Green Business Practices include the Supply Chain Companies are making great strides in developing new and innovative measures to decrease the negative effect on our environment through what is called green practices. There are many pressures by the consumers and governing agencies where the auto manufacturers are located to improve on green practices. This has pushed many companies to adopt green practices across the board to better themselves as well as increase sales and profits. The article “Green initiatives: A step towards sustainable development and firm 's performance in the automobile industry” written by Kushwaha and Sharma, they reviewed data to decide if following green practices yield positive results for automobile firms. …show more content…
Consumers are more apt to purchase product from a company they believe to be environmentally friendly, “green marketing is strongly related to the building corporate image, which further enhances the capability of the firm,” (Kushwaha & Sharma, 2016, p. 119). Marketing is also going to go hand in hand with advertising; the consumer needs to be aware of the products and practices. The company also needs to build strong alliances throughout the supply chain with suppliers that are in the same mind set, which will reinforce the company’s image. A company sustaining alliances and creating a partnership along the supply chain will enhance the green capabilities of the supply …show more content…
GSCM is the prominent feature of leading automobile manufacturer and it emphasis on life cycle costing, asset efficiency, and waste reduction and service innovation and recycling. (Kushwaha & Sharma, 2016, p. 117).
Green practices across the automotive industry have shown to be very effective to mitigate both external and internal pressures of providing an environmentally sound and friendly product. The method in which the supply chain is maintained needs have the same goal as that of the
According to his brother, who narrates "Sonny's Blues," Sonny was a bright-eyed young man full of gentleness and privacy. "When he was about as old as the boys in my classes his face had been bright and open, there was a lot of copper in it; and he'd had wonderfully direct brown eyes, a great gentleness and privacy. I wondered what he looked like now" (Baldwin 272). Something happened to Sonny, as it did to most of the young people growing up in Harlem. His physical journey growing up in the streets caused a great deal of inner turmoil about whom he was and what kind of life he was to have. One thing for sure, by the time his mother died, Sonny was ready to get out of Harlem. " 'I ain't learning nothing in school,' he said. 'Even when I go.' He turned away from me and opened the window and threw his cigarette out into the narrow alley. I watched his back. 'At least, I ain't learning nothing you'd want me to learn.' He slammed the window so hard I thought the glass would fly out, and turned back to me. 'And I'm sick of the stink of these garbage cans!' " (Baldwin 285).
First, the very sorrow that the characters in this story face is that of racial discrimination a form of darkness. It is noted in the very first paragraph “I stared at it in the swinging lights of the subway car, and in the faces and bodies of the people, and in my own face, trapped in the darkness that roared outside.”(58) The setting of this story takes place in Harlem, New York. The city of Harlem is notoriously known for its inner city, poverty stricken population and mostly as a location in which to find African Americans. “These boys now, were living as we’d been living then they were growing up with a rush and their heads bumped abruptly against the low ceiling of their actual possibilities.” (59). The story Sonny’s Blues was written in the 1950’s which clearly segregation was still indeed active and the African Americans were lynched by the darkness of their skin tone. In the 1950’s the chance of an African American becoming successful especially with coming from the ghetto was extremely low. In the time frame that presents itsel...
The narrator of this story had thought that his brother Sonny was safe. Or at least, that was what he had made himself believe. "I told myself that Sonny was wild, but he wasn't crazy. And he'd always been a good boy, he hadn't ever turned hard or evil or disrespectful, the way kids can, so quick, so quick, especially in Harlem. I didn't want to believe that I'd ever see my brother going down, coming to nothing, all that light in his face gone out, in the condition I'd already seen so many others" (48). But Sonny hadn't been safe from drugs, or the streets, or any of the things his brother had been sure he was immune to. He had been arrested for using and peddling heroin. Sonny's friend, the boy we meet later, had thought the same thing as Sonny's brother had. " 'I thought Sonny was a smart boy...too smart to get hung'" (49). But they were both wrong.
