Tag: sustainableuse of natural capital
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Having readthe exampleabove, think about the threedimensions of sustainability discussed earlier:environmental,economic and social. Make some notesonthe following questions: . Howwelldoyou think Bootsisdoing according to these threecriteria?
Exampleofamovetowards sustainability: Bootspharmacies Figure5ABootspharmacy Boots is primarilyalarge pharmacychain, founded in Nottingham in 1849 (Figure5). In 2014it experienced adrop in profits of 17%,primarily attributed to more competition from supermarkets offeringmore pharmaceuticalproducts, and it stated that it wouldcut around 500 jobs to helpoffsetthe losses. Thecompany has also faced criticismfor employing staffonzero-hour contracts.Zero-hour contracts mean that workersdonot receive…