Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

WESTMINSTER
INTERNATIONAL
COLLEGE
Student Name; SIMEU TCHEWEDJOU STIVE CLEMENCEAU
I/C Number; 071VTKL0610

Course; BACHELOR OF ARTS(HONS) BUSINESS STUDIES

Module Name: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Module Code: BHL 103

Semester: 2

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Date of Submission: 16 AUGOUST 2010

Lecturers Name: Dr EUGEUNE

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CONTENTS ;
PART 1
-Introduction 3 -4
PART 2
-IKEA Compaany case study 5-10
-INTERNATIONAL PAPER Company case study 11-19
PART 3
-Conclusion 20-21
PART 4
-Refrences 22-24.

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INTRODUCTION;
The current state of our environment is not really pleasant to be proud of ourselves.
Various features of our planet have proven to us that the environmental situation is not satisfying.
Because of the unsustainable use of scarce resources and mainly because of human activities,
many environmental problems such as deforestation, global warming, pollution and ozone layer
depletion has risen. The illegal cutting down of trees in forest without replanting , overexploitation
of natural resources(fish), increase industrialization have all led human beings to be faced with
deforestation(degradation of the ecosystem),global warming(increase in world temperature),
pollution(emission of carbon- dioxide to the atmosphere ) etc. All these environmental problems
have led to the scarcity of the major ingredient for human survival and business activities for
example textile industries which is water. Again beside water scarcity, dry land areas have
massively increased worldwide. The diagram below shows the coverage of dry land worldwide
(Green Facts, 20101).

1 Green Facts (2010), URL http://www.greenfacts.org/en/digests/state-of-the-environment.htm , state of

environments, 5-10-2009.

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PIC 1; LEVEL OF PRESENT DAY DRYLANDS OVER THE GLOBE (Green facts, 20102 )

.
With the increasing population worldwide, deforestation and
pollution how companies effectively meet up with the demand and at what price could will it be
done?. In order to answer these growing population that may be severely

affected by these

environmental dilemma, socially responsible industries such as IKEA and International paper
company have taken up the challenge. By providing environmental friendly goods and most
important participating through their activities in creating a better tomorrow, International paper
and IKEA have develop various strategies in order to meet up with the expectation of the
2 Green facts (2010), URL http://www.greenfacts.org/en/desertification/figtableboxes/appendixa.htm, present day drylands and their categories, 5-10-2009.

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population and mostly ethical consumers. Some of the strategies used by these companies in order
to care for their customers and environments are discussed below.

(Green facts, 20103)

Founded in 1943 in smaland, Sweden by his founder
Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA

group

which means

AGUNNARYD(IKEA) is an international privately

INGVAR
owned

KAMPRAD
company

ELMTARYD

specialized

retails

activities that is the selling of accessories, bathroom and kitchen items . Employing about 127,800
in 313 stores in 37 countries, IKEA have its headquarter in DELFH Netherland manage by his
president

Michael Ohlson, IKEA through its products provided has proven to be a socially

responsible company.( Green facts, 20104 )

3 Green facts (2010),URL http://infosourds.fr/__oneclick_uploads/2010/06/ikea-logo.jpg , 11-82010.

4 Green facts (2010) URL
http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_FR/about_ikea/the_ikea_way/history/index.html, Chronology, 19992008.

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Picture 2; IKEA STORE IN MALYSIA AT DAMANSARA, SELANGOR (Green facts, 20105)

Because of the current state of the environment that is increase in deforestation,

pollution , unethical waste disposal and overexploitation of resources IKEA as a socially
responsible business organization has developed various method in other to carter for the
environment some of which are discussed below;
Because of the mismanagement of natural resources and global warming,
IKEA has developed bulb such as the SPARSAM BULB which gives light emitted from diode and
halogens. This bulb is more advantageous than our traditional bulb because it consume less
energy, can stay for a longer period of time and can be recycled very easily. In addition all IKEA
5 Green

facts (2010),URL http://www.ireference.ca/search/IKEA/ , IKEA, 2008-2010.

