Use the Assessment Tool at Www

question 30

Essay

Use the assessment tool at www.ecologicalfootprint.com to calculate your ecological footprint. Once you determine the factors that evaluate your use of water, energy, waste disposal, transportation and food consumption, use the results of your specific ecological footprint to determine 3 specific actions which you can take to reduce the size of your ecological footprint. Make sure that your specific actions each fit into a different category (water, energy, waste, transportation, and food). Summarize your assessment.

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Definitions:

Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial statements that integrate the financial information of a parent company with its subsidiaries to present the financial performance and position of the entire group as a single entity.

Legal Entities

Organizations or structures recognized by law as capable of having rights and duties, such as corporations, partnerships, and trusts.

Parent Company

A company that has controlling interest in another company or companies, known as subsidiaries.

Subsidiary

A company that is controlled by another company, known as the parent company, through ownership of more than half of its voting stock.