Force 10: Environmentalism. This important force involves protecting the environment. When the issue of global warming first surfaced in the 1980s, it stirred up much public debate and concern throughout the world. However, business leaders resisted the issue of global warming, expecting they would have to pay a lot of money to address the problems causing it. While most agreed that climate change was occurring, views differed regarding its origins, and finding solutions was not a priority to the business world at large.
Today, most (if not all) businesses recognize that climate change is a problem, and some businesses are making attempts to solve it, resulting in a wave of ...