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stores, factories, restaurants uses renewable energy such as water, solar energy and geothermal
energy in other to carry out its activities.(Green facts,20106)
Due to the inappropriate disposal of waste product on the environments
for example undersea dumping and the open burning of waste products in the atmosphere leading
to air pollution, IKEA has solved the problem by recycling its waste product(papers, bottles, box
etc) which they collect by providing in all their stores, restaurants and factories dumping points.
(Green facts, 20107)
IKEA has provided in its stores package material and bags for its
customers that can easily be recycled thereby replacing our traditional plastics package that were
not biodegradable. These recyclable package material compared to our plastics package are more
ecologic and economic hence gives emits little or no carbon dioxide after been turned to waste.
(Green facts, 20108)
Since many companies working in home furniture often uses wood from
forest that are not approved by the WORLD WILDLIFE FUND RESERVE(WWF) and the
FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC) , IKEA on its part has signed various agreement with
these organization so as to responsibly use wood from approved forest.(Green facts,20109)
Been a socially responsible company IKEA has develop a method
which emphasizes that half of the dishes provided in its restaurants are naturally cultivated
biological food(Eat-bio) thereby showing to customers the importance of turning from artificial
6 Green facts (2010), URL
http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_FR/about_ikea/our_responsibility/climate_change/index.html ,
Changement climatique, 1999-2008.
7 Green facts (2010), URL
http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_FR/about_ikea/our_responsibility/products_and_materials/minimising
_waste.html, rduire les dchets, 1999-2008.
8 Green facts (2010), URL
http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_FR/about_ikea/our_responsibility/the_never_ending_list/index.html ,
la renouvelable amlioration 1,1999-2008.
9 Green facts (2010), URL
http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_FR/about_ikea/our_responsibility/forestry_and_wood/index.html,
Bois et forets, 1999-2008.

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and genetically modified foods. Furthermore in IKEA restaurants when consumers do not finish
their meal, IKEAs factories collect this remaining and later pass it in machine that emulsifies and
finally convert these into bio-fuels used for running their cars.
Since in the past many companies used to transport their goods from
warehouse to retails stores using route and railways which emitted a lot of carbon dioxide to the
atmosphere through the combustion of these engines(trains and trucks), presently IKEA transport
most of its products using electric trains which consume less fuels and pollutes less.
Some years back research institute has shown that most product derived
from chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)(chemical substance) was the principal cause of the ozone layer
depletion. As a socially responsible company IKEA whose product such as air conditioners and
refrigerators were using chlorofluorocarbon, the company decided to band its entire product using
chlorofluorocarbon as an alternative to these pollutants the company is now using
hydrofluoroalkanes which is more environmentally friendly. Again IKEA has provided products
such as RETUR and DIMPA which are all easily used for home purposes such as the collection of
domestic waste such as bottles, kitchen waste etc.
Because in the past IKEA managers had to use planes and cars in other to
move from various IKEA industry in different countries and because this means of transport
generated much gas to the atmosphere and was very costly for the organization, IKEA now uses
more environmentally friendly technologies such as video conferences, internet or telephonic
which was more ecologic and economic.
VIRTUAL CONNECTION (Green facts, 201010)

10 Green facts (2010) URL

http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_FR/about_ikea/our_responsibility/the_never_ending_list/index.html,
la liste renouvelable, 1999-2008.

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Because most of IKEA product are derived from cotton ,which

requires huge amount of water and chemical substance for its processing, due to water scarcity,
IKEA as an environmentally friendly company has develop method of having its cotton from
more ecological conventional method for example in India and Pakistan which are the main
cotton suppliers of IKEA ,IKEA has created an institution called Farmer Field schools and
Better cotton which guide the cotton farmers in these regions on how to better processed their
cotton. (Green facts, 201011)
The higher the level of deforestation, the higher the increase in
global climate hence leading to global warming. In order to reduce deforestation, IKEA in
collaboration with organization such as WORLD WILDLIFE FUND RESERVES(WWF) and
FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL(FSC) have develops various method in order to effectively
conserve the forest thereby stopping the illegal cut down and commerce of trees . In addition to
these IKEA has develop a project called SOW A SEED which consists of planting trees in
deforestated areas and forest burn by fire.(Green facts , 201012 )

