Sustainability

Sustainability

How?
1. reducing waste
  1. recycling
  2. lowering emissions
    1. congestion charges
    2. green zones
    3. car share
    4. cycle to work
    5. electric vehicles
  3. using ecological materials
  4. reuse
  5. reduce
    1. insultaion
2. renewable energy
  1. wind
  2. solar
  3. geothermal
  4. nuclear
  5. water
    1. tidal
    2. hydro
  6. sustainability metrics
    1. energy consumption
    2. water consumption
    3. green house gases
    4. waste production
  7. disadvantages
    1. initial costs
    2. providing enough for demand
    3. not always sunny
    4. not always windy
3. technology
  1. energy monitoring systems
    1. smart meters
  2. LED lights
    1. sensors for lights
  3. efficient boilers
  4. double glazing
4. fairtrade
  1. USP
  2. fair price for producers
    1. higher costs for businesses
  3. partnership
5. reducing the carbon footprint
  1. measuring
    1. tiers 1-4
  2. disadvantages
    1. lack of information
    2. low influence (SME's)
  3. carbon footprint
    1. primary
    2. secondary
Why?
1. saves money
  1. uses only resources required
2. earn money
  1. selling excess generated power back to the grid
3. good marketing image
  1. green washing
  2. attract new customers
  3. image of trust
    1. corporate social responsibility
  4. increased brand awareness
  5. USP
non-renewable energy
1. green house gas increase
  1. burning fossil fuels
  2. deforestation
  3. global warming
2. coal
3. oil
4. gas
5. finite
globalisation
types
1. social
  1. standard of living
  2. education
  3. equal opportunity
2. economic
  1. economic growth
  2. profit
  3. cost savings
  4. inequality between countries
    1. starving
    2. obesity
  5. the living wage
3. environmental
  1. natural resources
  2. environmental management
  3. pollution prevention

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	Created by Samantha Buxton over 10 years ago