Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
MILLENNIUM PROJECT WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Issues ◽  
The U.S

Remarks by Carl Bruch

2017 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 278-284
Author(s):  
Carl Bruch
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
The United States ◽  
Level Playing Field ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
The Past ◽  
Global Companies ◽  
Business Cases ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Trump Administration

Thank you. It's wonderful to be here. I'd like to start with a few general observations. First, it appears that the Trump administration might be responsive to some of the business cases for staying engaged on international environmental issues. The administration includes many leaders from industry. This is the culture that they come from, including the new Secretary of State. Many of the global companies that are based in the United States, or have substantial actions in the United States, don't want to lose U.S. leadership or engagement, and even institutions that are not known as environmental champions have talked about keeping a seat at the table, to make sure that their interests are represented. Part of this is a desire for a level playing field. Part of it is just business opportunities. We've seen, in the past that when the U.S. government has been particularly unpopular, businesses can have trouble competing in procurement overseas.

scholarly journals Explicit (but not implicit) environmentalist identity predicts pro-environmental behavior and policy preferences (postprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron Brick ◽  
Calvin K. Lai
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Implicit Measure ◽  
Individual Action ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Total N ◽  
Implicit Identity ◽  
The U.S

Awareness of environmental problems has increased dramatically over recent decades, but individual action to address environmental issues has remained stagnant. Shifting social identities may be an under-appreciated explanation of this gap: identification with environmentalists in the U.S. dropped from 78% to 42% since 1991. In four pre-registered studies of U.S. residents (total N = 2,033), we explored the predictors and outcomes of environmentalist identity. We also developed a novel implicit measure of less deliberate aspects of environmentalist identity. We used explicit and implicit environmentalist identity to predict self-reported environmental behaviors and policy preferences. Meta-analysis of our studies revealed that explicit identity was moderately associated with implicit identity (r = .24). Explicit identity strongly and uniquely predicted pro-environmental behaviors and policy preferences (partial rs = .58, .62), while implicit identity did not uniquely predict either (partial rs = .05, .05). Our findings highlight the importance of social identity in conservation.

scholarly journals B Corps’ Social Media Communications during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Through the Lens of the Triple Bottom Line

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9634
Author(s):  
Manveer Mann ◽  
Sang-Eun Byun ◽  
Whitney Ginder
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Media Communications ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The U.S

The COVID-19 pandemic and rising demand for transparency has heightened the importance of sustainability communications on social media to generate deeper stakeholder engagement. Although B Corporations (B Corps), businesses committed to the triple bottom line (TBL), could serve as a catalyst for sustainable development, little is known about how they communicate on social media during a crisis. Therefore, we examined social media communications of B Corps to (1) identify salient topics and themes, (2) analyze how these themes align with the TBL, and (3) evaluate social media performance against industry benchmarks. We focused on the apparel, footwear, and accessories (AFA) sectors in the U.S. and chose Twitter, a platform known for crisis communication. Using a qualitative method, we found four topics and 21 underlying themes. Topics related to social/environmental issues and COVID-19 were most dominant, followed by product/brand promotions. Further classification of specific themes and cases from a TBL perspective demonstrated that, overall, B Corps in the AFA sectors leveraged various approaches to promote balance between each TBL dimension. Lastly, although collectively B Corps exceeded some of the Twitter industry benchmarks, at an individual level, most brands had room for improvement to build a stronger community and promote synergy among the three pillars of the TBL.

Thoughts on Using Animals for Food

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Temple Grandin
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Engineering ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Distant Future ◽  
Form Of Life ◽  
Livestock Animal ◽  
New Form ◽  
The U.S

Abstract In 1978, the first GMO was insulin. By creating a new form of life, cattle and pig slaughter was no longer required to obtain lifesaving insulin. Maybe in the distant future, raising animals for food might become obsolete. This may occur when genetic engineering methods for creating totally novel animals and plants becomes reality. Then the ethical questions would become much greater than raising livestock. Animal welfare issues on today’s farms can be corrected. Environmental issues should be addressed by integrating crops with livestock and better grazing management. The best soils in the U.S. were created by grazing bison. The animals are part of the land.

Utilizing flux and chaos: A case study of wicked problems in environmental management

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-404
Author(s):  
Umar Ghuman ◽  
Wendy Olmstead
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Hierarchical Structures ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Wicked Problems ◽  
Wicked Problem ◽  
Public Agency ◽  
Bureau Of Reclamation ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The U.S

Public agency managers dealing with environmental issues often encounter “wicked problems”; poorly defined, with conflicting interpretations of data, and conflict among values and missions (Rittel & Webber, 1973). This case study that provides insight into a “wicked problem” resulting from a complex series of interactions between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation during the Kesterson incident (a biological disaster during the 1980s). Morganʼs (2006) metaphors are utilized to examine the circumstances of the incident and demonstrate the hierarchical structures and opposing cultures that exacerbated the issues. Dealing with a wicked problem requires embracing conflict to potentiate change. We assert that public organizations dealing with complex issues need to embrace chaos and flux and self-organize in the same manner as biological systems, thereby evolving into dynamic organizations well-equipped to deal with the complexities of their environments.

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