11 Green facts (2010) URL

http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_FR/about_ikea/our_responsibility/cotton/index.html, cotton, 19992008.
12 Green facts (2010)
URLhttp://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_FR/about_ikea/our_responsibility/ikea_forest_projects/ikea_and_wwf.html,

projets forestiers en collaboration avec le WWF, 1999-2008.

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On the other side they are various arguments which suggest that
these companies dont have to carry out environmentally friendly activities. Some of the reason
push forward is discussed below;
Carrying out recycling of waste products into useable forms requires
various machines and is very costly to provide recycling activity in an organization for example
recycling only a tone of waste product requires 1000KW of electricity.
Because conserving natural resources especially the forest requires
constant attention and always replanting trees, it is time consuming and requires huge efforts from
the organization for example IKEA working with the Alliance rainforest in china provide training
session and guidelines to forestry caretaker in china on how to effectively manage their forest.
(Green facts, 201013 )
With all the green initiatives undertaken by IKEA Company, one
problem still persists that of cost of production. This problem arises because the cost of producing
environmentally friendly products such as sparsam bulb and pave table are very expensive and an
increase in cost of production will automatically lead to increase in prices which may not be
affordable for most customers.
From the green initiatives shown by IKEA Company, we realize that
there is little or no government support. An ethical government doesnt only have to increase taxes
on goods and services provided by these companies, increase trade barriers but have to provide
support to these companies for example by reducing taxes on companies who provide
environmental friendly products.
It is not only left to IKEA Company to be socially responsible. Car
industries which are the main pollutants have to take the initiatives of producing more affordable
car that uses renewable energies.
When we take a general view of the company IKEA we may think that
the working conditions in this company may be good because of the performance of the
employees but that is not the case for example IKEA company was accused of exploitative child
13 Green facts (2010) URL
http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_FR/about_ikea/our_responsibility/ikea_forest_projects/index.html ,
projets forestiers IKEA, 1999-2008.

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labour in its companies in developing countries especially India where it was found that rugs sold
by the company was actually made in the homes of individuals. Secondly where the company does
obtained thousands of wood for its processes if they dont carry out illegal logging of trees? The
answer to this question actually shows that the suppliers company actually carried out illegal
logging of trees which destroys protected forest and more to this the company make no effort to
actually control the cutting down of trees by its suppliers all that is in their head is money making.
Thirdly and the worst of all the companys chief executive officer clearly admitted the following
phrase if you know how production takes place in the world you cannot guarantee that, for
instance there is no child labour or some illegal logging of forest. All this actually shows to us
how IKEA Company publicly admits their unethical practices14

(Green

facts,

201015)
Founded on January 31, 1898 after the merger of 17 paper
and pulp mills in the United States, the company is the world leading producer of paper, packaging
and forest products. Having its headquarter in Memphis, Tennessee, United states, the company
employs 51,500 employees and owns 33 million acres of forest worldwide. Been the world largest
14 Green facts(2010), URL http://www.the-latest.com/ikea-slammed-over-child-labour-and-greenissues, IKEA exposed over child labour and green issues, Marc Wadsworth, 22-5-2007.
15 Green facts, (2010) URL http://www.listphile.com/Fortune_500_Logos/International_Paper ,
international paper, Steve, 2007

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producer of plastic lids and paper cups especially for Mc Donald, subway and starbrucks, the
company over years have shown to be a socially responsible firm through various green activities
and practices which are studied below (Green facts, 201016 ).
International paper company uses all it 33 million acres of forest
in making its products and from an ethical points of view that is largely enough for a company to
contribute to the forest deforestation. International company conscious that it uses more than
enough from the natural environments have joint ventures with other companies to produce the
first genetically engineered forest trees in the world known as the International papers
Arborgen. These trees already in use in china have numerous advantages for example from these
trees, bio-fuels and electricity can be obtained more faster than natural trees. Again these trees can
grow faster and can resists to climate change and survive freezes. This initiative was much
appreciated from the general public especially ethical consumers, that why the company was
designated by the Fortune magazine as the world most admired socially responsible company.

