Individuals vs Governments & Companies


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Talking about environmental issues, nowadays, it takes a lot of things related to. One of them is about improving better environment. Every human that is live with, has their contribution reaching better environment. However, some people say only governments and huge companies are able making differences. Personally, I have different perspective. Everyone can do something to improve the environment. I could not agree more, based on some reasons.

Firstly, governments and companies are basically consist of individuals. Particularly for governments, they just have a privillage to lead the nation, creating public policies, and making agreements. This is what I see in my country, Indonesia. As a democratic place, we believe that the society has the greatest power. From people, to people, by people. That is our slogan. Moreover, in our country system, the government is chosen by the society. Therefore, ach individu has huge power to decide.

Secondly, related to large companies, I think they have a huge contribution to a country. Hence, they also have power to do something bigger and have a bigger chance. For example, in Indonesia, one of big companies is called Astra. They have a lot of works and contibution. Besides, they collaborated with government through a partnership project; Kampung Astra, name it. In the other hand, the main factor why they have achieved their goal is because of the society good participation. Individual power works!

Nevertheless, I have to admit that governments and large companies have big impact to improve the environment. Governments can make policy to forbid ilegal logging, as example. Large companies running their Corporate Social Responsibilty (CSR) Project to re-green the forest, etc. In reality, in Indonesia especially, recently, the government launched an onimbus law called UU Cipta Kerja. This law is a kind of a policy which supporting harmfulness for environment. In the other side, many huge companies do not have a responsibility of their works, as example related to their production debrish.

In a fact, activists, independent-small companies, or even just a person have bigger impact, starting from small actions. For example, make a reuse-recycle-reduce campaign, starting clean-eating habits, producing films to aware people, and critizing our country's law then giving suggestions. Once again, person power works!

In conlusion, tackling environmental issues is not uneasy work. It needs collaboration from all people. From stakeholders, from any work-places, until the society, person by person. However, personally, because all the form of organization consists of person; I am highly sure, human can do everything that they want to do, incuding creating better place on earth.

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The Q: 
Individuals can do nothing to improve the environment; only governments and large companies can make a difference. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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