Sustainability

Good afternoon/Good morning today I will be present a multimodal presentation and photocopy about sustainability in Ferny Hills. Sustainability is when we look after the land so it the same or better for the next generations. To do this we use energy from renewable sources they include solar panels and hydroelectricity. To get water in a sustainable way we can use desalination plants which take the salt out of sea water we will also need to be more conservative when it comes to using water. We…

determine its current footprint and then make appropriate decisions and actions towards it (Bunker, n.d., paras. 1-4). My personal Ecofootprint The purpose of this paper is to allow me to identify my personal sustainability value position, my beliefs, and my opinions towards sustainability. More importantly, it is for me to understand how my habits…

Sustainability operations is a relatively new practices for businesses to be taking part in, while we are measuring how: CEO compensation, CEO gender, size of firm, profitability and stock value impact a firm’s sustainability. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an increasing concern, which sustainability is a part of. While there is a constant need to drive profits for the business, receive compensation and for investors to profit how can we tell which of these variables are…

scientific principle that drives all environmental and ecosystem management decisions are sustainability. Sustainability is defined by Miller & Spoolman, (2009) as the “Ability of earth’s various systems, including human cultural systems and economies, to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely.” Applying this definition to ecology, there are four scientific principles of sustainability that highlight how the ecosystem has naturally sustained itself for billions of…

Strategy and Structure for Implementing Them There are two key components to UPS’s corporate sustainability strategy. First, we have the materiality assessment process. The goal of the materiality assessment process is to gather information and evaluate the company in terms of its sustainability. Feedback from government agencies and communities, interviews with management personnel and stakeholder group, are common things you can expect to see on this assessment. After data has been gathered…

environmental sustainability is one of the most important actions towards reducing our environmental impacts on our world. Consequently, there are a majority of different ways to live a far more sustainable lifestyle. Our everyday choices should have a focus on reducing our environmental footprint to ensure we are preserving all ecosystems. After taking this course I have come up with a list of ways to live more sustainably, which I will be discussing below. In relation to sustainability, we…

Unlike weak sustainability, strong sustainability states that full substitution of natural capital for manufactured capital is not possible in our society. Natural capital has a lot of characteristics that are important to the economic and natural environment. There are limits to humans ability to replace natural capital. One of the major issues with replacement of natural capital for manufactured capital is understanding the marginal and non-marginal changes that can occur. As our ecosystem…

your financial and community expenses.This would also help reduce and make new things in our community like example: a bench,a bag for groceries,or a new transportation. Which concept is more important to our economy,environment,society and why? Sustainability is a more important concept to me because it help…

the respective business. In the video, a Telus building in downtown Toronto wanted to promote the idea of sustainability by growing vegetables on the building top and selling them to employees and donating the money to local charities. This idea can provide a valuable sustainable benefit for Telus because it will encourage and educate employees so they can contribute to the sustainability of the company. By educating and encouraging employees, they will be more aware and can participate in…

Sustainability and tourism are two different terms but are inter-related. Sustainability and tourism should go hand in hand in order to maintain the ecological balance on the earth thus making the planet safer from any kind of harm occurring due to any tourist activities. Sustainability refers to the ability of sustaining the environment by not being harmful to environment and its resources. On the other hand, tourism comprises all the activities of an individual or a group of individuals while…