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CLIMATE CHANGE
While it’s easy to believe the environment is someone else’s problem, the reality is it’s all our responsibility. After all, climate change impacts business as much as business impacts the environment.
Ever increasing consumption of fossil fuels, deforestation, pollution and myriad other contributing factors are having significant negative effects on the planet in ways that will affect all of us, including changing weather patterns, drying inland areas and increased precipitation and severe storms on coastal areas. These changes are also having an expanding impact on rising business costs.
But why change?
There are a number of compelling reasons to act. As a minimum, there are legislative issues that may affect your business. At the same time, being environmentally aware and sustainable can provide a significant return on investment through cost savings in as little as 12 months, and a marketing edge over your competitors, as well as contributing to an environment we all want to live in. |
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HOW CAN YOUR BUSINESS MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS?
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All businesses, regardless of size, have an impact on the environment. These impacts have generally been considered as economic externalities until recently.
The finite nature of natural resources and the sensitivity of the environments that produce them are increasingly understood as real costs to business.
Decreasing your exposure to these costs and liabilities through the introduction of sound Environmental Management systems and practices presents many benefits, including:
• Significant cost savings
• Efficiency and Productivity gains
• Elevated market and public perception
• Market differentiation
• Government grants and incentives
• Industry and regulatory compliance |
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