
Environment and decisions

The importance of the environmental factor on decision-making
In today's interconnected world, decision-making is influenced by a variety of factors, both internal and external, from public to investors perception. Among these factors, the environment holds significant sway, impacting decisions at individual, organizational, and societal levels. The importance of environmental considerations in decision-making processes is now become a needs, highlighting wide-ranging effects across different domains. The environmental influence is considering many factors, from natural ecosystems to human-built environments and global climatic conditions and the impact of companies existence on those conditions. For individuals, environmental cues influence daily choices while organizations must navigate environmental regulations and sustainability goals like CSR (RSE) or states regulations rules, but they also now have the responsibility to take into account the stakeholder expectations in their strategic decision-making processes. In individual decision-making, is it shown that environmental factors play a crucial role, either you study in a particular area or school, born and live somewhere specific, eat different type of food, etc... It shape who you are and influence your decisions. Environmental cues, such as access to green spaces or exposure to pollution, can affect mood, cognitive function, and decision preferences, additionally, increased awareness of environmental issues has prompted shifts towards eco-friendly behaviors and consumption choices, Environmental considerations have become integral to organizational decision-making.
Businesses face growing pressure to adopt sustainable practices, driven by regulatory requirements, investor expectations, and consumer demand for eco-conscious products and services, macdonald change it's brand color from Red to Green, such as BP, showing us a flower while they are extracting oil. Embracing sustainability involves evaluating environmental impacts, implementing green technologies, and incorporating eco-friendly criteria into supply chain management, Unitd-Nation help with the creation of CSR (RSE), but they are not yet followed enough by compagny. It's still all about politics and profits even if at the societal level, environmental factors can shape policy decisions and governance structures it's still not done enough.
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Public awareness of environmental issues has led to policy initiatives aimed at mitigating environmental degradation and promoting ecological resilience, states tend to energy transition strategies for urban planning policies, while recognizing the importance of environmental health for economic prosperity and social well-being.




About sustainability
What is sustainability ?
The three pillar of sustainability are
- Environmental
- Economic
- Social
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They are shaping whats needed for a company to be accepted in the eyes of the public to be a green one, environmentaly responsible, respecting the area and engaging in various cause, therefore it will also be a good one. If the clients like the project, if it s align with there own vision of what the world should be, then the company is going to success socialy and it will play a role on the economic part too.​


About CSR (RSE)
What is CSR ?
Corporate social responsabilities
Defined by ISO 26000, it is thinked to remodel the organisation following these seven principles :
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organizational governance,
human rights,
labor relations and conditions,
the environment,
fair practices,
consumer issues,
communities and local development
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CSR is shaped by the sustainable development goals, a 17 points usstainable area of working to improve company environmental impact.

Exemple of wasted money for IT company per year giving the fact of 250 computers and light used all night

About ESG
What is ESG ?
Environment social governance
They allow, after analysis, for company to invest in other sustainable company to invest in, work with, become partner on project. It's a long term strategy.
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ESG - CSR - Sustainability are related to each other and helps company grow in this envionment and climate oriented world, but despite growing recognition, challenges persist in integrating environmental considerations into decision processes. These challenges include balancing economic interests with sustainability goals, overcoming resistance to change, and addressing disparities in environmental impacts. However, these challenges also present opportunities for innovation, international collaboration and collective public action towards building a more sustainable future.
