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Sustainable Develop
Chapters 40 and Chapter 41 EdCo JC
Term | Definition |
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Sustainable development | Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. |
Total Lifecycle approach | Involves examining the environmental cost of the product across all stages of its production and disposal, i.e. from the cradle to the grave. |
Business Ethics | The moral principles that influence the way a business behaves to consumers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, the government and society. |
Corporate Social Responsibility | Sets out how the organisation will act to benefit society or the environment. |
Stakeholders | People who influence the business or who are influenced by the business. |
Cartel | An illegal agreement between a group of producers to regulate supply of a particular good or service in an effort to manipulate prices. |
Importing | Buying products or services from abroad. |
Exporting | Selling products or services to other countries. |
Visible Exports | Selling physical products to other countries. |
Visible Imports | Buying physical products from abroad. |
Invisible Exports | Selling services to other countries. |
Invisible Imports | Buying services from abroad. |
Open Economy | A country which engages in international trade, i.e. exporting and importing. |
Free trade | This is when countries can buy and sell without any trade barriers or restrictions in place. |
Global Business | Sees the world as one market. |