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
Mục lục
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. Ethics: Terms and Forms of Reasoning.
Case 1: New England Fisheries.
2. From Ethics to Business Ethics.
Case 2: Hooker Chemical and Love Canal.
3. From Ethics to Environmental Ethics.
Case 3: Great Apes as Bushmeat.
4. The Law and the Natural Environment.
Case 4: Pacific Lumber.
5. Green Strategies and New Opportunities.
Case 5: Ben & Jerry’s.
6. Globalizing: Environmental Problems Abroad.
Case 6: Shell Oil in Nigeria.
7. The Role of Civil Society Organizations.
Case 7: Monsanto and the GMOs.
8. Sustainability: The New Directions for Business.
Case 8: The Bronx Community Paper Company.
Bibliography.
Index
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Lisa H. Newton is Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Program in Applied Ethics, and Director of the Program in Environmental Studies at Fairfield University; she is also an Associate in Medicine at Yale Medical School. Her work includes Ethics and Sustainability: Sustainable Development and the Moral Life (2003), Wake Up Calls: Classic Cases in Business Ethics (2nd edn., 2003), and Taking Sides: Controversial Issues in Business Ethics and Society (8th edn., 2004).
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