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Natural Environmental Factors That Affect Business
by Jacquelyn Jeanty, Demand Media
Companies in the industrial or manufacturing industry often work with different kinds of equipment,
machinery and chemical-producing agents. In effect, a business' day-to-day operations can pose an
ongoing threat to the natural environment. To reduce the likelihood of damage to the environment,
federal and state regulations require businesses consider certain natural environmental factors in
their overall operations plans.
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Environmental Regulations
Regulating business activities is one way government agencies protect the environment. Businesses
must meet certain standards that help to reduce any adverse effects a company's activities have on
the environment. As a result, natural environmental factors, such as clean water and clean air,
dictate how companies conduct their day-to-day operations.
Permit Requirements
Companies involved in activities that impact their surrounding environment typically have to file foroperating permits through a local, state or federal government agency. Business permit
requirements allow government agencies to regulate and keep track of business activities. These
permits serve different purposes, some of which include setting minimal standards for any air
emissions, dictating certain procedures for handling waste and hazardous materials and regulating
how a company's day-to-day operations interact with nearby water supplies. In effect, natural
environmental factors determine the types of operations a company can engage in within a
particular locale or region.
Compliance (conformity)Requirements
Natural environmental factors affect a business' operations as well as its ability to expand or take on
new operations. In effect, companies must obey with environmental regulations in all stages of a
business' development. Companies considering purchasing a building should ensure the building
conforms to environmental regulations or risk paying penalties for noncompliance. Building
expansions must also meet regulatory requirements. Companies that have a record of
noncompliance may risk having their operations shut down on a permanent basis. Ultimately,
natural environmental factors affect a company's overall costs in terms of ensuring equipment and
procedures meet regulatory requirements.
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Environmental Contaminants
Businesses that work with hazardous materials on a regular basis have certain responsibilities when
it comes to ensuring contaminants don't reach or affect the natural environment. The
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act holds business owners
liable for activities that contaminate surrounding air, soil or water supplies. This law even applies for
new business owners who unknowingly purchase a contaminated site or purchase an operation that
fails to meet compliance standards. Ultimately, owners, both old and new, must cover clean up costs
as well as the costs of restoring a property to required environmental standards.
introduction
Environmental issues include global warming , air and water pollution acid rain , hazardous waste ,
solid wastes , deforestation , and continued loss of many species of plants and animals . These have
impact on people 's lives - their daily routines , business operations , community interactions , and
international dealings
Environmental issues impact on business either directly or indirectly Its direct impact maybe through
(1 ) changes in consumers ' preferences toward green products
(2 ) changes in costs and availability of resources , and /or
(3 ) effect on power play between or among competitors in a market .
Its indirect impact may be through
(1 ) legislations or regulation - any change may affect business operations , and /or
(2 pressures from environmentalists , or customers who are concern over environmental problems
This discusses briefly the environmental issues concerning global warming , plastic wastes , and air
pollution and their impact on business operations
Impact of Environmental Issues on Business
Issue 1 : Global Warming Offers Business Opportunities
Global warming refers to an increase in the average global temperatures This is caused primarily by
increases in greenhouse ' gases , such as carbon dioxide (National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration , 2008 Carbon dioxide constitutes about 80 percent of all greenhouse gases , and
more than a quarter of it comes from electrical power plants (Kahihla 2007 . That is why
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environmentalists , in their campaign against global warming , strongly call for the replacement of
power plants that run on fossil fuels like coal , oil and natural gas with renewable power sources
(Kahihla , 2007
This , on the one hand , offers business opportunities to existing wind producers and new investors
in ventures on wind turbines to generate energy efficiently while emitting zero carbon dioxide , and ,
at the same time , earn sufficient profits . On the other hand , however , these business
opportunities on wind turbines denote loss in some industries particularly , the power plants relying
on fossil fuels
Existing wind developers include Airtricity . Since its inception in 1997 ,Airtricity has grown from the
ground up to become a world leading renewable electricity company (Airtricity . It currently
operates more than 14 wind farms across Europe , and plans to establish partnerships or joint
ventures with other wind developers throughout Europe and Asia to take advantage of the
opportunities of the increasing demand for renewables (Airtricity
Issue 2 : Harmful Effect of Plastics Boosts Efficient Production of Alternative Packaging
Some solid wastes are plastic packages . Plastic packages are generally manufactured using fossil
fuels , both as a raw material and as energy for production - about 4 percent of the world 's annual
oil production is used as raw material and another 3-4 percent for manufacture (Ho 2005 . The
production of plastics requires a huge amount of water releases waste and greenhouse gas
emissions (including heavy metals polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons , chlorofluorocarbons , sulfur
oxides volatile organic compounds , and dust , and involves the use of harmful chemicals , like
polyvinylchloride (Ho , 2005 O 'Neill , 2003 . These emissions have environmental...