St Marys College Arklow Ireland Globalisation How does

St. Mary’s College, Arklow, Ireland.

Globalisation • How does this affect us

Globalisation By Morgan Bonney, Suzanne Carey, Meghan Brady and Roisin Clear Group A Food and Drink

The Definition The tendency of business’s technologies or philosophies to spread throughout the world.

Ben & Jerry’s Ice-Cream Ben & Jerry’s ice- cream, based in Vermont Canada, are a positive example of Globalization. They are a international company but they believe in equality this a quote taken directly from their website:

“We have a progressive, non-partisan social mission that seeks to meet human needs and eliminate injustices in our local, national and international communities by integrating these concerns into our day-to-day business activities. Our focus is on children and families, the environment and sustainable agriculture on family farms. ”

Other Examples of globalisation • Nestle • Coca-Cola • Mc. Donalds • Pepsi • Heinz Most of the food and drink we have is from these big global companies. This makes it very difficult for small companies to produce food as they cannot compete against the larger companies as they put a lot of money into marketing. This is especially true in Africa and South America.

Fair Trade The fair trade mark is an independent consumer label which appears on products to guarantee that disadvantaged producers in the developing world are getting a better deal. Fair Trade is a global fight back against the large global companies which pay small prices to farmers

Clothing and globalisation. Group B. Sarah Dunne, Chloe Hudson, Melanie Doyle, Lorraine Fox and Claire Cosgrave.

Clothing. • At present, more than 60% of world clothing exports ar manufactured in developing countries. • Asia is the major world supplier today, producing more than 32% of the world’s clothing exports. • Between 1985 and 1990 the production of the Philippines. • China however has become the leading world producer and supplier of clothing- currently generating almost 13% of the world supply.

TEXTILES q. The big change in textile industry occurred in thev 1960 s, q. Many centres opened first to service the less capital-intensive clothing industry, q. Then they used export earings from these products to set up their own textiles production. q. Other developing countries entered the market with investments from multinational enterprises.

footwear • • • Brazil and Mexico have become the key players in footwear, but much less in clothing. Almost all of the higher-cost countries have seen their footwear production fall like Ireland. In the United states, the industry has declined since the late 1970’s. Production has declined a bit more slowly since 1985 in Italy, 1988 in Spain and 1991 in Portugal. In 1992, 63. 2% of the world’s total pairs of shoes were made in Asia and the Middle East even though these countries only accounted for 43. 5% of the shoe consumption.

Globalisation - Group C • Alison Ivers • Emma Kavanagh • Claire Kearns • Siobhan Lawerence

Globalisation Technology and the Internet; how they have effected globalisation!

The Internet • The internet is now a necessity in today’s busy world. • At the touch of a button you can have any information about anything you can think of. • The Internet is a worldwide community linking people from all walks of life. • E-mail (instant messaging) is a form of communication among people and is rapidly taking over from the old fashioned postal service. • The Internet is very convenient way of gaining information and is easy to use.

Benefits and drawbacks of the Internet Benefits • Rapid form of obtaining information from any corner of the world. • Enables worldwide communication • Quick and Easy to use • Vast amount of information at your fingertips Disadvantages • It has been used by terrorists to spread messages. • Not all the information is accurate. • Its a costly form of communication • You don’t always know who you are talking to in chatrooms so it can be dangerous! • Your computer is susceptible to viruses

Globalisation: Sport. Group: D. Ciara Mc Lean, Chloe O Brien, Sinead Nolan, Claire O Byrne.

Examples of globalisation of sport: • • • The World Cup. The Olympics. The Special Olympics. The Six Nations-Rugby. Wimbledon- Tennis. Etc.

Advantages of globalisation of sport: • One example of how sport is involved in globalisation is The World Cup. The world is united through soccer and it brings all the countries together. This can be a good thing for local people who sell their products at the venues for the soccer matches. • Also hotels, restaurants & shops in the city that hosts The World Cup can make a lot of money during the

Disadvantages of globalisation of sport: • There are many disadvantages of the globalistaion of sport. Big businesses can sell their products at very high prices at the matches. This forces the local traders out of business because the bigger companies have better advertising. Also, The World Cup releases some big stars who promote certain products for big companies which puts pressure on people to buy the product as a national hero is selling it and it is very popular.

GROUP E • Amelia Power • Saidhbh Robinson • Theresa Slattery • Shauna Ryan

Globalization of Pharmaceuticals

Advantages • Increase free trade between nations • Pharmaceutical companies have greater flexibility to operate across borders • Greater ease and speed of transportation for medical supplies • The products are recognized world wide which makes it easier for consumers to gain access to the goods

Disadvantages • There a few huge global companies that completely dominate the world market for drugs. It is very difficult for small firms to set up in this business • Because there a small number of large companies there is very little competition so prices for basic drugs are very high • In Africa the governments are forced to pay very high prices for AIDS treatments and other diseases. It means that these governments are spending less on other important things like AIDS awareness and education

GROUP F GLOBAL CHARITIES SUZANNE TYRRELL EMMA WALL AINE SMULLEN EMMA TANCRED

Global Charities • • • Direct Relief Global Impact UNICEF Concern Red Cross

Aims of Charities • To send aid to developing countries • To improve living conditions • To provide proper medical care • To overcome poverty and promote justice

Countries in which charities give aid.

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