Week 4 Vocab

1. Consumer (n.) /-ˈsuː.mɚ/ a person who buys goods or services for their own use.
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/consumer?q=consumer) 
2. Consumerism (n.) /-ˈsuː.mɚ.ɪ-/ a social and economic order that is based on the systematic creation and fostering of a desire to purchase goods and services in ever greater amounts.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumerism)
3. Conservation (n.) /ˌkɑːnt .sɚ-/ carefully using valuable natural substances that exist in limited amounts in order to make certain that they will be available for as long a time as possible.
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/conservation?q=conservation) 
4. Conserve (v.) is to keep and protect something from damage, change or waste.
5. Recycling (n.) /ˌriːˈsaɪ.klɪŋ/ when paper, glass, plastic, etc. is put through a process so that it can be used again.
6. Recycling can be parted as “re” + “cycling”. 
            “re” (prefix) used to add the meaning 'do again'
      i.e reuse means to use something again.
           reduce means to make something smaller in size, amount, degree, importance.
           recycle means to collect and treat rubbish in order to produce useful materials which can be used again.
7. Ethic (n.) /ˈeθ.ɪk/ a system of accepted beliefs which control behavior, especially such a system based on morals.
    Ethics the study of what is morally right and what is not.
8. Business ethics is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment.
      i.e. In case of Wal-Mart. They help the local people get a job. Then, they use CSR ( Corporate Social Responsibility)
9. Personal ethic is written by an individual to clarify her values or moral principles.
      i.e. Honesty, Loyalty, Integrity.