III. MOPCO Plant Case Study: The Gap Criteria Environmental Dimension ➢ Efficient use of water and energy resources Social Dimension ➢ Effective public participation ➢ Stimulate employment Economic Dimension ➢ Generate income ➢ Reduced Costs ➢ Support the transfer of skills and technologies The methodology used in this case study depends on both primary and secondary sources. Interviews were conducted with the former Head of Central Department for EIA in the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) in Cairo, as well as a member of the scientific committee that was formed to investigate and write a report on Agrium and MOPCO expansions. This research paper also depended on formal reports, a detailed study on petrochemical plants in Damietta, …show more content…
In MOPCO’s case, the plant was built against the will and interests of the people. From their viewpoint, this plant polluted their environment, had an adverse impact on their livelihood without offering them with any other alternatives, and has not realized any national market needs. Moreover, MOPCO constructed their plant without any consultation with the Local People’s Council (LPC) in Damietta. MOPCO also extended a gas line to its plants despite the fact that the LPC has refused its request and that many citizens in whose lands the gas-line pathway was dug have filed lawsuits against the company (EIPR, 2014). This attitude of MOPCO and the dissatisfaction and anger of the Damietta people reflect the ineffective public participation. According to the interviews conducted with both the former Head of the EIA department in the EEAA and the member of the Mansoura University committee, Agrium and MOPCO depended on their relation with the Ministry of Petroleum as one of the sovereign ministries and did not invest in involving and communicating with the people. Furthermore, in regards to stimulating employment opportunities, MOPCO depended on employing qualified engineers with high salaries from Alexandria and Suez and not from Damietta. In their opinion, MOPCO should have considered attracting and investing in training people from Damietta. Besides MOPCO is not labor intensive and does not offer benefit or value on the local or the national level, which could justify the burdens of the degradation and ineffective use of natural environmental resources caused by the
Royte’s article is up to date in its time. Her essay covers something very real that is affecting the public even today. Royte’s writing is reachable amongst many crowds. The text contains vocabulary that is simple to understand to most who read it. Royte’s passion for the environmental subject and her profession shine throughout the text.
The principle of social equity concerns the consequences of decisions and actions that people face. Particular emphasis is placed on equity in access to water resources and derived benefits. This concerns all social groups irrespective of their economic status, geographic location, and individual characteristics of their members, such as differences in sex, age, and health status or income level. The principle of economic efficiency refers to the need to use resources in the most cost-effective way to maximize returns on value and thus achieve the greatest benefit for the greatest number of people. This value is not only calculated in terms of price; It must also include current and future social and environmental costs and benefits.
Without doing this, they have no room to grow. With no effort to reach out to the community, how will they market themselves? If they don’t persuade government agencies then they won’t have regulations to proceed with their business. I do not believe that would benefit Ventria in any way. If dialogue and political action are unsuccessful, they should then figure out a way to make the opposers (environmentalists, food safety activists, consumer advocates, and rice farmers) benefit in some way, especially by following all of the regulations.
This kind of risk is often called environmental and social risk in project finance. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency proposed new regulations on the air pollution and wastewater that produced by paper and pulp manufacturers. The three mills would shut down if they were not forced to comply with the new regulations. Jaakko Pöyry estimated that the pulp mill would need from $150 million to $200 million to update its devices. However, the expenses incurred to adapt to the new regulation for the paper and tissue mill were unknown.
The competitive analysis is based on two competitors that are ranked fairly high overall pet grooming. PetSmart and Petco offer devoted associates which are trained and enjoy interaction with all animals. A typical day spent at these two places I observed customers are interested in learning further about their precious pets. PetSmart is focused mainly on product sales than the grooming industry. Where Petco provides a friendly atmosphere, however there is a large number of employee turnover.
As time passes, the importance of environmental considerations is increasing more and more in the society. For projects like these, ExxonMobil must realize that they are affecting the ecosystem, air, biodiversity, human population, fodder, forests, agriculture etc. and this means a lot to Chad and
During the Industrialization, factories began to appear near rivers in the middle of villages. Despite all of the output of goods, it created many problems in the villages. “…Industrial growth brought with it a host of environmental pollution problems” (Document 3). This occurred because the towers released smoke and chemicals into the air, this impacted the farming in the villages by contaminating the crops. It also caused respiratory problems to many people that lived around the factory.
" Environmental Quality Management, vol. 11, no. 3, Spring 2002, pp. 79-84. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=8gh&AN=6536798. Accessed 26 Mar. 2017. Brooks, Charles.
Roads and transportation are affected because of the numerous shipments that are sent from Coca-Cola all around the world. The people and environment that are directly affected by the Coca-Cola plants. For example, the people and land of Plachimada, India, payed for the costs of the devastation and pollution from the local Coca-Cola
The Trouble with Truss Introduction Truss Construction Shop recently experienced several serious work and equipment related accidents within the current quarter. Multiple news sources and social media channels received word by displeased employees claiming that the company fails to provide safe working conditions for its workers and that the company will not take responsibility for the injuries that occurred. Due to this matter, Truss Construction Shop decided to perform an analysis of the obtained information in order to address the issues at hand, help the company abstain from the negative media light, and also, not run the risk of jeopardizing sales. Explanation of the Issue There are two distinct underlying causes that contribute to
A Case Study on Polluter’s Dilemma I. Background/Point of View On a small plastic manufacturing, Jonica Gunson works as an environmental compliance manager. The company where she is working with is now facing a serious situation that needs to have a fast and decisive decision, decision whether to invest or not to invest money on new technology that will help decrease or as possible eliminate the level of toxic in the water which is flowing from the back of the factory up to lake. Though the company is compliant with the levels of emissions set by the Environmental Management board, the manager sees that environmental procedures for this specific toxic are sheathing behind logical evidence, particularly that there is a protest from a certain scientist that is publish in the newspaper.
Motilal oswal securities Ltd The Motilal oswal ltd company was the parent company of the Motilal oswal securities ltd, it was the subsidiary company. Motilal Oswal Company was established by Motilal oswal and Raamdeo agarwal in 1987 and gets the membership from the BSE. It got it final certificate of registration approval in the year 2010 from the securities and exchange board of India regarding the setup and expansion of the business of mutual funds in the country. Motilal oswal securities ltd was incorporated in the year 1994 and its main business is stock broking and wealth management. Motilal Oswal Company has 99.95 % holdings previously which became 100 % holdings In Motilal securities ltd .It was one of the subsidiary company of the
Discuss, using personal experience, available course material and supporting research literature. For almost two years, I have been working part time at a factory, which produces paint for one of the largest paint sellers in the world, Glidden. The quality of these paint factories are greatly affected due to the several chemicals needed to produce these large amounts of paint barrels. My job was to fill up paint pails and then seal these pails and load them onto trucks that would come every two hours.
EIAs promote the development that is sustainable and maximizes the usage of resources and management opportunities (Glasson, 1999). EIA is recognized internationally as an imperative tool to be used in guiding individuals on the path to sustainable development. Therefore, a crucial purpose of an EIA is to promote environmentally sound and sustainable development through the identification of appropriate enhancement and mitigation measures (UNEP, 2002). EIA has to ensure that development proposals do not challenge critical resources and ecological functions, welfare, lifestyle and livelihood of the communities and people who depend on them (UNEP,
Water pollution is happening everywhere but this investigation is focused on water pollution in Ga-kgapane and how the increase in population has led to an increase in this pollution. One of the main causes for water pollution in this town is: • The disposal of waste products in the streams • The washing of clothes and other things in these streams • Human activities such as swimming and playing in these streams Water pollution has become a growing problem in this town and has led to a lot of other issues that should be