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Corporate Social Responsibility and The Environment

Corporate Social Responsibility and The Environment. Created by Diana Tamics-Bahadoor Education Against Climate Change Program of the Middlesex University 2009. Understanding your business impact on the wider world Considering how you can use this impact in a positive way

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Corporate Social Responsibility and The Environment

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  1. Corporate Social Responsibility and The Environment Created by Diana Tamics-Bahadoor Education Against Climate Change Program of the Middlesex University 2009

  2. Understanding your business impact on the wider world Considering how you can use this impact in a positive way It means taking a responsible attitude Going beyond the minimum legal requirements Corporate Social Responsibility

  3. A business doesn't exist in isolation nor is it simply a way of making money The employees are depending on the business Corporate Social Responsibility

  4. Customers Suppliers Local community Corporate Social Responsibility

  5. The products, and the way they have been made have an impact on the environment Fairtrade improves the position of its producing members Supplying products

  6. Improving labour standards Material issues Chemicals Sustainable timber Supplier relationship

  7. Efficient packaging Recycled materials Reduce plastic packaging Jude bags instead of plastic carrier bags Divert waste from landfills! Packaging

  8. Business and the Climate change • Reducing carbon our footprint • Energy use and alternative energy

  9. Reducing water consumption Rainwater harvesting Business and the Climate change

  10. Central distribution Alternative transportation Use of local businesses Choosing lower emission vehicles Alternative transportation by employees Business and the Climate change Transport

  11. Local area & Brent Cross • Tesco • Marks & Spencer • John Lewis • Future regeneration of Brent Cross • A state –of-the-art waste handling and recycling facility • Power plant to provide electricity and heating

  12. References • businesslink.gov.uk 05/11/09 14.00 pm http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/home?r.s=b&r.l1=1079068363&r.lc=en&r.l3=1080531485&r.l2=1082899531&r.i=1080531417&r.t=RESOURCES • Free rain 05/11/09 15.30pm http://www.freerain.co.uk/ • Frairtrade foundation 05/11/09 15.20pm http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/ • My Brent Cross 05/11/09 17.00pm http://www.brentcross.co.uk/

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