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| 2.11.3 Environmentalism Environmentalism movement seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities through the adoption of forms of political, economic, and social organization that are thought to be necessary for, or at least conducive to, the benign treatment of the environment by humans and through a reassessment of humanity’s relationship with nature. In various ways, environmentalism claims that living things other than humans, and the natural environment as a whole, are deserving of consideration in reasoning about the morality of political, economic, and social policies. Environmental thought and the various branches of the environmental movement are often classified into two intellectual camps those that are considered anthropocentric, or “human-centred” in orientation and those considered biocentric, or “life-centred.” This division has been described in other terminology as shallow ecology versus deep ecology and as “technocentrism” versus “ecocentrism.” Anthropocentric approaches focus mainly on the negative effects that environmental degradation has on human beings and their interests, including their interests in health, recreation, and quality of life. It is often characterized by a mechanistic approach to nonhuman nature in which individual creatures and species have only an instrumental value for humans. The defining feature of anthropocentrism is that it considers the moral obligations humans have to the environment to derive from obligations that humans have to each other—and, less crucially, to future generations of humans—rather than from any obligation to other living things or to the environment as a whole. Human obligations to the environment are thus indirect. 73 Environmental management is defined as a system that incorporates processes for summarizing, monitoring, reporting, developing and executing environmental policies. In business, environmental management is defined as a corporate strategy that monitors, develops and implements environmental policies of an organization. It is a systematic approach that is gaining due prominence as consumers are looking for products and services that are eco-friendly and eco-aware. The ecological balance of our planet has been disturbed through technological revolution, heavy industrialization, growth in transportation, unplanned urbanization and of course exploitation of resources. Ecosystem stability is in danger as the relationship between human beings and the environment has deteriorated. The relationship can once again become harmonious if people start encouraging activities like conservation, regeneration, and protection of nature. Environmental management is concerned with marine, land and atmospheric conditions and works towards issues like deforestation and global warming. It looks at the carbon footprint and tries to find ways to reduce the irreversible damage people are leaving behind. Environmental management is described as a process to minimize waste and maximize compliance. It is created to address the environmental issues that have a direct and indirect impact on the globe and is affecting it adversely. It deals in finding appropriate solutions to environmental crises and preventing ecological disasters. Environmental management also investigates potential sources of renewable energy so that fossil fuel does not become depleted. The objectives of environmental management areas follows a) Identifying and finding solutions to environmental issues b) Establishing limits to avoid overuse c) Help to renew and minimise the use of natural resources d) Regeneration of degraded environment e) Review the environmental goals of an organization f) Setting environmental targets to minimize the environmental impact of an organization such as environmental pollution g) Ensuring environmental awareness program is being followed by every employee h) Review existing technologies and try to make them eco-friendly i) Encourage resource conservation programs j) Develop strategies for improving the quality of life k) Implement ways for environmental protection l) Identify, develop and implement policies related to sustainable development Download 3.37 Mb. Share with your friends:
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