Major Assignment – Business Report
University of the Sunshine Coast

University of the Sunshine Coast

Executive Summary

This report identifies the environmental activity costs of using Dyetype and Adhesive materials to produce a product. The tables below separate which one of these two chemicals is causing the most damage to the environment. Tables have proven that there is an excessive use of the Dyetype material. Both chemicals have been calculated using the life-cycle assessment to show unit cost per kilogram price for each product. The findings from the report immediately draw attention to the Dyetype chemical having the most environmental impact out of the two chemicals. The company also discovers that there are additional toxins being released which require $2,700,000 to cover the total costs. The Balance Scorecard is considered for the effects of toxin releases. If there is an fifth perspective to the balance scorecard Eco efficiency must be contributed adding environmental perspective to the Mudjimba Chemical Ltd plant.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary i 1. Introduction 1
1.1 Purpose 1
1.2 Scope 1
1.3 Limitations 1 2. Environmental Cost Categories 2 3. Environmental Activity Costs 3
3.1 Inventory Analyse 3
3.2 Impact Analyse 4
3.3 Improvement Analyse 4 4. The Environmental Damage 5 5. Toxin Release Costs 6 6. The Additional Environmental Perspective 7 7. List of References 11

1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose

The purpose of this report is to calculate the environmental cost for two products being produced by a manufacturing company. The report then will use this information to identify which of the products appears to cause the most degradation to the environment. Justification is provided as to whether recalculation is required to