The Environment

THE ENVIRONMENTManagement Brief HistoryThe Future

Managing the Environment

MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENTTransnational IssueMultifaceted

Air, land, sea Flora, fauna

Asian carp Great LakesChicago considers $18 B removal project

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http://www.wiartonecho.com/2014/04/16/fisheries-and-oceans-minister-meets-with-area-sportsmens-clubs-ottawa-vigilant-about-threat-of-asian-carp

MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT (CONT.)

Based on the collective goodGlobal contextFree riders

Space junkTuna

Tragedy of the commons

Which has a greater environmental impact?

a) Eating meatb) Driving your car

Livestock industry biggest carbon contributor= More than transportation or industry

Eating 1 lb. beef Driving 45 miles

Eating 1 lb. pasta

Driving < 1 mile

http://diaryofanutritionist.com/2010/01/21/milk-fit-for-the-cow-calf/

Brief History of

Environmental Interest

BRIEF HISTORYGlobal interest only recent

Post-materialismGlobal climate change protests

NGOsIGOsMNCs¤

BRIEF HISTORY: NGOS World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (1960) Earth Day (1970) Greenpeace (1971) EarthWatch Institute (1971)

Do you turn off the water while brushing your teeth?

Tap runs ~2.5 gal/minute Same as drinking 80 - 2 liter bottles

of soda / week

BRIEF HISTORY: IGOS UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Stockholm Conference (1972)

Rio + 20 (2012)Focus on ‘Green Economy’

Sustainable development

UN Conventions Kyoto Protocol (1997)

Climate ChangeMinamata (2013) Mercury pollution¤

Economic Capital Human

CapitalNatural Capital

Sustainable Developme

nt

BRIEF HISTORY: IGOS World BankLate 1980s/ early 1990sMillennium Development GoalsComprehensive Wealth Accounting

How many paper towels do you use to dry your

hands?

BRIEF HISTORY: MNCS Eco-consciousness

Consumer demandsResponsible businesses/ productsEconomic incentive Eco-practicesGoing green v. ‘greenwashing’Fair trade products¤

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0703/gallery.green_giants.fortune/10.html

What happens to your used cell phone when you get a new one?

-80-85% electronics end up in landfills/ incinerators

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/story_e-waste_what_happens_tech_once_its_trash

E-WASTEWhy is E-waste a global issue?

RegulationEnvironmental concernsHuman rights concerns

Health and safety of workersConsumerismThe future

Reuse, reduce, recycle¤

The Future of the Environment

THE FUTUREApproaches ‘Band-Aid’ solutionCooperation & conservation

Self-interested actors An Inconvenient Truth

http://www.bharathtech.com/2012_02_01_archive.html

-Resource usage is unsustainable-Humans are depleting resources too quickly

Recap

THE ENVIRONMENTManaging the EnvironmentalBrief History of Environmental InterestThe Future of the Environment