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Businesses and their role in sustainable job creation.
• A sustainable business is one which will operate successfully in the economy for a long time.
• For a business to last it needs to offer consumers goods or services that they need, at a competitive price and quality.
• Sustainable job creation• (offer long-term, stable job opportunities to
employment-seekers.
Brett Dawson- The group CEO of
Dimension Data• ‘of all the socio-economic challenges facing
South Africa, unemployment must be the greatest.”
• ‘It represents not only wasted potential and productivity, but is depriving us of the future it deserves. Of course, employment means much more than earning an income:
Brett Dawson- The group CEO of
Dimension Data• It promotes self-worth, independence and
innovation. More jobs would have an invaluable effect on the social fabric of this country, reducing poverty, crime and violence.’
• Reduce poverty, crime and violence.
sustainable job creation.
• To create more sustainable jobs
• We need sustainable businesses.
• More competitive
• Internationally competitive
Taking advantage of the moves in economic activity.• Many international businesses send their to
operations to Asian countries where doing business is cheap and easy.
• There are about 85 million manufacturing jobs in China!
• China has recently increased it’s minimum wage…
• What could this mean for us???
Difficulties in South Africa
• An inefficient government bureaucracy.
• An inadequately educated labour force.
• Labour regulations that place strong restrictions on a business’s ability to be profitable.
• We are ranked 95th in the world for labour market efficiency.
• Labour reforms are needed! (Changes to labour policy)
Businesses and their role in the sustainable use of natural resources.• Solar and wind energy in new buildings.
• Low energy globes in old buildings.
• Recycle water
• Use timber from planted forests for furniture and as a building material in roofs, floors, props, window and door frames.
Environmental issues• Limited fossil fuel resources (oil, coal)
• Air pollution
• Global warming
• Limited clean water for consumption.
• Soil erosion
• Loss of equatorial forests that supply oxygen and regulate rainfall patterns.
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