Environmental cost management within the sustainable business

Abstract

In the last fifty years, the concept of sustainable development which has important notions for researchers and businesses, without disregarding the needs of future generations, not ignoring the human needs, is a concept that aims to provide the basic needs of all society effectively. Thus, the activities that have been carried out by businesses are becoming more important. Within the sustainable business, to become an organization environment and human friendly is important. Sustainable business needs protecting the environment which provides the factors of production. In short term, producing and selling goods without concerned with environmental costs makes profit to the business, but in long term, makes disadvantage initially to the business and environment. Throughout the activities of business, taking measures to reduce for harmful effects on the environment during the process of transformation from raw material to final product is a necessity of sustainable business. In this study, the environmental cost management is analyzed within the activities of business to realize efficiently and effectively, to elevate market value and carrying to future. Moreover, organizational structure, activities and their effects on the environmental costs will be explained in the case that the activities of business to be sustainable and environment friendly organization

Keywords

• Sustainable Business, Environmental Cost Management, Environmental

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