Business Ethics
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1. Coca-Cola wants to grow its revenues and profits. It also wants to reduce its environmental footprint. Is this possible?
The answer is probably not, at least not right now.
The more it is likely to emit, pollute and consume natural resources.
As you may know, Coke products are produced and distributed by dozens independent bottlers, so the seemingly simple task of tracking the system's global environmental footprint isn't simple at all. Getting all those bottlers to line up behind promises to use resources more efficiently can't be easy, either.
http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2008/11/01/cokes-dilemma-growth-green-or-both
2. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the formal study of the environmental impact of products, processes, or services, through analysis of their production, usage, and disposal. In other words, LCA is the process of looking at where a product, process, or service came from; how people will use that product, process, or service; and what happens to the product, process, or service when people are done with it.
The concept of life cycle assessment dates back to a famous case from 1969. The Coca-Cola Company was trying to determine the better bottle: glass or plastic. Because glass is a natural material, most people expected glass would be the better environmental choice. Using a form of life cycle assessment, they determined that a plastic bottle would ultimately be the best environmental choice.
Coca-Cola made its decision based on the following environmental considerations:
- Coca-Cola could produce plastic bottles in its own factory, reducing the need for transportation and the energy transportation would use.
- The lower weight of plastic bottles would reduce the energy needed to ship the bottles. Glass is heavier and more breakable than plastic.
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- At that time, plastic was easier to recycle than glass
As you can see, neither container is perfect. Plastic is made from petroleum (oil) and glass must be...
1. Coca-Cola wants to grow its revenues and profits. It also wants to reduce its environmental footprint. Is this possible?
The answer is probably not, at least not right now.
The more it is likely to emit, pollute and consume natural resources.
As you may know, Coke products are produced and distributed by dozens independent bottlers, so the seemingly simple task of tracking the system's global environmental footprint isn't simple at all. Getting all those bottlers to line up behind promises to use resources more efficiently can't be easy, either.
http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2008/11/01/cokes-dilemma-growth-green-or-both
2. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the formal study of the environmental impact of products, processes, or services, through analysis of their production, usage, and disposal. In other words, LCA is the process of looking at where a product, process, or service came from; how people will use that product, process, or service; and what happens to the product, process, or service when people are done with it.
The concept of life cycle assessment dates back to a famous case from 1969. The Coca-Cola Company was trying to determine the better bottle: glass or plastic. Because glass is a natural material, most people expected glass would be the better environmental choice. Using a form of life cycle assessment, they determined that a plastic bottle would ultimately be the best environmental choice.
Coca-Cola made its decision based on the following environmental considerations:
- Coca-Cola could produce plastic bottles in its own factory, reducing the need for transportation and the energy transportation would use.
- The lower weight of plastic bottles would reduce the energy needed to ship the bottles. Glass is heavier and more breakable than plastic.
-
- At that time, plastic was easier to recycle than glass
As you can see, neither container is perfect. Plastic is made from petroleum (oil) and glass must be...