Ethics + environment in law + consumer decisions

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Government legal controls

  • penalties - if business doesn’t meet pollution targets/waste disposal regulations

  • levy - tax on energy to encourage being more energy efficient

  • set standards that businesses should strive to meet

  • employment laws - encourage businesses to treat employees ethically

  • consumer law - encourages business to treat consumers ethically

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Government incentives

  • tax credits - for business that meet minimum green standards

  • tax exemptions - for businesses that generate electricity from sustainable sources (e.g. solar)

  • grants - to make changes in business that make operations/products more environmentally friendly/ethical

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Consumer decisions 1

  • make buying decisions based on ethical + environmental credentials of business

  • often encourage businesses to be more e + e

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Consumer decisions 2

  • can recycle products at home, reduces waste, may change buying decisions if business has recyclable packaging

  • can buy environmentally friendly products, encourages businesses to make them

  • can complain (e.g. social media) ab business/products that aren’t ethical/environmental