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natural resources  

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  • Natural resources refer to objects, relationships, or capacities of value that exist in a form or environment that originated without human intervention. Businesses, whether providing products or services, typically consume or otherwise rely on natural resources in their conversions from raw materials to finished goods. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Natural Resources]

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