INTERNATIONAL PAPER ARBOGEN TREES FOREST (Green facts, 201017)

16 Green facts, (2010) URL http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/InternationalPaper-Company-Company-History.html , International paper company, St. James press, 2002.
17 Green facts (2010), URL http://blog.sustainablog.org/international-paper-growing-geneticallyengineered-frankenforests/ , International paper growing genetically engineered Frankenforests,
Cindy Tickle, 9-9-2009

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Because International paper wants to always supply wood fiber

for the products their customers wants while ensuring their forestlands will offer diverse wildlife
habitats, recreational opportunities and natural beauty for the generation to come since they are
the world largest

private landowners. Not only have the

company have been engaged in

sustainably managing its forest, the company have embrace many partnership with nonprofit
organization such as the forest stewardship council, sustainable forest initiative and the PEPC
which together have work together in sustainably conserving the forest and making sure that the
company follows defined standards regarding forest exploitation.(Green facts, 201018)
International paper conscious of the level of fresh water scarcity, massive
death of aquatic species due to global warnings, as a responsible company the company signed the
first ever aquatic resources conservation and management partnership agreements with other
organizations. The aim of these agreements is to increase freshwater ecosystems, help recover

18 Green facts (2010), URL

http://www.internationalpaper.com/FRANCE/FR/Company/Sustainability/ForestPolicy.html ,
politics internationale en matire de certification, 2010.

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endangered aquatic species and their habitats and finally conserving its forestlands in the United
States. (Green facts, 201019)
When international paper discovered that the paints they use in making
paper and packaging products emitted thousand of gas fumes to the environments daily and that
most employees were exposed to these hazardous chemicals, the company as a socially
responsible signed contract with paint manufacturer s whose aim was to replace hazardous paints
thinners with no hazardous paints thinners and to install paints waste recycler to help recover
paints waste in the company. By so doing the company developed products (paints) that were not
hazardous to the company (employees) and the environments and finally the paints waste recycler
help eliminate gas fumes emission to the atmosphere. (Green facts, 201020)
Since International paper company believe that all left to
companies, environmental issues cannot be totally be solved, the company with the support of
nonprofit organization

have developed the program known as the International paper

foundation, whose primary aim is to provide environment education, community needs and
reduce literacy level in areas where the company operate. Been aware that companies emission of
gas to the atmosphere greatly contribute to global warming (increase level of desert land and
poverty) especially in Africa, international paper created the Coins for Kids program whos aim
is to provide education and meals in nursery and primary schools in regions greatly affected by
global warming, increase desert land and water scarcity especially in Kenya, Ethiopia and most
sahelians countries water.

19 Green facts, (2010), URL http://esusustain.wikispaces.com/International+Paper, International

paper, 2010.
20 Green facts, (2010), URL http://www.zerowastenetwork.org/success/story.cfm?
StoryID=113&RegionalCenter=) , International paper, Ken Howorth, 2003.

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MEALS SERVICE IN KENYA by INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
REPRESENTATIVE (Green facts, 2010 21)

As a socially responsible company international paper make sure that all its
wood sources come from certified and approved forest through in industries in Europe, north and
south America. For example international paper company in France and Russia (saillat and
svetogorsk) all uses wood from local forest that are certified and approved by the governments and
Forest stewardship council.(Green facts, 201022)
Conscious of the alarming level of global warming and its impact
in the future, international company developed various steps in reducing it environmental
footprints for example the company have voluntary participated in greenhouse gas trading
program in the U.S and Europe such as the Chicago climate exchange and the European unions
carbon trading system programs whose aim are to reduce greenhouse gas emission by 15 percent
between 2000 and 2010. Furthermore the company have invested 180millions dollars since 2003
to steadily reduce the company use of fossil fuels( good pollutants),increase the use of bio-energy

21 Green facts (2010), URL

http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/Company/IPGiving/Coins4Kids.html, coins for kids,
2010.
22 Green facts (2010),URL http://www.internationalpaper.com/EMEA/Forest/index.swf , leaders
in sustainable products practices, no date.

