Sustainability and Waste Hierarchy on Business Management

Sustainability and Waste
Hierarchy on Business
Mangement

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Presenting background of company and key challenges faced:.................................................3
Discussing the current practice of company using waste hierarchy pyramid:............................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own personal needs. In the current era companies are making public
commitments to ensure sustainability using various action such as reducing waste, investing in
renewable energy and support those organizations that work towards creating more sustainable
future (Vătămănescu and et.al., 2017). Moreover, many organizations encourage businesses to
frame decisions in terms of waste management hierarchy to reduce and manage waste in its
business operations.
Also, it gives the top priority in preventing the waste in first place either through re using,
recycling, recovery or disposal etc. The present report is based on Patagonia that is privately held
outdoor clothing company that sells variety of outdoor travel, sports and everyday wear etc.
Further, the study will discuss the key sustainable issues faced by the company along with listing
major sustainable practices followed.
Moreover, the report will discuss current practices regarding the waste disposal used by
quoted firm through waste hierarchy pyramid structure. Lastly, the study will identify ways
through which Patagonia can be more sustainable and efficient in future so that better business
policies can be structured.
MAIN BODY
Presenting background of company and key challenges faced:
Patagonia is clothing company located in Ventura, California and is mainly marketed
towards selling of variety of products such as everyday wear, travel, sports wear etc. the
company products are known for its innovative designs, exceptional quality and environmental
ingenuity. Moreover, consumer are willing to purchase products with Patagonia due to its
environmental consciousness and brand loyalty attached (Schuler, Rasche , Etzion and Newton,
2017). Also, with the use of sustainable practices the company has improved quality of lives,
protects the ecosystems and was successful in preserving natural resources for the future
generation. The quoted firm joined hands with blue sign technologies to reduce the resource
consumption (Villegas Pinuer and et.al., 2021). Blue sign included three-colour coded strategies
for chemicals such as blue for safe, Gray for special handling, and black for forbidden