Business Ethics and the Natural Environment

by Lisa H. Newton (Fairfield University)

• ISBN13: 9780470777206
• ISBN10: 0470777206
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Business Ethics and the Natural Environment examines the present status of relations between corporate enterprise and the natural environment in the world today.-Discusses such questions as: What obligations does a corporation have toward the environment? To respect entities unprotected by law? To care about future generations?-Argues that environmentally-friendly business practices yield dividends exceeding expectations, and that the competitive firm of the 21st century will follow "green" standards-Provides a background in ethics, a survey of business ethics, an account of environmental philosophy, an overview of environmental legal issues, and an account of the problems associated with globalization

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Ethics: Terms and Forms of Reasoning

New England Fisheries

From Ethics to Business Ethics

Hooker Chemical and Love Canal

From Ethics to Environmental Ethics

Great Apes as Bushmeat

The Law and the Natural Environment

Pacific Lumber

Green Strategies and New Opportunities

Ben & JerryÆs

Globalizing: Environmental Problems Abroad

Shell Oil in Nigeria

The Role of Civil Society Organizations

Monsanto and the GMOs

Sustainability: The New Directions for Business

The Bronx Community Paper Company

Bibliography

Index

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