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The Environmental Responsibilities of Corporations

by AHN Too 2025. 4. 2.
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These days, I believe companies have a moral responsibility to protect the environment—not just for branding, but for real impact.
Businesses shape consumer behavior and influence global markets, so their choices carry real weight.

πŸ“˜ ν•œκΈ€ 해석
μš”μ¦˜ μ‹œλŒ€μ—λŠ” 기업듀이 단지 λ§ˆμΌ€νŒ… λͺ©μ μ΄ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, μ§„μ •ν•œ 영ν–₯을 μœ„ν•΄ ν™˜κ²½μ„ λ³΄ν˜Έν•΄μ•Ό ν•  도덕적 μ±…μž„μ΄ μžˆλ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•΄μš”.
기업은 μ†ŒλΉ„μž 행동과 세계 μ‹œμž₯에 영ν–₯을 μ£ΌκΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμ—, κ·Έλ“€μ˜ μ„ νƒμ—λŠ” 큰 힘이 μ‹€λ € μžˆμ–΄μš”.

🧠 문법 및 ν‘œν˜„ μ„€λͺ…

  • moral responsibility: 도덕적 μ±…μž„
  • carry real weight: μ‹€μ œλ‘œ 영ν–₯λ ₯이 크닀

 

 

 

 

One major reason this matters is that corporations are some of the biggest contributors to pollution and resource use.
If they take action—by reducing emissions, cutting down packaging waste, or switching to renewable energy—their scale can lead to massive positive change.

πŸ“˜ ν•œκΈ€ 해석
이 μ±…μž„μ΄ μ€‘μš”ν•œ μ΄μœ λŠ”, 기업듀이 μ˜€μ—Όκ³Ό μžμ› λ‚­λΉ„μ˜ κ°€μž₯ 큰 원인 쀑 ν•˜λ‚˜μ΄κΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμ΄μ—μš”.
기업이 νƒ„μ†Œ λ°°μΆœμ„ μ€„μ΄κ±°λ‚˜ 포μž₯재 λ‚­λΉ„λ₯Ό μ€„μ΄κ±°λ‚˜, μž¬μƒ μ—λ„ˆμ§€λ‘œ μ „ν™˜ν•˜λŠ” λ“±μ˜ 행동을 μ·¨ν•˜λ©΄, κ·Έ 규λͺ¨ 덕뢄에 μ—„μ²­λ‚œ 긍정적 λ³€ν™”κ°€ κ°€λŠ₯ν•΄μ Έμš”.

🧠 문법 및 ν‘œν˜„ μ„€λͺ…

  • contributors to ~: ~의 원인 제곡자
  • cut down (on) ~: ~을 쀄이닀
  • their scale can lead to ~: κ·Έ 규λͺ¨κ°€ ~을 μœ λ°œν•˜λ‹€

 

 

 

 

A great illustration of this is Patagonia, the outdoor clothing company.
Instead of chasing trends, they focus on long-lasting products and repair services. They even encourage customers to buy less—how rare is that in business?
Their brand shows that it’s possible to succeed financially while staying true to sustainability.

πŸ“˜ ν•œκΈ€ 해석
이걸 잘 λ³΄μ—¬μ£ΌλŠ” μ‚¬λ‘€λŠ” 아웃도어 λΈŒλžœλ“œ νŒŒνƒ€κ³ λ‹ˆμ•„μ˜ˆμš”.
νŠΈλ Œλ“œλ₯Ό λ”°λ₯΄κΈ°λ³΄λ‹€λŠ” 였래 μž…μ„ 수 μžˆλŠ” 옷과 μˆ˜μ„  μ„œλΉ„μŠ€λ₯Ό μ œκ³΅ν•˜μ£ . 심지어 ‘덜 μ‚¬μ„Έμš”’라고 말할 μ •λ„μ˜ˆμš”—기업이 이런 말을 ν•œλ‹€λŠ” 건 정말 λ“œλ¬Έ μΌμ΄μ—μš”.
이 λΈŒλžœλ“œλŠ” 지속 κ°€λŠ₯성을 μ§€ν‚€λ©΄μ„œλ„ μΆ©λΆ„νžˆ μˆ˜μ΅μ„ λ‚Ό 수 μžˆλ‹€λŠ” κ±Έ λ³΄μ—¬μ€˜μš”.

🧠 문법 및 ν‘œν˜„ μ„€λͺ…

  • illustration of this: μ΄κ²ƒμ˜ λŒ€ν‘œμ μΈ 예
  • stay true to ~: ~에 μ§„μ‹€λ˜κ²Œ ν–‰λ™ν•˜λ‹€, 신념을 μ§€ν‚€λ‹€

 

 

To wrap it up, companies have the reach, the resources, and the responsibility to lead the way in sustainability.
If they step up, others—governments, individuals, even small businesses—are more likely to follow.

πŸ“˜ ν•œκΈ€ 해석
μš”μ•½ν•˜μžλ©΄, 기업듀은 지속 κ°€λŠ₯성을 선도할 수 μžˆλŠ” λ²”μœ„, μžμ›, μ±…μž„μ„ λͺ¨λ‘ κ°–κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš”.
이듀이 λ¨Όμ € λ‚˜μ„ λ‹€λ©΄ μ •λΆ€λ‚˜ 개인, μ†ŒκΈ°μ—…λ“€λ„ μžμ—°μŠ€λŸ½κ²Œ κ·Έ 흐름을 λ”°λ₯΄κ²Œ 되겠죠.

🧠 문법 및 ν‘œν˜„ μ„€λͺ…

  • step up: (μ±…μž„ 있게) λ‚˜μ„œλ‹€
  • lead the way: 길을 μ—΄λ‹€, μ„ λ„ν•˜λ‹€

 

 

πŸ’‘ μš”μ•½ ν‘œν˜„ (all in all λŒ€μ²΄)

  • “To sum it up in one sentence…”
  • “At the end of the day, it comes down to this…”
  • “In a nutshell, businesses need to lead by example.”
  • “If there’s one takeaway from all this, it’s that…”

 

 

 

 

 

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