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and forest conservation and finally manufacture recyclable paper and packaging product from
renewable resources.(Green facts, 201023)

Because in the past the company used to produce plastics packaging for
CD

and were not biodegradable, the company made an alternative to this package by

manufacturing the paper foam package which by not just being lighter and easily transportable
but it is also renewable and biodegradable. For example with this product, Universal music
enterprise (American company) uses it to package millions of its R&B CDs collection worldwide.
(Green facts, 201024)
Paper one of the most used products worldwide by schools, industries,
offices newspapers etc were often burned or dumped by these various groups. During a research it
was found that only offices and schools in the United States used and dumped million of tons of
papers daily. Since not all of these papers were biodegradable, Intentional paper as a leading
paper manufacturer

worldwide provided just to the united states 21 recycling facilities, 15

containerboard mills board and specialized employees who collected tons of papers daily , brought
to their own plants and with the recycling facilities, the company recycled these papers . At the
end of the recycling process new papers from the recycled ones are obtained and later on sold back
to customers. (Green facts, 201025)

Conscious of the alarming increase of toxic gas in the atmosphere for

the last years liberated by car industries and other companies , International paper as a socially
23 Green facts (2010), URL
http://www.internationalpaper.com/documents/EN/Sustainability/SustainUpdate%20What%20is
%20Climate%20Change.pdf , sustainability update, 2009.
24 Green facts (2010), URL
http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/Company/Sustainability/RandB.html , R& B tops the
charts, 2010.
25 Green facts (2010),URL
http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/Business/Recycling/RecyclingOverview.html ,
Recycling overview, 2010.

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responsible company have develop innovative technologies such as artificial clouds who is
develop to absorbs and reduce the amount of toxic gas such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide
liberated to the atmosphere. Encouraging results from these innovative technologies have been
shown by the company since 2004. The data below shows how the companies over years have
considerably reduced its emission of dangerous gases to the environments.

Air Emissions (tonnes)

2004

2006

2008

30,084

31,557

42,400

40,637

9,747

13,656

32.0

10,282

-33.0

Dif

04-08

NOx

31,173

01.2

SO2

40,797

-00.3

PM

10,369

VOC (tracked/regulated in US only)

15,254

17,269

GREEN HOUSES GAS EMMISSION SINCE 2000

(Green facts, 201026)

26 Green facts (2010),URL

http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/Company/Sustainability/AirEmissions.html , Air
emissions, 2010.

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Since coffee which is the most popular drinks worldwide and

the cups use by Nescafe and other coffee company are manufacture by international paper
company , in the past even though the fiber use for the manufacture of these cups were obtained
from managed forest, these cups still had petroleum-based lines which made these cups not
renewable, as an innovative and socially responsible company have created the revolutionary cup
known as the econtainer which is made from plants instead of petro-chemicals and this cup
have multiple functions for example after been use for coffee, it can then use for gardening,
landscaping and farming. So please sir when you go to take coffee ask for the container

Marketing manager and senior marketing analyst in International papers

Foodservice business taking coffee with their Econtainer. (Green facts, 201027)

27 Green facts (2010),URL

http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/Company/Sustainability/LatteDifference.html , Making
a little difference, 2010.

