Environment Management

Environment
Word "environment" is most commonly used describing "natural" environment. Sum of all living and non-living things that surround an organism, or group of organisms. Environment includes all elements, factors , and conditions that have some impact on growth and development of certain organism.

Components of Environment

Biotic Component: All living beings.

Abiotic Component: Light, temperature, water, Atmospheric gases.

Adaptation
Environment often changes after some time and therefore many organisms have ability to adapt to these changes.

However tolerance range is not the same with all species and exposure to environmental conditions at the limit of an certain organism's tolerance range represents environmental stress.

Environmentalism
Environmentalism is movement connected with environmental scientists and many of their goals. Environmentalism is very important political and social movement with goal to protect nature. Emphasizing importance of natures role in protection of the environment in combination with various actions and policies oriented to nature preservation.

Some goals of Environmentalism includes:

To reduce world consumption of fossil fuels To reduce and clean up all sorts of pollution (air, sea, river...) with future goal of zero pollution. Emphasis on clean, alternative energy sources that have low carbon emissions. Sustainable use of water, land, and other scarce resources. Preservation of existing endangered species Protection of biodiversity

Environment Management
To design programs to protect the national environment through: Enactment of legislation Establishment of standards Regulating permissible level of various emissions Creation of monitoring and awareness programs

Eco Development
Eco Development is a program to reduce dependence on forest by people living around them. Major threats includes: Grazing Collection of Fuel wood Fodder Encroachment poaching

Sustainable Development

Sustainable development
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Based on two underlying premises: Symbiotic Relationship Between the Consumer Human Race The Producer Natural System and Compatibility Between Ecology & Economy

Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development is a concept. Rate of consumption or use of natural resources should approximate the rate at which these resources can be substituted or replaced. It s linked with development and economic growth. Concern for protecting environment and avoiding depletion of non renewable resources.

Economic sustainability
Its about understanding that economic growth is only sustainable if it simultaneously improves our quality of life and the environment. E.g: Voluntary giving, Profit sharing Economic Sustainability focuses on the importance of stable economic growth.

Examples of Economic sustainability

Elimination of extremes of wealth and poverty
Work as worship Moderation Voluntary giving

Profit sharing

Social Sustainability
Social sustainability is the idea that future generations should have the same or greater access to social resources as the current generation.
Social sustainability encompasses human rights, labor rights, and corporate governance.

Examples of social sustainable development

Equality of women and men
Elimination of all forms of prejudice

Unity in diversity
Universal compulsory education Trustworthiness

Environmental sustainability

Examples of Environmental sustainability

Interdependence of all life Nature a reflection of the Divine Humility Earth source of all our wealth

Unity in diversity
Cleanliness

Kindness to animals

Important Fundamentals Concerning Environment & Sustainable Development

1. Population & Its Implication: I=PxAxT I = Impact on Environment P = Population A = Affluence T = Technology coefficient

2. Limits to Growth
Earths Carrying capacity Level of sufficiency

Difference between ecology of means and ecology of ends

3. Economy 4. Poverty 5. Human Settlement Issues 6. Land Resources 7. Forests 8. Mountain 9. Agriculture 10. Biodiversity 11. Protection of Oceans 12. Business of Industry

13. Ecological Deficit 14. Village and Community Involvement

Environment Management as an Academic Discipline

Business Environment

External Environment
Political Economic Social Legal Technological International Natural

Internal Environment
People Culture Work Ethics Attitudes

Business Environment
Introduction

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BUSINESS AS A SYSTEM Introduction

Political System
Social System Cultural system

Economic System
Technological System Legal System

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BUSINESS AS A SYSTEM
System will: Draw Input Process it Internally and Releases output into environment

Business
Draw Input Material , Energy , Information Process it Internally
Information and Information

Into different Material , energy and Tangible, Intangible

Releases output into environment

Business & Environment Interface

Interaction of Business & its Surroundings

I.
1)

Micro environment of business.

Suppliers

Supply raw materials and other components

(Inputs)

Importance
Reliable supply continuous supply for smooth functioning

Business & Environment Interface Micro environment of business.

2) CUSTOMERS

Different categories of customers

i. Industrial customers

ii. Wholesale customers

iii. Retail customers iv. Government customers v. Foreign customers

Business & Environment Interface Micro environment of business. 3) Market intermediaries

i.
ii.

Middlemen.
Physical distribution Firms: (warehouses and transport firms)

iii. Marketing service agencies (Advertising agencies market research firms, media firms, consulting firms) iv. Financial intermediaries

Business & Environment Interface Micro environment of business.

4. Competitors:
The Threat of entry of new firms The Power of Buyers The Power of Suppliers The Power of Substitutes The Intensity of Rivalry among existing firms

Study of Environment Management in Management Schools

It is not the era of Engineers and lawyers only. Business schools are lagging behind. Inertia on the part of state. Insensitivity of the business and Industry sector. Shortage of Faculty Paucity of Reading Material Lack of Initiative on the part of Chambers of Industry

What can we do to become more sustainable?

Cut down our use of energy

Recycle

Adopt more environmentally friendly transport

Use renewable energy sources

Wind power

Solar power

Geothermal energy

Tidal power