Environmental Management for Sustainable Development Report Analysis

This report examines the critical issue of environmental management for sustainable development, highlighting the challenges posed by industrialization, technology, and the skepticism surrounding human impact on the environment. It delves into the role of brand activism in addressing social aspects related to business, focusing on how companies are responding to environmental concerns and consumerism. The report explores key concepts such as food security, geography, and climate change, deconstructing myths about environmental sustainability. It emphasizes the impact of consumerism and luxuries on environmental practices, the importance of international conventions and organizations like UNEP, and the necessity for companies to prioritize environmental sustainability and social factors for long-term success. The author recommends that companies place significant weight on their corporate values to ensure their success.

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Environmental Management for Sustainable Development
I would like to research the above topic for the reasons that it is still a thorny issue.
Several people do not believe that human beings have a role in environmental changes. Issues
such as global warming are threatening our existence. I would like to explore the various
scientific hoaxes that people normally use to defend themselves while championing the
destruction of our planet unwittingly. The era of industrialization and the use of technology are
proving that we can experience disasters on our planet. Due to industrialization and technology,
the concept of environmental management for sustainable development is proving critical to
managing our future (Kouziokas, 2016, 16). I would also want to focus on brand activism and
how brands have understood the social aspects revolving around businesses. The social aspects
of life are key to the success or failure of the conservational efforts. I think the various concepts
such as food security, geography, and scientific studies on climate change can work best in my
case. I will be using these concepts to deconstruct various myths about environmental
sustainability. The main theme of the work is based on social norms which govern our actions
such as consumerism.
There is an important environmental issue of business that governs the success and
acceptance of the businesses as well. This means that the environment has to be put into concern
in that the businesses aim not to conserve the environment as well. This has led to many
businesses becoming activists too in environmental management and conservation (Tuason, and
Hermansen, 2019, 12). The industries affected by the issues of activism are the mining and the
manufacturing industries. Mining includes oil companies since they do a lot of excavations and
hence deliver a lot of wastes to the environment. This includes soil, water, and air pollution as
well. Certain habits endure despite being harmful to the environment. People simply refuse to

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change due to consumerism and luxuries (Papasolomou, 2017, 2). People are finding it hard to
change their ways since they are used to living in plenty and total disregard for safe
environmental practices.
Forums and international conventions are being held to address the trend of brand
activism. This leads to conferences that put brand representatives together to discuss the issues
and trying to tackle them. Consumer and environmental safety are being considered to make sure
that the brands advocate for cleanliness and hence social acceptance. Rules are also set up to
ensure environmental safety standards are met (Ward, et.al, 2018, 56). There are several
environmental organizations such as the UNEP which offers an update of the new standards on
environmental issues and social concerns, (UNEP). Such an organization has its website which
has information on the same. UNEP being an international body works closely with governments
to keep the environment in check by controlling the industries and ensuring that the companies
are observing their obligations.
In conclusion, brand activism is a very important aspect of the business. At the same time,
brand activism ensures that the needs of life are always being observed. I recommend that
companies realize the sustainability that is required for their success. In this essence, the
companies have to put much weight on their corporate values that are required to keep them
succeeding. Environmental sustainability, as well as social factors, are very essential for safety
and business success. People may resist change since they love living in luxuries. Consumerism
and luxuries block people from making cogent and sound decisions regarding their
environments.

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References
Kouziokas, G.N., 2016, September. An Information System for Monitoring Environmental
Indicators in Public Management for Sustainable Development. In Proceedings of the
11th International Scientific Conference eRA (Vol. 11, pp. 16-23).
Papasolomou, I., 2017. The Concept of “Consumerism” from a Consumer Activist Perspective.
In Socio-Economic Perspectives on Consumer Engagement and Buying Behavior (pp. 1-
21). IGI Global.
Tuason, C.V.V. and Hermansen, M.A., 2019. Brand Activism in a New Power World.
Ward, M., Possingham, H., Rhodes, J.R. and Mumby, P., 2018. Food, money and lobsters:
Valuing ecosystem services to align environmental management with Sustainable
Development Goals. Ecosystem Services, 29, pp.56-69.