Suggestions to improve ethics within a business - my ideas.

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Mott MacDonald are already a hugely successful business in terms of ethics. They have achieved what many would dream to achieve in their own business, such as the various awards they have received for being such an ethical business. There are however certain areas in which they could still try and improve the way they run their business to be even more ethical.

One aspect of the business that Motts themselves have pointed out that they want to work towards is to reduce carbon emission by 5% per employee. There are various ways in which Motts could be more environmentally friendly in order to achieve this target and make their company more ethical.

One of the ways I which they could do this is by using sustainable materials which will never run out such as wood. Wood does not need anywhere near as much manufacturing processing as other materials, which are used for buildings. This would mean that less energy would be being used up in the making of the building materials for Motts, which will reduce their carbon footprint.

They could also only source these materials from local areas in which they work to reduce the amount of miles the materials will need to be transported. Some company’s source material overseas, which means that by the time they get to their destination, the business has wasted hundreds of liters of fuel just to get it to the construction site. By employing this tactic, Motts would be stopping the waste of a lot of fuel, which would have resulted in a lot of harmful gases going into the atmosphere.

They could also make sire that all offices within their businesses around the world are equipped with recycling bins so that all waste from office work such as papers can be recced rather than being sent into land fill sites. This would also be a reminder everyday about the importance of recycling, as employees will be using the bins every day. A reward system could be set up by management in which the employees who recycle the most are rewarded through financial bonuses. This would definitely make employees more aware about the importance of recycling, which would encourage them to do more of it.

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They could also try to encourage employees to come to work together by coming in pone car. If five people were to come in the same car rather than five people coming in in five different cars, then the fuel which would have been used by them other four cars would be saved, reducing their carbon emissions.

In construction, there will undoubtedly be a lot of waste materials for Motts to dispose of. Instead of this also being sent to rubbish piles, Motts could think of how to recycle the waste materials. If the materials can be re-used, then ...

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