20. Other Environmental Stakeholders • Green consumers • Green employees • Green investors

  21. Protecting of the biosphere Using and conserving natural resources on a sustainable basis Reducing and disposing of waste Conserving energy Reducing reduction Using safe products and services Restoring the environment Informing the public Committing management to the environment Auditing and reporting environmental progress Other Environmental Stakeholders CERES Principles

  22. Business Environmentalism • Corporate examples • Environmental and financial performance • Systematic business responses to environmental challenges: • Generic management decision-making tools • Cost-benefit analysis • Risk management • Strategic environmental mangement

  23. Business Environmentalism

  24. Future of Business:Greening or Growing? Two Important Questions • Can the earth support a high consumption Western lifestyle? • If not, what are the implications for business and how can business respond?

  25. Acid rain Air pollution CERES Principles Clean Water Act Cost-benefit analysis Deforestation Emissions trading Endangered Species Act Energy inefficiency Environment Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Selected Key Terms

  26. Green values Greenhouse effect ISA 14000 Montreal Protocol Not in My Back Yard (NIMBY) Ozone Risk management Soil erosion Strategic Environmental Management (SEM) Superfund Toxic substances Toxic substances Control Act Selected Key Terms

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