Environmental and

Consumer Ethical Issues

9nlenis,
Environmental Ethics
Ethics
2 vironmentoal Sustainability
Ethics and Human Values
onmental
Environn

43 Importance of Environmental Ethics

4.3.1
4.3.2
Causes of Environmental Problems
44Meaningof Value

4.4.1 The Need tor Human Values

and Extrinsic Value
44.2 Intrinsic
4.4.3 Types
of Values
5 Environmental Legislation
4.5.1 Sustainable Development

4.6 Environmental Ethics and lts Principles

4.6.1 Difference between Customer and Consumerism
4.6.2 Types of Consumer
tor Consumer Protection and Protecting Consumer
47 Government Regulation Agencies
Privacy Online
Questions for Discussion

4.1 EnvironmentalthicS
of human
considers the moral and ethical relationship
The philosophical discipline that ethical issues have been
with the world is environmental ethics. While ecological,
Hngs
XUSPd for decades, until the 1970s, ecological
ethics did not emerge as a philosophical
increased understanding of the increasingly rising
E irs advent resulted from effects and the environmental implications of the
an
orid environmental
Population's
Tesing use of pesticides, technology and industry. and ethical duties of
man towards
the

e n t a l ethics seeks to describe

the moral tfactor.
values are becoming a
i environmental ethics,
human
value to
eifonment. looking at then use this given
i other wnen humans assign
meaning and values are unique
for
words,
yudcgmentstoabout
some objects, Human
etejudo
axe whether omething is right or wrong. each aspect of life. For
importance on
each individual sin places the same
find it morally
appropriate
will
h o t everybody in poverty food for
his family.
person living
to cut dovundev pEa country, a where he
can grow into the
for a farm
emissions

0Own the
the for make room dioxide
HOwever Ses
carbon
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a persion
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debates about m
phikosophicat dei

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s e e t a

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thice ai
n g m e n t
chalienging
and
nattura
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and g'obal
and cmate chana
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destneton

tough ethieal deciDa

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bietiogity teves.
And * see that there are etiat
ethies
at
e n e i t e i m e n t a

n y sCientists havehe
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Scientists

he thaOn of the
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thus giving rise to
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believed
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esimeritar
an
harare are a
concern
aa
philosOphiC
eiement.
e ement thuS
humanity.
o n c e r n for humanity
ecological
ificant c
significant
curenth a
eths way to industriaiization an indus
HOgB imbeianes have grven
n ar ecoiogka and all human beine.
responsiblity of that industry
Sh gestalems i s the sustain an
a r t i i c i a ' and restored anvirr

h e i e s Bit hoe kong

i t take to Environmentalists ara s
of naturai resources
ie handking the piace
all of which are called environmental
W ath

te these chalienging questions. ethics

ir aswes
with environmental ethiCS. Adjustments tha
that
to ensure compliance
the responsibility of ali environmental ethics are somewhat challenoire
ecesay te ensure that you follow all

make
4 2 Environmental Sustainability
responsible interaction with the environm
Environmental sustainability is defined as,
ensure the environment's qualit
t avoic naturai resource depietion or degradation and
ensure that today's populaton
he iong term Environmental sustainability practice helps to meet their needs. We s
eds are met without compromising future generations' ability
sustain its viability when looig
t a ability to rejuvenate itself and
a rather remarkabie
environment. For example, it decomposes
when a tree talls, adding nutrensa
ra
conditions so that future sapling
hS Such nutrients help mantain appropriate

of environmel
#o to be available to future generations, some degree
naturai resoures

with the environment, needs to be put

as responsible interaction
SStaraDiity detined
c e by umans to prevent the depletion or degradation
of natural resOurces anG e
o d
erevironmental quaiity In other words, if people take advantage
kr
more incrediE
A F E i V Ë # Path of devastatiOn and waste as they search for aoe
not
wt giing the worid a chaice to replenish itself, future qenerations wilt De
P e Fieeds t s treTendous abity to care for itself when nature 1s
Weve things Ctiange wTien a man enters the picture and uses many of the env e
Faturai restutcei Hufian actions can depiete natural resources, and long term
 75USSed USsed for decades, untilthe
the 1970
1970s, vironmental and
discipline Its advent
HisPworld population resulted from Consumer
ecolan ogical ethics did thical lssues
nvironment
pesticides, technology al increased
ettects
understandiemerge
not
Sing
amental
ethics
use of

ethics seeks to describe the moral

and
industry. the and
ecological ng as a understarnding of the of th
looking at environmental
But when look and ethical
dutiesduties
ethics, human
of
impfications
people that
thingsto they then use to values are man towards the
words, to some objects, humans determine actions becoming a
ther judgments about whether assign meanina or e factor.
something is And then s human are
right or
individual since not
everybody use this
t t
M B k e

places the same wrong. Human Human given

undeveloped
e a c h

in an
country, values
living ininimportance
a are
e
instarnce

forest to ra ISonerson livina tnce a- each on

cut down the forest make
make aspect
to room for farm wherepoverty
a will find it
However, Since
weve
the loss of fore
raises carbon he can
grow food
moratly
ich can hurt the climate, an dioxide for his
individual in a emissions into the
ourmorallyunacceptable. developed world couid find this
ethics is an ethic
inaironmental

