Consider the environmental costs expended by the three organisations below:

Prevention Appraisal Internal failure External failure

Dextra 45 000 67 000 120 000 240 000

Flexis 20 000 25 000 5 000 10 000

Creata 100 000 25 000 0 0

Required

a. Write one paragraph for each company, explaining their environmental performance.

b. In your opinion, which company is best managing its environmental performance?

c. Reflect on Creata's environmental costs - are there any grounds for criricising their environmental cost expenditures?