1. How have large businesses responded to
sustainable development?
2. Lesson Objectives
Theconcept of sustainable development,
through the following context:
In the development of policies
by large organisations to make
them more sustainable
3. Success Criteria
Understand what large organisations are.
To know how large organisations, e.g.
TNCs, try to make themselves more
sustainable through actions.
Critically review these actions.
4. TNC
Trans National Corporation
Most business now make conscious
decisions to become more sustainable.
Business – Samsung, Apple, Primark
Intergovernmental organisation – United
Nations Development Program.
NGO (Non Government Organisation) -
WWF
Government Service – NHS (National
Heath service)
5. Task
Onpage 24 there are details on how 3 large
companies have developed policies to
become more sustainable.
Read all three and decide which is most
important, or the one you think is the most
sustainable.
In your book describe:
what they are trying to do?
why you think they are more sustainable than the
other two.
8. World Mapper
CO2 emission
38% of the world's energy is provided through coal-fired power
stations.
In India and china coal-fired stations provide more than 50% of the
power.
9. STARTER: Read p25
Question:
1. Each of these gases result in acid rain and
climate change. In your book write what do
the following letters and numbers stand
for?
CO²
SO²
N²O
1. Why are coal-fired power stations causing
pollution?
2. How can each of these gases be reduced?
10. Energy
Figure13 shows the changes in energy use
from 2000 to 2030 (projected)
Create a table to show the difference
Fuel 2000 % 2030 % % change
Coal 26 24 -2
EXTENSION: Describe the methods of
decreasing CO², SO² & N²O
11. Sustainability in the workplace
Cut out the images you have and
stick them into your book
Write around them:-
Identify what the picture is
Determine who would use it (type
of industry, personal, etc)
How does it allow for
sustainability?
12. Example:
Identify what the picture
is
Determine who would use
it (type of industry,
personal, etc)
How does it allow for
sustainability?