Buddha has famously been attributed saying that “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” In life others pave pathways that we must take that may seem suitable, and if we diverge we are seen as rebellious. The short story Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin, is narrated by Sonny’s older brother who shares from his perspective the struggles in life he and his brother go through growing up in the projects of Harlem, New York. Using imagery that makes readers feel as though they are experiencing it as well, the author vividly portrays the difficulties of finding a path in life through the various factors that inhibit one such as family, friends, and the cultural standard ascribed to one. In the story,
This is quite evident after the demise of their mother whereby the narrator intends to know as the eldest brother what Sonny intends to do in life before returning to war. He contends, “I’m going to be a musician (Baldwin 133).” This does not go well with the narrator who deems other people can embrace that life’s path but not his brother, hence brewing a discrepancy and misunderstanding amid them. It is through Sonny’s choice of pursuing jazz that unveils numerous flaws that characterizes their relationship with the narrator who insist of him completing the school first but eventually admits reluctantly. The extent of confusion and misunderstanding his Sonny is evident how the narrator can hardly imagine him in life he will be hanging in nightclubs in the company of others whom he refers as “good-time-people” (Baldwin 134). Probably, it is Sonny’s choice of jazz career that leads to long durations of silence among them without keeping in touch because the narrator feels his younger brother opted to embracing wrong life. In addition, the instilled notion of how reckless “good-time-people” (134) were by his father yielded to him fighting with Sonny for leading a loose life (Baldwin
Yes, we hear it every day about the state-of-the-art eco-friendly cars or refrigerators, although what is not explicitly stated are the processes to create those green products. Parts and pieces will arrive at the assembly plant by car, train or plane, which are not always green and contribute to the CO2 emissions, which are damaging the ozone. The only way to be truly green is to not drive an eco-friendly car or to build one. I concur with Owens that going green could be deteriorating the environment in unforeseen ways and one way to correct this demeanor is to consume less. The increase in natural gas and its extraction has plummeted the price resulting in its overuse, which has diminished the interest in renewable energies.
James Baldwin, the author of “Sonny Blues,” is an African American novelist and storywriter. In one of his most famous stories, “Sonny’s Blues,” he writes about a young boy that has an addiction to heroin. The story shows the relationship between two brothers and the problems that they, and their family have to endure. The brothers do not have a close bond during the time that the story takes place. James Baldwin, while growing up also dealt with many family issues. He didn’t know his biological father and had trouble being accepted into society being a homosexual African American. The boy portrayed as Sonny in “Sonny’s Blues” very closely resembles the way Baldwin must have been treated growing up. They both were shunned from society, and both struggled with the way their families interacted with one another. Baldwin could have purposely done this to illustrate what his childhood was like and express it to the world through the story that he wrote.
In “Sonny’s Blues,” Sonny is faced with many adversities and obstacles, but discovers some strength to move past the difficult times he has faced. The narrator of the story who is sonny’s brother shines light on their strained relationship, which is something that bothers both of them. Sonny though finds strength in his passion for music and his overwhelming love for performing, and his eagerness to show how an African American individual can be successful even with tough times.
One thing is for sure, large number of companies are starting to face problems and trying to come up with solutions to this crisis. Many suggestions have been made towards companies and some include changing more environmental friendly supply chain. (Carbon dioxide supply chain reporting in a Swedish multinational corporation, 2010). Swedish multinational corporation Entra has stated the fact that there is a relationship between their costs and energy sourcing. Since they are sometimes supplier to their suppliers, the environment pushes Entra and all organizations to look into how they can influence their supply channels. BP Amoco as many other companies, have set a target on reducing Greenhouse gasses. One step that they took was...
Climate change in automotive industry represent both threat and opportunity in the business. It gives opportunity for the car makers to develop a new technology that is more environmental friendly, which can reduce the amount of green house gas emission. It also gives the carmakers to create a more energy efficient in their operations, which can cut the unnecessary production costs. Other opportunity is the fact that they will use this global concern to further research and investigate the use of creating a new energy source, and helping reducing the pollution caused by the use of fossil fuels.
In conclusion, going green in the workplace is catchy new trend. Choosing to go verdant can be a grueling task and one that is confronted with some unique pros and cons. Although making green choices come at a slightly higher price, the rewards that are earned more than cover these costs. When a company chooses wisely going green can not only help the environment, and reduce the carbon foot-print the company makes but it can also prove to be a very smart business decision that can be financially gratifying.
Environmental pressures have caused green supply chain management to emerge as an important corporate environmental strategy for organisations’ processes. Our discussion will describe, illustrate and critically evaluate the purchasing process of Woolworths. It will further identify the steps of the purchasing process, the effect of green purchasing and sustainable purchasing. Moreover, the essay will go on to look at the effort that Woolworths has made through their programmes and initiatives of green purchasing.
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However, a typical query proposes that environmental concerns are generally followed by massive upfront investments, which is likely to abate companies’ competitiveness (Mcguire, Sundgren, & Schneeweis, 1988). While in the automotive industry, several cost reduction ways can be brought about by environmental measures to offset, if not exceed, the aforementioned additional investments (Soloman & Hansen, 1985). Descriptive statistics in the automotive industry indicate that eco-friendly CSR measures, such as energy-efficient technologies adopted in vehicle-assembly lines, innovation for car recycling and dismantling, are believed to be conducive to cost reduction and profitability enhancement (Cortez & Nugroho, 2010). As a case in point, BMW (2014) claimed a cost saving of 15.8 million euros from resource-efficient production. On the other hand, a mounting number of legally binding environmental policies, which may lead to substantial taxation if companies are substandard, have been imposed on the automotive industry.
From last few years there are plenty of good companies telling their environmental stories to the world and even some who are not but should be. Some do it well; others do not know where to begin or how to go about it. There are a few tips on what to look for by a customer who does not get greenwashed.