and
en humans and the environment
or
philosophical branch that studies the
and how ethics
hu plays a role. relationship
including plants and animals, humans are a Environmentai ethics
that

part
Thoce items are an essential part or the world and are
rBtU/res. These
of society and
other living
considered
thetis unctional. Therefore, it is necessary that every human being respects this andhuman
a part of
uses
mOB and ethics when with these creatures. Environmental
dealing ethics has evolved
nenvironmental philosophy and is not asserted by any legislation or policy on
Hiduais. Instead, it is a personal responsibility to establish a stable balance between
and the environment that needs to be
the economy
developed.
431 Importance of Environmental Ethics
k the world's population has increased rapidly, the consumption of natural resources
Eireased several times. It has degraded the capacity of our planet to provide the services
rate than can be
EWE numans need. The consumption of resources is at a faster
EDlerished naturally.
Ihererore
ethics has become the main concern for humanity at present
ental and sustainabie
to have a clean, stable,
a i y importance for today's generation
rE
creates a partnership
ethics, which
Enwironmental
tetween
ween
studies' core feature is environmental

people and the planet. clean and protected

by
You wil ensu are doing your part
to keep the
world
you
tvitonmental ethics. law, sociology
of the environment
affects various disciplines,
including
environmental

-theology ,ecological economics,

bgi ecology, and
geography.
sustainable
and
renewable energy

vionmental ethics
energy
increased use
of non
renewable

advocate the over

pollution.
sburces w
oSuch as ind, water, sunlight and
geothermal
energy

of
environmental

supernatural

have a
sources

Ces Suchstch significant hazards

Many srie as coal, oil Ppetroleum,

enyironmental
t h a t
 Environment d consume
and ConSumer E
hical
P r o b l e m s

Business F t h i c s Environmental
of reca rces, loss
of deforestation,
depletion

ho
of cultiva
Causes Sometimes
n put
43.2
factors
are
also
d u e to
example,
the
jdea
has

issues, but it h ae
has alse forward
Prevalent

of
wilderness.
For
for these
these
issues,
been he
land and loss
attitudes
are
responsible

growth is
is frequently advocated
trequently
advo.

nd
religious population indses.
Yet, in heavy
activit ar
some reason,

a primary population.
As human
con
in the
criticized

ecolooists
support
decreases

concentrated
t h a n in heavy
population

aresas trated area

environmental
issues are
causes
more

of
environmental
problems

i s s u e s can
in industrial

ied in
be identified in +H
should
their
ne
the meantime,
the
development.
This sort of absen
and m o d e r n technolou
reduced to population
causes
include
wealth nd prop
suggested
theseproblems, the ethic of simpler lifestyles, depending on less
on less consume
often commend an
solutions

technology.
factors are likely to push poluting prócesses rather tha than lev
However, economic
which has led to the advocacy
of restrictions on
on econo
individual consumption,
the abandonment of modern technology. But it is
tnlt.
deveiopment and even
that global challenges will be solved without
kely
society will be nourished, let alone withos
assistance of advanced technology, and if so, not all growth will be refused. The issues
be viewed in the context of the current inequitable international economic system.
44 Meanina of Valie
 nsicc atue,

v a l u e
r o r

regard

is morally right or
ts
mearing that one has
i s
a
hether an actio
whether
an
acti
action Wrong arcording t a haie fsm
to do with
Jsivety to whether its efferts are
mple

h a s
e v c t u s i v e l y

action that
nerasary more
can be carried out under the citemita
actic
o t h e r

of
any
nen.
in and of itselt, enjoyment or satisfartinn is he thing tha
at
smethina ral objects have mtrinsie vaBe. An atringie er t n
ue. No physicai
hrent value No
i : ot on the relationshrp befween a thing nd athr ng
t

property the amount of intrinsie valtia t

on gretuee g e
that depends
od; it is a means to an end ie,
good
something ing
mana

e a t aar
something you wont ike a new r
to
ntributes
to Durchase
be
d
u s e d

make you feel hapoy the ra

shet
and they
trendy,
C a n

t
sle and value the mee t
objects ot extrinsic
Pi/5E are
h which all
timate end of
e:(intrinsic Value).

are:
the strategie
understanding of
values
haracteristics of valuation involves
an
realistic, and
enese are incredibly techniques.

not just requirements

context,
and morality
competency
include individuais.
Tnese will circumstances or
and a
particular through Cuiture. radition
tradition

These can go
beyond values through cuiture
influence personal
t is possible to infiuences.
and external
combination of internal

irreversible.
ney are comparatively
person's
heart. neghocuoed
o
hese are more important to a peers,
taught
from family,
Or o u r c o r e
values a r e
influences early
in
fe
Y other societal l i e d witn
va
visual media and are
actions, etc,
a i ,
ng, g,
objects, to what
setulthougt
u g n t s about
concepts,
person's
ideas as
hold a they
hey Cof LRIcal
aspect:

tilied withvaius*
esirable. actions,
etc, are

eful thoug concepts,

objects,
ideasas
0
*
a person's
u t
and
ey Lontai a Critical aspect: they hold
r e a s a n a b i t
i n t g r a l i o n

regularty

ancd fe.
i n
eseCure it
ations for his t i a l and sociai