Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
and
The Environment
S.Murugan
Assistant Professor Environmemental Engineering
GCT, Combatore.
Relationship between organisations
and the Environment
Macro-scale
in terms of global developments in
environmental thinking,
Micro scale
how this has affected individual
organisations at local level.
The relationship is two-way - each having
the ability to affect the other.
Relationship between organisations
and the Environment
Organisations affects the Environment :
Direct effects
accidental spillage of oil from the refinery
may cause pollution of a watercourse
local air quality may decrease due to
emissions released from the oil refinery’s
stack
water and energy consumption.
Relationship between organisations
and the Environment
Organisations affects the Environment :
Indirect effects
the environmental impact of the finished
product − petrol or plastics
traffic generated by employees of the oil
refinery may contribute to pollution on local
roads
waste produced after the end of the
product’s life
Relationship between organisations
and the Environment
Organisations affects the Environment :
Indirect effects
environmental taxes such as the Landfill Tax
and the Climate Change Levy have an impact
on the cost structure of companies.
Even though they are not direct
environmental effects, they are environment
related economic effects designed to reduce
the environmental impact of an organisation
Relationship between organisations
and the Environment
The environment affects organisations:
climatic changes and its relationship to fossil
fuel use
laws aimed at protecting the environment
(eg those governing air pollution) may place
constraints upon an industry and require
capital outlay for new equipment
Relationship between organisations
and the Environment
Historically, environmental problems have often
been created or exacerbated by business and
industry.
Pollution of rivers and watercourses by sewage
generated within urban conurbations has long
been a problem
growth in chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) pollution
the presence of dioxins in the food chain
the burden of hazardous wastes
all are evidence of the rapid rate at which
industry has developed and the manner in
which this has happened.
Public awareness
Political recognition
From 1988/89 ‘Environmental issues’ began to
appear in the manifestos of all the major
political parties in the West
politicians realised that their stance on the
environment was a contributing factor in their
success or otherwise in winning votes.
Sustainable Development