Sustainable Development and Climate Change: Code of Conduct and Professional Organizations

SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
AND CLIMATE
CHANGE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY......................................................................................................................................3
Climate change..........................................................................................................................3
Code of conduct.........................................................................................................................3
Professional organizations........................................................................................................4
Final assessment........................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION...................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................6
APPENDICES.....................................................................................................................................7
CPD Plan....................................................................................................................................7
INTRODUCTION
There is no denying to the fact that the growth of modern business industry has been
absolutely remarkable in the past few decades due to the growth displayed by information

technology and the advent of internet and digital technologies which has changed how humans lead
lives and conduct trade (Ahmad, and et.al., 2022). However at the same time the damage that has
been done to the environment has been immense and one of the most devastating consequences has
been the phenomenon of climate change (Lee and Sohn, 2018). This report will highlight this issue
of sustainability and climate change and highlight the code of conduct and professional bodies
involved.
MAIN BODY
Climate change
Climate change is one of the most imposing challenges which is being faced by the global
business environment at large as the large amount of CO2 emission not only threatens to disrupt the
natural environment and cause pollution, it is also troubling businesses in the form of rising cost of
inputs and constantly shifting consumer trends (Zemigala, 2022). This issue is very tricky to solve
as for every company that is working towards lessening its environmental impact, there are many
which are polluting it with no regard for the consequences (Nekhoda, 2021). Among the former is
Patagonia, an American retailer which has been working furiously towards becoming completely
carbon neutral by 2025 and also is contributing heavily towards charity making itself more
sustainable with time (Rattalino, 2018). On the other hand, there is Nestle, one of the world’s most
leading brands which have reportedly failed at controlling the rampant plastic pollution which their
company has been guilt of through their reckless supply chain sourcing issues to delivery and
packing problems (Nestlé accused of making ‘zero progress’ on plastic pollution, 2022). One of the
major drivers of climate change and global warming is the rapid use of plastic as it not only is very
non-biodegradable in nature but also increases the temperature of the environment over time (Shen,
and et.al., 2020).
Code of conduct
A company code of conduct is a written document within which the company in question
sets up some rules regarding ethical standards and concerns which it aims to adhere to in the long
run to be ethically and environmentally sound (Marufuji, 2020). One of the main reasons as to why
Patagonia has been so successful at being environmentally sustainable and contribute positively
towards climate change is because it has a robust suppler code of conduct which makes it
compulsory for all suppliers and factory partners to maintain a detailed record of all their sourcing