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Summary Social and Environmental Responsibility
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Exploration of Social and Environmental Responsibility
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Social + environmentalresponsibility
:
Understand them before before determine actions to make difference
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we can a sustainable
is it up to ?
Why us to make
change
.
a
What motivates us to back?
give
•
•
Why should we be
socially responsible?
prove
-
Examples - >
inspiring vision, take action ,
actively tackle issue ,
work out like minded -
people ,
achieve common
objective)
-
Eco Brick
Justice
'
SA constitution → we all have the right to a safe environment
•
Environmental justice = fair distribution of environmental benefits
Social justice fair distribution of wealth opportunities and privileges
'
=
,
"
Impact
•
on poor
can
only afford cheaper housing > low benefits , high burdens → ill health
-
high
-
, pollution , crime
•
Governmental responsibility :
consider entire population
•
Social boundaries doughnut model
planetary
+ →
•
environmentally safe socially just
+
space
→
between environmental
ceiling
+ social boundaries
if focus deprivation , degradation inequality
only economic growth →
•
on ,
Planetary social boundaries :
:
boundaries
I. Climate
change
1 . food 10 .
gender equality
2. freshwater use 2. water II. health
3. income
3.
nitrogen + phosphorus use
4. Ocean acidification 4. education
5. chemical pollution 5 .
resilience
6. aerosol loading 6. voice
7. ozone depletion 7 .
jobs
8. biodiversity loss 8 .
energy
land 9
9. use
change .
Social equity
Global citizenship
•
someone who → identifies w/ being part of emerging world +
community
actions contribute towards
building community 's
→
values + practices
→ wider world it
understand + their
place in
gets
→
involved in initiatives
-
United Nations -
intergovernmental organisation that aims to :
maintain international peace security
+
-
•
protect human
rights
-
deliver humanitarian aid
#
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promote sustainable development
uphold international law
•
SDG > sustainable development meets needs of present without of future
compromising ability generations
'
- -
to meet their ow n needs
UNESCO (united scientific organisation ) develops holistic policies
-
nations educational , and cultural - >
citizen has rich in
diversity and
ensures each access to
quality education, in environment
dialogue
•
may grow an
,
can fully benefit from scientific advances ,
can enjoy full freedom of expression
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