Environmentally Friendliness: Dimensions Of Culture

Environmentally Friendly vs Pollutant

This paper will explore the inclusion of environmentally friendliness as a dimension of culture. First of all, I will briefly discuss the commonly used dimensions of culture, and their origins. Secondly, I will analyze the indicators to be used in classifying a culture on the environmentally friendly vs pollutant index. Then, I will compare two different countries that lie at each extreme of the index investigating the service of tire recycling and how it is expected to fair in both cultures according to this index. Finally, I will look at the importance of ecologically friendly products and corporate social responsibility and why the inclusion of an environmentally friendly cultural dimension along

Recycling, does the country in question have a recycling program? Is it active in the residential as well as the industrial sector? Are recycled products encouraged within industries? Air quality, are emissions controlled? Is the air quality the population exposed to healthy? Does air pollution effect neighbouring countries? Water and sanitation, is sewage treated before being discharged? Are laws that protect clean water in place and enforced? Is clean drinking water available to the general population? Energy production and consumption, is renewable energy produced and encouraged? Is energy used in a wasteful way? How is electricity produced? Natural resources extraction, are clear-cut logging and strip-mining practises used? Are resources transported in safe and clean ways? Wildlife and nature reserves, are parks and sanctuaries preserved and honoured? Is poaching a problem? Public transportation, are public transportation options available for the population? Is the environmental impact of public transportation minimal? Fisheries, are fish stocks monitored and maintained? Are destructive forms of fish harvesting

With the textile and ready-made garment industry being the largest in Bangladesh, both air and water quality have suffered, exposing the population to health risks. Laws in place are often disregarded and corruption can make enforcing those laws difficult. With a limited vertical drop in elevation the cleaner option of hydroelectric power is not available, with government supplied power coming from coal generators. On top of that, the unreliability of power leads many to rely on portable generators to power their businesses and homes. Recycling is common in Bangladesh from necessity, any products such as plastic that can be sold will be picked from the garbage dumps and streets. Tire recycling is a service that may do well in both Bangladesh and Sweden. Tires in Bangladesh could be collected and purchased at a low price, to be recycled into a number of useable products. In contrast, in Sweden the recycling of tires produces various grades of reusable rubber. Sweden being a country interested in the use of recycled products, a factor that interests the consumer and benefits the environment, a dimension valued by