Essays on Sustainability

Your hotel is not the first lodging house to find themselves at the center of a public relations disaster. As you know, news goes viral faster than the speed of light and in order to bounce back your public relations team must have a solid...

In the Brundtland Report, also known as ‘Our Common Future’, published by the United Nation’s World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987, the – now ubiquitous – the idea of sustainability was introduced and ever since it has piqued the interest of many. It...

In this world of fast fashion and consumer culture, it’s easy to be caught up in a plethora of colour and pattern and knee-high leather boots. It’s easy to give yourself over to momentary wants and “needs” and lose sight of the bigger picture, but...

Life outside Earth has been one of the ultimate goals for generations. Whether it be finding life outside Earth or moving life outside of Earth. Still after so many years humans are primarily stationed on this planet. The biggest issue stopping humans from moving for...

Sustainable living and development are defined as the ability to prosper as an economy without negatively impacting the earth and its resources. This topic is very important to me as I am living in South Africa, the 30th most polluted country in the world. This...

Determining a good balance between a rising economy, the need for environmental protection and social responsibilities in order to provide a good life for the current and future generation is what is energy sustainability. In other words, it is meeting the needs of the current...

Abstract Our planet is inhabited by our 7 billion people and is in the midst of massive transition due to climatic change, biological evolution. Climatic change brings its adverse consequences such as threat to biodiversity and risk to human health, rising sea level, increasing water...

Introduction The design of environmentally friendly buildings and materials is currently one of the most pertinent issues in the design industry. The reasons for environmental design revolve around human health, the quality of air, water and soil. With common materials, like low-cost synthetics, little to...

One of man’s most important concerns today is to produce enough food to feed an increasingly growing population. For this it needs breeders, planters and farmers who use methods that respect biodiversity. In that line the Union of Concerned Scientists (USC) of the USA suggests...

Having grown up in Mexico, I have seen first hand the effects of non-sustainable actions, including environmental pollution, which has been a source of motivation in my life. In fact, I wish to dedicate my time to a company that is climate-friendly and socially responsible....

Introduction Ecosystems are dynamic by nature. Throughout history biomes worldwide have changed. Currently multiple dry forests are in the midst of (or have already) altering their structure and losing their function as a dry forest ecosystem (such as in Ethiopia and Ghana). Together with the...

The world population is predicted to grow to 10 billion by 2050 with an estimated 48. 6% increase in agriculture production to meet their food demands. Traditional livestock farming which has become highly industrialised today, involves the painful slaughter of millions of animals and contributes...

Fast Fashion has huge impacts on the earth. WHat do you think when you are eyeing-out a new top? You are most probably asking yourself if it really looks good on you, and then whether or not you can afford it, before deciding that it...

The usage of cosmetics, make-up and another form of manicure is daily gaining publicity across the globe. Though it has been on for a while, there was an exponential growth in the usage of skin treatment and beauty product across the globe starting from the...

Introduction As with human evolution, toilets have evolved over the past century. From the motley collection of communal outhouses, chamber pots and holes in the ground, to the flush toilets that are widely used today; the condition of our toilet systems has drastically improved. In...

Dr. Sandra Waddock believes companies need to fundamentally change their design structure and purposes, so they can incorporate sustainability and social issues into their core purposes. This would allow them to no longer be single mindedly focused on just maximising their shareholder profit, which is...

Sustainability The issue of sustainability is a relatively new development in human history. Before the industrial revolution, resources were ample, and the idea of pollution was nearly nonexistent. However, once manufacturing was developed the need for raw materials increased exponentially. At first this was not...

A global business is gold mining except for Antarctica it has its operations on every continent, and from mines, gold is extracted of different types and scales. Mines and the operations of the gold mining have become increasing all over the world, removed far from...

All SSA countries are threatened by land degradation. It is noteworthy that 46 out of 50 of them have ratified the convention on biological diversity. Protected areas provide both local and international benefits—especially when policies and strategies involve communities surrounding the protected areas in managing...