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On the other side various argument against may be raised against all
the green initiatives undertaken by the company. Some of the arguments against are discussed
below;
Genetically engineered Arborgen trees may be an ecological
disaster, bringing increase in fire risk and during hurricanes season their pollen grains may be
spread to natural forest causing increase in water consumption in these areas and because
genetically modified foods or others often have an impact on health on the long-run, some people
may argue that going on with these trees on a long term will increase industries habits of forest
deforestations and what will happen in future if these trees are not under the company control?
Another question about these genetically modified trees is that why
that is the company has not measured the environmental impact of these trees before deciding to
grow it in the United States and china? Some people may argue that the company has used this
approach only to raise it sales and revenue.
It caused the company several million dollars in purchasing the
paints waste recycler and this machine uses thousand of kilowatts to run it processes which leads
to high cost of production and finally customers will have to suffer because of high price induced
on the products.
What is the government rule in all these initiatives? The
governments even if they provide regulation and standards to follow have to actively support all
green companies by giving to them subsidies, tax reductions etc. Governments have to show the
ways to individuals and companies the importance of taking care of our only environments which
every one depends. The governments role is not only to fail as they did in Copenhagen regarding
global decision on the environmental issues but have through their decision show the way to
follow.
This company uses thousands of tons of wood from the forest each
year in manufacturing its products which often requires thousands of forest acres to provide these

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woods. How can a company which is the leading in paper and packaging products sustainably
meet up with the customers demands if at times the companies dont practice illegal forest
activities? For example the American public accused the company of illegally destroying the
natural forest in other to obtain wood so as to meet up with the demands from customers. (Green
facts, 201028 )
Carrying out international paper foundation program and other
initiatives by the company requires great effort and more to that huge amount of money are been
used to practice environmentally friendly activities for example since 1995 the company spent
more than 50million dollars in the running of its green initiatives.(Green facts, 201029)
Carrying out recycling activities requires huge machine processes,
large amount of energy, and specially trained employees to carry out these processes and finally
this require huge effort and money from the company who carry out this processes. Since not all
companies can afford for recycling machines, while others are carrying out recycling activities
others are actively polluting the atmosphere so in the long run little impact on the environments
will be noticed. This explains why even though companies are trying to be socially responsible,
the level of environmental issues is increasing day after day.
Since the artificial clouds are made of large amount of chemicals
such as silver iodide, dry ice( frozen carbon dioxide), salts which are all artificially produced in
laboratory many people argue that chemically produced clouds will lead to lung disease, cancer,
saturation of air, water and soil in the areas where it is found. On the other side it can affects a
whole region ecosystem, climate patterns and water sources. Finally another disadvantage of these
clouds is that once started, the process is uncontrollable. (Green facts, 201030)

28 Green facts (2010) URL http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/03/05/international-papertops-list-of-socially-responsible-companies/ , International paper top lists of socially responsible
companies, march-5-2008.
29 Green facts (2010) URL
http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/Company/Sustainability/SocialResponsibility.html ,
social responsibility - The IP way, 2010.
30 Green facts (2010)URL http://artificialclouds.com/ , contrails, chemtrails and Artificial clouds,
April 2010.

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CONCLUSION
From the above story about the two companies we can conclude that in the
21st century in which we are going through, all companies large or small have to show concerns
for the environments by providing environmental preferred goods and services. From a strict point
of view what will happen to the growing population of the world if these environmental issues
such as global warming and most important water scarcity cant be solved? , what will be the
availability and price of water in the future? If these entire question cannot have an answer now it
will be very difficult for individuals and companies to go on with their business effectively so
action have to be taken now. Even though most government have not yet taken serious policies
concerning environmental

issues, it is not an excuse for companies and individuals for not

carrying out green initiatives because as ethical individuals it is our right to carter for our
environments and ourselves. Going on with green initiatives will be beneficial both for the
companies and the individuals as well in the sense that going on with green initiatives requires
various strategies, policies and recycling machines and for all these to operate effectively peoples
are needed. Finally this will create employment for the fast growing population and will create
more revenue for the company for example the Nike and Starbruck policies proposed to the
American federal government if legislated was to create about 26000 jobs in Oregon in the united
states hence increasing the household

income and finally increasing the companys revenues

because customers will spend more on the products. Another great advantage of companies been
socially responsible is that when ethical customers are aware of their companies engagement in
creating environmental products they have no fear in purchasing their products and this create a
strong reputation for the companies leading to increase in sales for example the American
magazine fortune designated International paper company as the Americans most admired
company in 2009 due to its very great green initiatives. On the side can company and individuals
totally turn away from using natural resources for their activities? IF the answer is no it means so
far we are on this planet we will always need primary natural resources for the survival of
individuals and company. Again so far as consumerism habits still persist and increase

