Write An Essay On Environmental Management

What is Environmental Management?

According to the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) 2012, environmental management refers to the protection, conservation and sustainable use of the various elements or components of the environment.

The Act continues to define the environment as the physical factors of the surroundings of human beings including land, water, atmosphere, climate, sound, odour, taste, the biological factors of animals and plants and the social factor of aesthetics and includes both the natural and the built environment

The Act includes guidelines that are to be followed by both individuals and organizations in protecting and managing the environment .It also states the strict measures one or an organization

The SA banking sector has been ranked 3rd out of 148 countries in the 2013/14 World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Survey.

There have been a number of changes in respect of the regulatory environment, product offerings, and the number of participants resulting in a greater level of competition from smaller banks, which have targeted the low-income and the previously unbanked market. The SA banking industry is currently made up of 17 registered banks, 2 mutual banks, 14 local branches of foreign banks, 2 cooperative banks and 43 foreign banks with approved local representative offices

Commercial Banks in South Africa have enforced the implementation of new types of information technology as they experience growing numbers of customers. One of the technologies that has been adopted by a number of commercial banks is the paperless banking

PROBLEM STATEMENT AND RESEARCH

There is also evidence that information technology has assisted in improving activities in other sectors such as social and environmental aspects. Innovations in information technology have made it possible to substitute material and labor intensive processes with those that rely heavily on information technology and have positive impact on environmental management

South Africa is among the countries in the world that have experienced adoption of information technology in many sectors of the economy. Research conducted on information technology and environment reveals that information technology can improve environmental management.

The study will therefore focus on the South African banking industry since it is one industry that has extensively adopted information technology in their operations. The study’s aim is to establish how information technology is used businesses in South Africa as an environmental conservation tool. This study therefore is to bridge this gap by answering the question: what is the impact of green information technology on environmental management performance in the banking industry in South