Managers in environmentally friendly organizations

With the state of global warming increasing at a danger rate all people should make an effort to use environmentally friendly products and create less pollution . People for the most part have been ignoring their social responsibility . A fine balance needs to be found between human beings and nature . Humans and nature " problems press in upon us from all sides . We are all becoming--or should be becoming--more cognizant of global warming ecologically unsustainable cities and agricultural practices the overuse of antibiotics in our health care systems and on our factory farms the

global crash of ocean fisheries a human population and use of natural resources that is squeezing out other forms of life the pollution and degradation of our air , soil , and water (Donnelley . Global warming is happening and it is the responsibility of organizations , both small and large , to adapt their work environments and make them environmentally friendly . The first step is for everyone to accept their responsibility to the environment and change the way they effect global warming "Studies indicate that the public 's attitude toward the environment has shifted in the past few decades . Belief that the environment is a resource to be fully exploited has given way to belief that humans are a part of the environment and cannot alter it with impunity . This new set of attitudes has been adopted not only by portions of the general public but also by parts of the business community (Boiarsky , Long , and Zimmerman 29

Organizations have the ability to become environmentally friendly and there are many ways that a manager can create a friendly atmosphere by planning , organizing , leading , and controlling environmentally friendly work environment managers are executing their social responsibility to the environment

Planning is essential for managers to create and environmentally friendly workplace . Managers plan everything from daily routines to staff meetings to company picnics , and in turn have the ability to plan environmentally friendly work environments . Planning determines the nature of actions and responsibilities needed to achieve the project goal . It entails the development of alternate courses of action and the selection of the best action to achieve the objectives making up the goal

Planning bridges the gap from "where we are " to "where we want to go It makes it possible for things to occur which would not otherwise happen . In an overall managerial sense , planning is a function that is intellectually demanding and the most basic of all managerial functions Planning should logically precede the execution of the management functions of organizing , staffing , directing , and controlling . It is a function of management which is unique in that it provides direction for all group effort (Mercer 18

Brainstorming is the first step in the planning process and is an effective way to begin the process of executing an environmentally friendly work space which exhibits the coined phrase recycles , reduce reuse . A company can also evaluate all ways they can reduce waste These methods can be simple or complex but will vary with each individual...