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environmental issues will always be serious problem to be faced with. In sum if all habitants of
this planet cant sustainably manage the remaining natural resources , sometime is clear that our
mother earth will always punish us for been so selfish with ourselves and our planet. In
conclusion if we want to heal our only planet everybody not only governments and companies
must actively participate if not we will all suffer from the environments example flood, increase
sun intensity, poverty, increase level of seas and oceans.

(Green facts, 201031 )

31 Green facts (2010), URL

http://totemvideos.canalblog.com/archives/2009/03/14/12964230.html , Heal the world, 14-032009.

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Green facts ,(2010) URL http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_FR/about_ikea/our_responsibility/cotton/index.html,
cotton, 1999-2008.
Green facts (2010) URL
http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_FR/about_ikea/our_responsibility/ikea_forest_projects/ikea_and_wwf.html, projets

forestiers en collaboration avec le WWF, 1999-2008.

Green facts (2010) URL
http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_FR/about_ikea/our_responsibility/ikea_forest_projects/index.html,

IKEA, 1999-2008.

projets forestiers

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Green facts (2010), URL http://www.the-latest.com/ikea-slammed-over-child-labour-and-green-issues, IKEA
exposed over child labour and green issues, Marc Wadsworth, 22-5-2007.
Green facts, (2010) URL http://www.listphile.com/Fortune_500_Logos/International_Paper , international
paper, Steve, 2007.
Green facts, (2010) URL http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/International-Paper-CompanyCompany-History.html , International paper company, St. James press, 2002.
Green facts (2010), URL http://blog.sustainablog.org/international-paper-growing-genetically-engineeredfrankenforests/ , International paper growing genetically engineered Frankenforests, Cindy Tickle,
9-9-2009
Green facts (2010), URL
http://www.internationalpaper.com/FRANCE/FR/Company/Sustainability/ForestPolicy.html , politics
internationale en matire de certification, 2010.
Green facts, (2010), URL http://esusustain.wikispaces.com/International+Paper, International paper, 2010.
Green facts, (2010), URL http://www.zerowastenetwork.org/success/story.cfm?
StoryID=113&RegionalCenter=) , International paper, Ken Howorth, 2003.
Green facts (2010), URL http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/Company/IPGiving/Coins4Kids.html,
coins for kids, 2010.

Green facts (2010),URL http://www.internationalpaper.com/EMEA/Forest/index.swf , leaders in

sustainable products practices, no date.
Green facts (2010), URL
http://www.internationalpaper.com/documents/EN/Sustainability/SustainUpdate%20What%20is
%20Climate%20Change.pdf , sustainability update, 2009.
Green facts (2010), URL http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/Company/Sustainability/RandB.html , R&
B tops the charts, 2010.
Green facts (2010), URL
http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/Business/Recycling/RecyclingOverview.html ,

Recycling overview,

2010.
Green facts (2010), URL http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/Company/Sustainability/AirEmissions.html
, Air emissions, 2010.
Green facts (2010), URL
http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/Company/Sustainability/LatteDifference.html ,

Making a little

difference, 2010.
Green facts (2010),URL http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/03/05/international-paper-tops-list-ofsocially-responsible-companies/ , International paper top lists of socially responsible companies, march5-2008.

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Green facts (2010), URL
http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/Company/Sustainability/SocialResponsibility.html

, social

responsibility - The IP way, 2010.

Green facts (2010), URL http://artificialclouds.com/ , contrails, chemtrails and Artificial clouds, April
2010.
Green facts (2010), URL http://totemvideos.canalblog.com/archives/2009/03/14/12964230.html , heal the
world, 14-03-2009.

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