COMM 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Kyoto Protocol, Environmental Stewardship, Resource Depletion
24 Dec 2015
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Environmental stewardship: the integration of sustainability values into the managing of environmental resources. The goal is to design business processes in a way that, while allowing for increased wealth and enhanced competitive advantage, incorporates the principles of human mankind and resource protection and sustainability for the future. Global rise in temperatures will reduce corn crop yields across our planet to reverse the downward spiral, we need to cut carbon-based emissions. Transportation is another key are where significant improvement can be achieved, as the number of cars worldwide is expected to triple. Kyoto protocol : international agreement that binds participating nations into reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Pollution and health organic and chemical pollutants are in the air we breathe, water we drink, leading to millions of deaths per year. 3 million humans die each year from air pollution (pneumonia, lung cancer) Blacksmith institute identified more than 2000 sites that contain the top 6 toxic threats to mankind.
