St. Mary’s College, Arklow,Ireland.

Globalisation

•How does this affect us

GlobalisationBy

Morgan Bonney, Suzanne Carey, Meghan Brady and RoisinClear

Group A

Food and Drink

The Definition

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

Ben & Jerry’s

Ice-CreamBen & 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

•McDonalds

•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.

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.

TEXTILESThe big change in textile industry occurred in

thev1960s,Many centres opened first to service the less

capital-intensive clothing industry,Then they used export earings from these

products to set up their own textiles production.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 - Globalisation - Group CGroup C

• Alison IversAlison Ivers

• Emma KavanaghEmma Kavanagh

• Claire KearnsClaire Kearns

• Siobhan LawerenceSiobhan 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.

The World Cup.

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 tournament

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 EGROUP E

•Amelia PowerAmelia Power

•Saidhbh Robinson Saidhbh Robinson

•Theresa SlatteryTheresa Slattery

•Shauna RyanShauna Ryan

Globalization of Globalization of PharmaceuticalsPharmaceuticals

AdvantagesAdvantages • 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

DisadvantagesDisadvantages• There are 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 are 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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