Environmental Sustainability Challenges in Business and Society

This presentation discusses the concept of environmental sustainability and its significance for organizations. It explores the impact of environmental sustainability on both local and global environments, using TESCO as a case study. The presentation covers the challenges and issues related to environmental sustainability, as well as the initiatives taken by TESCO to improve sustainability. It also highlights the benefits of these initiatives for the local community and the global environment.

Environmental sustainability
challenges in business and
society

Content
• Introduction
• Environmental sustainability
• Overview of company
• Findings
• References

INTRODUCTION
In this presentation environmental sustainability is explained and why it is
important for organization to considered it is as significant (Elliot, 2011). On
the basis of that how it is contributing to both local and global
environmental sustainability is discussed. For this TESCO company has
been chosen.

Environmental Sustainability
It is defined as responsible interaction with the environment in order to
avoid degradation of natural resources which allow organisation for
maintaining long-term environmental quality. It also tells about renewable
resources harvest, non-renewable resources depletion which can be
continued indefinitely.

Importance
Environmental sustainability is important because it has been recognised by
many individuals and communities that damage which has been caused to
our environment is harming to human life (Osbaldiston and Schott, 2012).

Environmental concerns
There are several issues that exist and are impacting the environment. These exist due
to increase in population and usage of fuel based energy sources.
Rapid industrialisation is also a major factor behind rise in these issues. The issues are:
• Global warming
• Scarcity of non renewable

Company overview
• TESCO is a multinational retailing giant which has operations in more
than 14 countries.
• The company is know for its work for society and other concerning issues.
• At present, it is supplying solar lights to African nations for enlightening
lives of people.

Findings
• TESCO management understand the value of environment that is why it
has taken various steps to improve the surroundings and work places.
• The activities chosen to be conducted by organisation are responsible
sourcing of raw material from various suppliers.

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• The prime aim of company was to ensure that all the work is completed
while sustainability is kept as a priority.
• There are building recycling plants which will treat and make products
reusable for another purpose.
• The best example is water treatment plants.

Why it was chosen
• The reason behind choosing stated methods was to make organisation
more environmental friendly and also enhance efficiency.
• Currently, fuel based energy sources are increasing bills as well as
pollution.

Implementation
• The process of implementation was followed and it was made sure that
each task is completed in a set period of time (David, 2011).
• The installation of solar panel was done by an external organisation.
• Recycling plant was built by the company facility department.
• Both steps were taken in the year of 2015.

Contribution
• TESCO initiative will be contributing towards both local and global places.
• The focus on making its facilities self sufficient will enhance environmental
sustainability of company (Maller, Horne and Dalton, 2012).
• While recycling plant will be reducing resource consumption.
• There are several benefits of these activities to local surrounding and global
environment.

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Global:
• This will have affect on the global
environment too.
• Reducing green houses gases.
• Less emission.
• Improvement in the ozone layer
• Better evolution of population.
Local:
• Focused on improving immediate
surrounding of company.
• Improvement in quality of
services.
• Enhanced standard of living
• More cleaner and liveable society
• Reduced resource consumption.

REFERENCES
Elliot, S., 2011. Transdisciplinary perspectives on environmental sustainability: a resource base and framework for
IT-enabled business transformation. Mis quarterly. 35(1). pp.197-236.
Osbaldiston, R. and Schott, J.P., 2012. Environmental sustainability and behavioral science: Meta-analysis of
proenvironmental behavior experiments. Environment and Behavior. 44(2). pp.257-299.
David, F.R., 2011. Strategic management: Concepts and cases. Peaeson/Prentice Hall.
Maller, C., Horne, R. and Dalton, T., 2012. Green renovations: Intersections of daily routines, housing aspirations
and narratives of environmental sustainability. Housing, Theory and Society. 29(3). pp.255-275.

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