Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What steps can an enterprise take to protect the environment from the dangers of pollution?
Solution
Various business activities such as production, transportation and consumption of goods often result in overexploitation of natural resources. Thus, it is the responsibility of every business enterprise to control discharge of pollutants into the environment. The following steps can be taken by the business enterprises to control pollution.
(a) Control by top managers: The top management of every organisation should be committed to creating, developing and maintaining a work culture conducive to environmental protection and pollution prevention.
(b) Control by employees: Employees at all the levels of an organisation should be committed to keeping the environment clean and protected.
(c) Better technology: Enterprises should employ good and superior technologies of production and use scientific techniques for waste disposal. This will ensure environment protection and pollution control.
(d) Follow rules: Enterprises must conform to the rules and regulations enacted by the government for the prevention of environmental pollution.
(e) Increased awareness: By conducting workshops and training programmes, business enterprises must make an effort to spread awareness among its employees of the need to conserve the environment.
(f) Assessment programmes: An efficient mechanism for the periodic assessment of pollution control programmes may also be adopted, in order to weigh their costs and benefits.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Select the proper option from the option given below and rewrite the completed sentence.
Business organization should try to make ________ utilization of natural resources.
Select the proper option from the option given below and rewrite the completed sentence.
To make timely payment of proper taxes is the responsibility of organization towards ________.
Select the proper option from the option given below and rewrite the completed sentence.
Ultimate goal of business must be satisfaction of ________.
Select the proper option from the option given below and rewrite the completed sentence.
To maintain industrial peace is the responsibility of organization towards ________.
Select the proper option from the option given below and rewrite the completed sentence.
Business or organization should protect health and provide safety measures to ________.
Select the proper option from the option given below and rewrite the completed sentence.
To maintain safety of investment is responsibility of business towards _______.
Select the proper option from the option given below and rewrite the completed sentence.
Business ethic refers to the system of _______ principles.
Select the proper option from the option given below and rewrite the completed sentence.
Business organization should avoid creation of ________.
Select the proper option from the option given below and rewrite the completed sentence.
Environmental Management System which provides guidelines for incorporating eco-design is ________.
Write a word or phrase or a term which can substitute the following.
An activity motivated by profit.
Write a word or phrase or a term which can substitute the following.
The name of employee's organization protecting their rights.
Answer the following question.
How do business organizations create pollution?
State with reason whether the following statement is true or false.
Tangible goal of earning profit is the sole objective of business.
State with reason whether the following statement true or false.
Business organization can participate in solving complex social problems.
State with reason whether the following statement is true or false.
Role of media exerts major influence on business organization.
State with reason whether the following statement is true or false.
Providing career opportunities to employees is the responsibility of business.
State with reason whether the following statement is true or false.
Management should avoid worker's participation while making decisions.
State with reason whether the following statement is true or false.
Business organization is not liable to control pollution.
State with reason whether the following statement is true or false.
Every business organization should pay attention to business ethics while conducting their activities.
