social responsibility “areas” risk –environment (local and global) sustainability –use /...
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Social Responsibility “Areas”• Risk
– Environment (local and global)• Sustainability
– Use / indefinitely• Protection
– Pollution (Air, Water, Ground)– Non-human life
– Human Rights• Child Labor• Slavery• Working conditions
– Safety
– Community Service• Good Neighbor• Philanthropy / Altruism• Healthcare
Social Responsibility
• Social “Obligation– Profit without breaking laws
• Increase shareholder wealth– Economic maximization
• Social Responsiveness– Satisfy stakeholders
• “Reasonable” – As established by government?
• Social Responsibility– Make the world “better”
Social Responsibility
• Eliminating corrupt, irresponsible or unethical behavior that might bring harm to the community, its people, or the environment
– Before the behavior happens
• Better to be proactive towards a problem rather than reactive to a problem
• Positive Action or to refrain from Action
– What we “will do,” or
– What we “won’t do”
Is it an “anthropogenic” issue?Industry
– Release of gases and dust into the atmosphere. – Waste disposal practices. – Air pollution, water pollution.
Agriculture– Conversion of woodlands into fields and pastures including slash-
and-burn techniques. – Diversion of surface and groundwater. – Ground water salinization due to inadequate drainage. – Pollution of soil and water by chemicals found in fertilizer and
pesticides. – dirty or unclean water
Mining– Removal of topsoil and creation of spoil piles. – Diversion of groundwater by mine shafts. – Surface runoff bearing mining wastes. – Release of air pollution by refining processes.
Transportation– Diversion of surface water flow by roadways. – Vehicular air pollution. – Roadway noise, aircraft noise and transit noise.
Construction– Removal of natural habitats by grading and building – Diversion of groundwater. – Filling in marshes, baylands, swamps, ponds, stream beds.
Habitations– Concentration of human activities in discrete zones. – Concentration of waste products, sewage, and debris.
Is it an “anthropogenic” issue?(cont)
Four Domains of Sustainability• Social• Economic
– Formal and informal economies• Environmental, and • Institutional
– Policy and capacity issues
Environmental Sustainability
“…meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
(Brundtland Commission, 1983)
Environmental / Social ResponsibilityMoral Perspectives
• Environmental Ethics – Ecological approach
• Nonhuman parts deserve to be preserved for their own sake
– Deep Ecology• Blackstone’s Ethics of “Rights”
– Environmental approach• Right to a “liveable environment”
– Absolute rights• Utilitarian Perspective
– Market approach• External costs violate utility, rights, and justice
– Internal / External Costs
Environmental / Social Responsibility
• Three areas of concerns1. Pollution2. Depletion3. Poverty
• The Extent of impact and possibilities of recourse are economically correlated
• Prevention• Stewardship• ESI (Environmental Sustainability Index)
http://sedac.ciesin.org/es/esi/
http://www.eco-portal.com/
Also see top 25 “Green” Companies at: http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/toplists/top25.htm
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