Reference no: EM133162048

1. If we take the United States as our example... In the wake of billions of dollars in costs associated from recent hurricanes, rampant wildfires across the west, and groundwater contamination from a myriad of corporate misadventures - yesterday's carefree attitude about the environment has morphed into a fiscal crisis of epic proportions. The phrase and concept of Environmental Debt has surfaced. What does it mean? What does it propose for business activities going forward?

2. Habitat Loss and Degradation is the main threat to the world's ecosystems. Human intervention in the fulfillment of economic initiatives and development, as supported by political regimes, is causing an enormous change in the landscape of our planet. How can an effective corporate social responsibility address the balance between both "working the land" and "preserving the land" to satisfy economic needs and environmental protection?