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MUST GIVE AN ANSWER FOR EACH PEER In your replies to at least two…
MUST GIVE AN ANSWER FOR EACH PEER
In your replies to at least two peers, contribute to the discussion by sharing the potential repercussions of not taking risks to prioritize sustainability. Examples of how you could contribute to the discussion include the following:
Provide examples of organizations that experienced the repercussions of not prioritizing sustainability.
Reflect on how you or people you know might react to organizations and products that don’t prioritize sustainability from a consumer perspective. Consider how factors such as age, geographic location, and finances might affect consumers’ reactions.
Name some specific impacts of not remaining competitive in the market based on what you learned from your reading in the Resources section.
Provide other reasons to justify prioritizing organizational sustainability.
PEER 1:
The company I chose was Dixie. The sustainability concerns Dixie has would be the paper they use for their products. They addressed where they got the wood, the waste from the wood, and how the wild animals could be impacted. They also addressed the water they use in their mills. They stated they only use wood from “trees are responsibly sourced and certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Fiber Sourcing Standard, ensuring that sustainable forestry practices are followed.” (Dixie) they support local businesses by purchasing from local and small landowners. They do not buy wood from Americas endangered forests unless it is needed to improve local wildlife. They also use most all their resources, and have as little waste as possible, for example using the left-over wood chips or using waste for generate renewable energy.
Their goal is to make a great product with as little waste and impact on the environment as possible, they even talk about their products and how to recycle them. The plates are recyclable if there is no left-over food on them, and they advise if it is not clean to throw in the trash. This stood out to me because many people don’t realize if something contaminates your recycling all of it has to be thrown out, instead of the one item that was contaminated.
I feel the sustainable operations is worth the risk. Paper products like Dixie provides are typically very harmful due to the waste and resources they use; Dixie is doing all they can to elevate some of those. For a business perspective they will appeal to those who don’t like to waste and prefer reusable products and will buy Dixie when they need paper products. They are also ahead of the game if there are ever regulations put in place for sustainability.
PEER 2:
The company I chose for this discussion is L’Oreal. Some inherent sustainability concerns that they had to address were the plastic they use in bottles of their products and the chemical waste they produced in the development process. This company began to use recycled plastic to produce the bottles that contain their product, as well as sourcing all of the raw materials for their products from sustainable organizations. The largest priorities for this company were sustainable sourcing of all the materials in the supply chain, environmental impact, and reaching out to the community through their programs. Some of the risks associated with this are obviously reduced income from their program, more technological spending and audits for supply chain, and increased costs to consumers. Contrary to my previous comments on a business’s role in a sustainability context, I believe that this organization is doing an amazing job at mitigating the risks and reducing their footprint on the planet. The goal of the organization is more than just not having a negative impact on the environment. Their goal is to make a positive impact that sustain the planet and people living on it for years to come.
Resources
L’Oréal Group : Commitments & Responsibilities. (2020, January 23). L’Oréal. Retrieved January 19, 2023, from https://www.loreal.com/en/commitments-and-responsibilities/
