Analyzing Legislation and Green IT for Sewport's Business Operations

This report examines the business operations of Sewport, a UK-based company expanding in the South of England and serving UK and USA customers. It emphasizes the critical importance of adhering to relevant legislation, including the Computer Misuse Act 1990, Copyright and Patent Act, Data Protection Act, and others, to ensure ethical conduct and protect data. The report details an action plan for Sewport, including updating its business model, website, and enhancing employee capabilities to perform online business activities. It also addresses Green IT issues, such as lack of expertise and misaligned incentives, which are crucial for environmentally sustainable computing. The conclusion stresses the role of government regulations in protecting customer data and ensuring ethical business practices, highlighting the need for businesses to comply with various legislations when selling products online. The report is designed to provide comprehensive insights into the legal, strategic, and environmental aspects of business operations.

Professional Issues &
Practice
1

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Importance of relevant legislation...............................................................................................3
Action plan..................................................................................................................................6
Green IT issues............................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
2

INTRODUCTION
It is very important for organisation to consider legislation and ethical code of conduct
while performing business activities. This will support company to conduct business operations
in effective and efficient manner. Now a days an organisation can operate business activities at
various parts of the world with the use of internet. There are several disadvantages also faced by
company while operating business practices online. In this presentation chosen company is
Sewport. This is UK based company that has expanded business operation in South of England.
This company is offering its products and services to UK and USA customers. In this
presentation importance of various legislation has been determined. Analysis and evaluation of
computer bases legislation. Apart from this a proper action plan is developed that will help
company to perform business operations. Various issues related to Green IT is also identified.
MAIN BODY
Importance of relevant legislation
There are different legislation that is developed for conducting business activities in
effective manner while operating it through internet. It is crucial for Sewport organisation to
follow and obey these task and activities in order to enhance business activities. Computer
related laws and legislation are develop for protecting customers and organisation. It is crucial
for organisation to follow these legislation in order to protect data as well as provide accurate
products and services to customers. Different legislation for computing as well as online business
activities are mention below.
Computer misuse act 1990 - This act is related to unauthorised access to computer as
well as its system. Computer misuse act includes illegal modification in material of computer
and unauthorised usage to computer material. Utilization of computer and its software with the
intention to commit crime. Misconstruction of activity as well as illegal use of computer system
is an punishable act. This act is developed for protecting making and supply of any illegal or
prohibited thing with the use of computer.
Copyright and patent act – In act refers as the utilization of software with correct and
appropriate licence. Copy right and patent act includes different and correct software that helps
in keeping data safe as well as secure with the owner. This act implied that not other person can
3

use data or software with out permission of owner. This act will support in protecting unique
products and services offered by company. Copyright and patent act provide authorship to
organisation for its offering.
Data protection act - This legislation is developed for protecting as well as securing the
information as well as data. Copyright and patent act is focusing on fair and lawful usage of data
and informations. Through this act data can not be used for wrong and unethical purpose. This
act state that individual and employees has right to access data which is held to them. It is
responsibility of organisation to maintain safety and security of data with the usage of correct
security measures.
Uniform computer information transaction act – This act is developed for to minimize
the requirements of tangible writing as well as signature. Computer transaction needs to be
protected in order to maintain safety and security of important information. This act is developed
with the motive of eliminating the needs of tangible written documentation while sales and
purchase of goods and services.
Shipping restrictions – This act is created with the motive of proper and accurate
shipment of products to customers. While conducting business activities through internet and
selling products to different market area. Shipping act helps in providing correct product to
customers without any breakage.
Uniform electronic transaction act - This act is created to provide accurate electronic
transaction to customers and organisation. It is essential to provide safe and secure mode for
electronic transaction in order to protect transaction through internet. Uniform electronic
transaction act is a well established legal foundations that is working for maintaining and
securing internet transaction.
Online promotional activities – There are different types of promotional activities that
needs to be performed in correct and accurate manner. It is essential for organisation to promote
products and offering in creative way in order to increase the sales of products. Online
promotional activities act is specially developed to consider ethical responsibility while
promoting products to customers. This act is developed for conducting advertising practice in
accurate manner in order to protect user and customers.
Payment method - This is one of the major issues while conducting business activities
online. It is important for organisation and customers to use correct and accurate mode of
4

methods for payment transaction. It is responsibility of organisation to provide different methods
of payment while offering products in internet. Act will helps in selecting most appropriate and
conformable method for payment.
Importance of legislation
It is important for organisation to follow different legislation as this will help in
protecting business operations as well as provide required products to customers. Respective
organisation will be able to develop strong relationship with customers by conducting legislation
in Sewport organisation activities. There are several benefits for computer related legislation
which are mention below in detail. Privacy – Privacy play crucial part while performing business activities with internet.
Legislation that is supportive in maintaining and securing privacy of customer helps in
developing strong relationship with customers. Privacy legislation is helpful for company
to protect data as well as privatisation of information. Respective business contain
various sensitive information of customers and employees. It is essential to keep data safe
and private as per legislation. Securing the privacy of employees and customers by
keeping data such as credit card and bank detail safe, social security of individual. Record of business transaction – It is important for business to record transaction in
order to keep it as a proof. There are various regulation that is developed recording
organisation activities. This will help in elimination of unethical business practices as
well as maintaining records of various business transaction. Recording of data support in
effective and efficient functioning of organisation as well as keeping data recorded as a
proof for future. Protection of data - Rules and legislation play crucial role on keeping data safe and
secure with in organisation. It is important for company to keep important data safe from
other rival companies. Leakage of business information will lead to have negative impact
on business performance. Protection and privacy act will support in maintaining
information and customer data safe with business. International sales - This company is providing its products and services to different
part of the world. Legislations are very important in conducting international sales in
correct manner. Obeying of rules and regulation while conducting business at
5

