Environmentalism and International Companies

Climate Change and the Principle of Responsibility

Dossier / Travail de Séminaire , 2009 , 21 Pages , Note: 1,3

Gestion d'entreprise - Direction d'entreprise, Management, Organisation

Global warming is a major threat for the generations to come. Although, the conduct of business around the globe is a primary issue for climate change, especially multinational companies can hardly be regulated by national governments. Since the compliance with environmental standards can not be enforced effectively, it is up to the corporations to fulfill their responsibilities to the environment. This paper seeks to provide an ethical reasoning for the obligations corporations have to the environment. Furthermore, the nature of this responsibility will be examined in order to develop a basic guideline for the decision makers in the companies.

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• 1 INTRODUCTION
• 2 GLOBAL WARMING AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
• 3 THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CORPORATION
• 3.1 THE PRINCIPLE OF RESPONSIBILITY
• 3.2 APPROACHES TO CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
• 3.3 EXTENSION OF STAKEHOLDER THEORY
• 4 BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABILITY
• 4.1 THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY
• 4.2 FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS
• 4.3 BUSINESS REALITY
• 5 CONCLUSION

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This paper aims to provide an ethical reasoning for the obligations corporations have to the environment. It examines the nature of this responsibility to develop a basic guideline for decision-makers in companies.

• The ethical implications of corporate responsibility for the environment.
• The principle of responsibility and its application to environmental concerns.
• The role of stakeholder theory in corporate environmental responsibility.
• The concept of sustainability as a management tool for environmental compliance.
• The impact of global warming on international companies.

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

• Chapter 1: Introduces the topic of global warming and its implications for international companies. It highlights the need for corporations to fulfill their responsibilities to the environment.
• Chapter 2: Explores the causes and consequences of global warming, emphasizing the role of multinational corporations in this process. It analyzes the ethical and economic challenges posed by climate change.
• Chapter 3: Focuses on the ethical underpinnings of corporate responsibility for the environment. It applies the principle of responsibility developed by Jonas to argue for the moral obligation of mankind to preserve a vital environment. This principle is then combined with the stakeholder theory to provide a framework for corporate decision-making regarding environmental concerns.
• Chapter 4: Introduces the concept of sustainability as a management tool that enables companies to comply with their environmental obligations while maintaining or even enhancing their competitiveness. It examines the practical implementation of sustainability in business decisions.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

The key terms and concepts covered in this paper include: corporate responsibility, global warming, climate change, the principle of responsibility, stakeholder theory, sustainability, and international companies.

• Université: Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
• Note: 1,3
• Auteur: Tim Schabsky (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2009
• Pages: 21
• N° de catalogue: V154082
• ISBN (ebook): 9783640669332
• ISBN (Livre): 9783640669134
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: Nachhaltigkeit, Wirtschaftsethik, Umweltschutz, Stakeholder, Jonas, Friedman, Freeman