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Identify where a business may face a trade-off between sustainability and profit.

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Ethical and environmental considerations

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Environmental responsibility and sustainability

AQA GCSE BusinessInfluences on business

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When revising this area, Identify where a business may face a trade-off between sustainability and profit sits within Environmental responsibility and sustainability and Ethical and environmental considerations for AQA GCSE Business 8132. Use a business such as GreenGlow serves tourists while improving quality control; the case evidence includes average order value of ?8,837, sales of 97 units, and a 40% change in costs or demand to keep the explanation applied. The important reasoning is to connect sustainability with the business objective, the financial implication, and the effect on employees. Avoid treating break-even and profit as the same thing. A high-quality answer should explain the commercial trade-off, use precise evidence, and finish with a judgement that depends on the context rather than a generic definition.

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sustainabilityIdentify

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  • Environmental responsibility and sustainability common mistake 1: Answer by clearly explaining how to identify where a business may face a trade-off between sustainability and profit..

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