international level will lead to performing activities in smooth manner. By following
legislation and rules respective company will be able to develop better relationship with
customers. International legislation will lead to gaining support of government for
conducting business task. Tax code – There are different legislation that is related to tax as this is one of the crucial
aspect for organisation. It is essential for organisation to pay right and regular tax to as
per business activities. Legislation will support in setting organisation activities in
accurate manner while considering future tax payment.
 Licensing and permits – Organisation needs to take license and permit from government
while conducting business activities through internet. It is crucial for organisation to take
permit from government in order to smooth functioning of organisation. This is helpful
for business to ethical perform business activities which does not harm customers and
society.
Action plan
Action plan includes series of steps that is helpful in conducting organisational activities.
It includes process of outlining actions that is needs to reach set goals and objectives. Action
plan for Sewport company in order to conduct business activities through internet is mention
below. Identification of need – It is needed for organisation to perform business activities and
selling products through internet. Respective company has extended its retail chain
services to South of England. It is required for organisation to selling products with
internet as this will support in increasing sales or revenues of business. There are
different requirement of this organisation in order to successful perform business
activities through internet. Updating business model and website – Once needs of action plan is identified,
respective organisation needs to update its website and model. This will support in
conducting task in effective manner as well as achievement of set goals. Company needs
to modify business process and increase usage of internet or e-mail. Legal consideration – It is crucial for organisation to analyse and identity different legal
practices that support in effective functioning of organisation. This organisation needs to
6

follow all set of legislation while performing business online and selling products through
internet. Legal consideration helps in performing business activities in smooth manner. Enhancing capabilities of employees - After full filling legal requirement and
documentation, this organisation needs to evaluate the skill and capabilities of
employees. Staff member of respective company needs to be increase their information
about conducting online business practices. In this company needs to enhance their
capabilities for using internet and e-mail appropriate. Most of the organisational functions
will be conducted with the use of internet and communication with internet will flow
with e-mails.
 Implementation of plan – This is the last step of action plan as in this organisation will
focus on implementation of plan in accurate manner. Respective company needs to
correctly implement the action plan in order to achieve set goals of action. It crucial for
organisation to successful implement plan of action in required manner as this will
support in growth and development of organisation.
Thus, it is crucial for organisation to effective for organisation to enhance business practices as
well as gain competitive advantage over other rival companies. Action plan is important in
growth and development of business.
Green IT issues
Green IT can be describe as the application and practices for environmentally sustainable
computing. The major aim of Green information technology and communication is to minimize
the negative impact on business operations. It is very important for organisation to develop,
design, manufacture products that is environmental friendly. The main motive of Green IT
activities is to minimize usage of hazardous materials, promotion of biodegradable products as
well as maximising the efficiency of energy. Green IT is beneficial for organisation as well as
environment. There are various issues that is related to green IT which are mention below. Lack of expertise – There is lack of expertise in this field that is one of the major issues
in conducting green IT activities in organisation. This will affect the effectiveness as
well as efficiency to performing task. Less expertise in this is the issues of green
computing or IT. Misaligned incentives – Misaligned incentives and mismanagement is the issues that
occur while performing green IT task. This issues major occur when organisation does
7

not have proper rules and regulation to conduct task. It has been analysed that absence of
rules will lead to affect the control of rewards as well as penalties.
 Competing priorities – It includes security threats, malware, failure of hardware and
software systems, viruses and so on. This is the challenge of competing priorities that
occur while performing green IT activities.
CONCLUSION
From the above presentation it can be concluded that there are several legislation and
regulation that is developed by government. These legislation are consider as the guidelines to
company so that they can conduct business activities in more ethical and effective manner. It has
been analysed the government play critical role in performing business activities through
internet. Legislation are developed for protecting data and information of organisation as well as
customers. It is important for business to consider various legislation while selling product
through internet. Apart from this business needs to develop a proper action plan while
conducting business activities online.
8

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Remley, T.P. and Herlihy, B., 2014. Ethical, legal, and professional issues in counseling. Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Holt, J., 2016. Professional issues. In Becoming a Nurse (pp. 35-68). Routledge.
Decker, S.L., Hale, J.B. and Flanagan, D.P., 2013. Professional practice issues in the assessment
of cognitive functioning for educational applications. Psychology in the Schools. 50(3).
pp.300-313.
9