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Additionally, a business that makes nothing but money might adversely affect the environment.
Firstly, the development of business activities increases the need to exploit natural resources.
Natural resources are raw materials, fuels and materials in production and business activities.
Over-exploitation of natural resources to meet the increasing demand of production and business
activities can create adverse impacts on the environment. The disappearance of habitats essential
for flora and fauna and, therefore, the extinction of species. According to Watts (2018), there are
some 30 million different animal and plant species in the world, and of these, the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) says that in 2018, 26,197 species are threatened with
extinction. Besides, with the old technological chain systems, inefficient use of natural resources
is an inevitable consequence. Secondly, production and business development activities also give
rise to many factors affecting the environment, especially waste. This amount of industrial waste
is likely to cause degradation, pollution of the surrounding environment such as soil
environment, water environment which greatly affects other species’ life. Joshua, N., John, O.
and Olatunde, S. (2016) indicated that owing to the organic load of wastewater, discharged
effluents from wastewater treatment facilities usually contribute to oxygen demand level of the
receiving water. When there are sudden changes within those ranges, all aquatic organisms’
reproductive cycle, growth and life can be reduced or threatened.

References
Joshua, N., John, O., & Olatunde, S. (2016, April 1). Impact of Wastewater on Surface Water Quality in
Developing Countries: A Case Study of South Africa. Retrieved from
https://www.intechopen.com/books/water-quality/impact-of-wastewater-on-surface-water-
quality-in-developing-countries-a-case-study-of-south-africa

Watts, J. (2018, July 5). Red list research finds 26,000 global species under extinction threat. Retrieved
from The Guardian : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/05/red-list-research-
finds-26000-species-under-extinction-threat