MGM102H5 Chapter Chapter 7: Swanston Chapter 7: The Environment and Sustainable Business Practices
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Industrial revolutions marked a societal shift toward technology and scientific methodologies. Change in behaviour occurred as well: self-sustenance to consumption in the market place. The shift added a lot of environmental pressures. Pumping billions of kilograms of toxic material into our water land and air. After realizing this change and the effects of it on our eco system businesses began to introduce eco- management initiatives. Due to costs and other taxes and fines that were put onto businesses. Increasing population over the next 40 years. World population stabilization shift has been pushed further back. The challenges going forward are listed below. Increasing temperatures have an effect on crop yielding. Cut carbon based emissions by atlas 50% To effectively produce this change we need to successfully change 5 major areas. Cordells notes the environment and sustainable business practices. The industrial revolution marked the beginning of a societal shift towards technology and scientific methodologies as mechanisms for economic development.
