Sustainable development
Question 2, B.
Sustainable development refers to the process of ensuring that current growth and development do not affect future generations. For instance, sustainable development initiative focuses on limiting ecological degradation by the present age, limiting destroying future societies, human health, and sourcing of non-renewable energy.
Environmental, Social, and Economic sustainability are intertwined since poor economic planning and sustainability create social conflicts between resource allocation and health costs, leading to inefficiencies in ecological conservation and degradation.
A critique on the social sustainability at Roche informs of measures to reduce poverty since people turn to forests for survival due to a lack of medical products. Social sustainability is intertwined with economic sustainability by assessing the quality of pharmaceutical products to minimize toxicity in the manufacturing process, and to reduce the overall effects on the society and the environment,
Economic sustainability is related to social sustainability since the pharmaceutical focuses on the effective utilization of natural resources, thus minimizing costs associated with wastages to society. Sustainability seeks the firm to embrace the practical usage of recycled products, thereby increasing the profitability of the firm through reduced costs.
Environmental sustainability is intertwined with economic sustainability at the firm by engaging in ecological conservation through restoration or preservation of the damaged environment as a commercial benefit in the industry. As such, the firm benefits from adequate sourcing and provision of pharmaceutical and social services.