Sustainability Issues And Climatic Issues Caused By Businesses

1 | P a g e VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (SOUTH AFRICA) Faculty : Management Sciences Department : Marketing, Retail Business and Sport Management Course name : Retail Business Management Topic :How retail operations affect and contribute to climatic change and sustainability issues . The different ways and approaches retailers can adopt to impact of their operations on the environment and how they can promote sustainable behaviours.2 | P a g e Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 3 THE SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES.................................................................................................... 3 THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING ISSUES ....................................................................................... 7 THE PRODUCT PACKAGING AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ISSUES ................................................... 8 THE LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION .............................................................................................. 9 WASTE DISPOSAL ........................................................................................................................... 10 HOW RETAILERS CAN ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABILITY11 CONCLUSION13 REFERENCES.143 | P a g e Introduction According to Smith (2007) the impact and contribution of retail operations to climate change will continue to dominate retailers' sustainability concerns because of the increased focus on the transportation emissions of consumers traveling to the stores, retail activities contribute to climate change and may encourage more online shopping and home delivery (and possibly the use of more environmentally friendly vehicles in retail logistics). Global supply chains could become stretched as a result of climate change, which could jeopardize food