Environmental sustainability has become a hot topic in the last couple of decades because of global warming and other weather related changes. In today’s business world, environmental sustainability is an essential part of corporate social responsibility (CSR); therefore, very important to stockholders, owners, as well as to the public in general. Everybody wants to know how businesses are run and how their operations affect their communities for generations to come.…
Blue Mountain has no debt therefore it can expand its R&D (research and development) to increase public knowledge about health benefits of purified water versus tap.…
The company is trying to help the children in Africa by getting them clean water. Ethos Water states in the advertisement, “Over one billion people around the world lack clean water.” By giving the audience facts, Ethos Water is allowing the consumer to make their own decision through their own logical process. The advertisement also tells the audience the Ethos Water is teaming up with H2O Africa to help give clean water to the children in Africa. By giving the audience a name of the organization Ethos Water is working with the audience is able to see that the bottled water company is not just trying to scam them and get more consumers, they are actually trying to help fight this terrible predicament the African children are in. The consumer is also able to research the organization and will then make them either want to purchase the Ethos Water or at least help the H2O Africa program itself. The Ethos Water Company uses Logos to reveal to the audience specific facts to convince them to purchase their product; the bottled water company also uses some of these facts to use more of an emotional approach on the consumer…
In Annie Leonard’s video “The Story Of Bottled Water,” one of the main reasons bottled water must be stopped is that bottled water is less quality and less regulated than tap water (1). She addresses…
Our company is suitable to manufacture this product, because we will be focusing on a specific part of the world, Ghana, in order to help eliminate the problem of contaminated drinking water. When people only have dirty water to drink, they can become ill or poisoned from contaminants like the Guinea worm or lead. Kleaner Corp will help make clean drinking water more accessible to everyone, by physically showing people how to make their own…
It was very difficult to start on their project. The plant began getting daily fines from the federal government because of the slow progress. In 2004 this plant was denied beginning working on the filtration of the plant. The plant was providing high quality water but was still violating the standard color for water in the early 2000s. The plant had to be shut down because of that problem for an entire year.…
1. Company: Aqualisa, a premium brand in the shower market, has been able to sustain a high reputation brand in the UK shower market. Target consumers’ perceive its product as being of high quality yet overpriced. Its current market share is around 18% (17% of Electric showers and 21% of Mixed showers) and ranks third among other competing firms. As of year 2000, the company had an annual profit of €17 million which translated into a net return on sales of 25%.…
Sally’s mother should not buy the bottled water at the Mega-Store. She had previously insisted on buying bottled water because she believed that it was more sanitary and clean than tap water. There are many facts that oppose this argument. One such piece of information reveals that although 60-70% of bottled water does not undergo regulation by the FDA, the safety measures in place for water under FDA jurisdiction are comparatively less rigid than measures in place for city groundwater. It is disturbing to know that these “regulated” waters are allowed a certain amount of coliform bacteria (bacteria that are indications of possible contamination by fecal matter). It is also unsettling to know that although handlers of city water must be trained and certified to provide a sanitary product, bottled water companies are not required to adhere to such regulations. These facts, along with a list of other worthy concerns, easily raise questions the supposed superiority of bottled water quality over that of tap water.…
* With slogans like “So pure, we promise nothing” and “Purity Guaranteed” from water bottle brands like Aquafina, people are convinced that their water which is bottled, is…
Today, corporate social responsibility is becoming more and more important. Many companies are looking to put in place a management system that care about ecology. In this perspective we will talk about a company that has set itself the mission of being green. We will see how they proceed to achieve their goals and how they could improve them.…
Imagine not being able to drink a single drop of purified water again. Due to the people of the United States drinking billions of gallons of water daily, the amount of purified water we drink is starting to run out which is causing a problem already. Psychological studies have shown humans still don't accept water being reused even after knowing the water is purified and perfectly clean. Advocates are still against ultraviolet machines being used to clean and purify water. While some people believe that drinking recycled water is both repulsive and distasteful, others believe that we have to think of future generations (our kids and grandchildren) who will mainly be affected by this issue. The use of water has grown drastically, and we will soon undertake the dangers of this…
According to the assumptions provided in the case study, having 30 running facilities with an average of 450 visits per day, and while being open for 23 days a month, Ecotact serves more than 1 million people over the course of 5 years. This provides strong evidence that Ecotact has the potential to not only scale financially, but also make significant positive impacts to the base pyramid under consideration. Hence, arguably, Ecotact has the potential to be financially sustainable in less than five years. According to the projected income statement, they can recover their initial costs n investments and be profitable within the speculated two years. Ecotact also have a viable financial plan which provides a clearly stated revenue model that is fundamentally appealing. However, in reality these assumptions are unproven since they are mere projection from the capability matrix. Moreover, Ecotact has the ability to make a substantial social impact hence it ranks high in this category as well. The business model has been proven from the Practical Action Venture run by David Kuria, which successfully improved the sanitation in Nairobi’s Kibera slum. The service provided has the ability to drastically improve the lives of the poor in the region and also the potential for…
In recent years, much emphasis has been put on the importance of eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness due to raising concern of global warming and the environment in general. Basically, eco-efficiency means reducing the environmental impacts of goods and resource intensity throughout the entire life cycle to a level at least in line with the Earth’s estimated carrying capacity; while at the same time satisfying human needs in short reducing the environment impact of products and resource used for human needs. Eco-effectiveness on the other hand means doing it right, instead of reducing the harm of wrong things. This essay will discuss in detail the benefits and reasons why eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness is important to organizations and the concept of sustainable development with examples from some companies in the world today. There are many benefits of eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness to firms. One of the benefits is economic benefits. Companies have long been thought of as profit-maximizing entities which are expected to engage in activities that meet the financial responsibility of the firm. In recent years, the concept of corporate social responsibility is more highly regarded. Hence, fund managers are more inclined to investing in companies that are deemed environmentally responsible; due to the fact that companies that are not environmentally responsible might end up with the wrong side of the law. For example, King and Lennox (2002) suggests that an increase in environment performance translates into improvement of reputation, an increase in investor's trust and a decrease of investor's risk. Therefore, with the importance of attracting investors and strengthening business ties, it is important for organizations to sustain eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness (Hay et al. 2005). Eco-efficiency benefits can also be reaped nation-wide. As…
An assessment of Ecotact shows that it's commitment is clearly aligned with the Acumen Fund, and it has a business model that is financially sustainable. The Management Capacity is of concern. The founder has a strong vision, but may not have the necessary experience to scale the Ecotact. Their model also would dependent on on it's public-private partnerships to be able to grow. They would be able to create facilities in public lands, but the municipalities would own the land and facilities. They would have exclusive rights to operate for 10 years, but there was not clear plan for after that period.…
Hundreds of small, medium and large companies’ measure manage and report their Green House Gas emissions, but very few report their water footprint. Water is as important as the air we breathe. We may be able to survive without electricity, but not without water.…