Ethical Issues
GROUP RESEARCH REPORT
TEAM CRIMSON
LUONG TRAM ANH – s3269577
HOANG XUAN THANG – s3255468
TRAN THI MINH THU – s3275196
NGUYEN QUANG TRUNG – s3269651 GROUP RESEARCH REPORT
TEAM CRIMSON
LUONG TRAM ANH – s3269577
HOANG XUAN THANG – s3255468
TRAN THI MINH THU – s3275196
NGUYEN QUANG TRUNG – s3269651
Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Executive Summary 3 I. Introduction 4 II. Natural Environment 5 1. Sustainable Packaging and Minimizing Waste Issues 5 2. Water Usage Issues 6 II. Workplace Ethics 9 1. Workplace Ethics Definition 9 2. Findings of Concern Regarding Ethics at the Workplace 9 3. Unilever, PepsiCo and Nestlé In Light of Relevant Issues 10 III. Recommendations 12 1. Natural Environmental Issues 12 1.1 Packaging Issues 12 1.2 Water Issues 12 2. Workplace Ethics Issues 13 IV. Conclusion 14 V. References 15 1. Academic Journal Articles 15 2. Other References 15
Executive Summary
This report provides critical findings, discussions and comparisons of specific issues under the two topics: Natural Environment and Workplace Ethics in relation to three listed companies from the food and beverage industry. They are Unilever, Nestlé and PepsiCo. The report uses several academic journal articles in order to further analyze the topics. Results of the research show that each company is indeed dealing with numerous risks and problems concerning the environmental issues and also ethics programs at the workplace. Regarding the Natural Environment, all the three companies are extremely concerned about the matters of water usage as well as sustainable packaging and minimizing waste. On the other hand, Workplace Ethics seems not to be a simple issue to cope with either. The three firms are facing several problems relating to ethics program such as the relationship between higher and lower-level employees; the trust and transparency of leadership or the pressure of the employees to
TEAM CRIMSON
LUONG TRAM ANH – s3269577
HOANG XUAN THANG – s3255468
TRAN THI MINH THU – s3275196
NGUYEN QUANG TRUNG – s3269651 GROUP RESEARCH REPORT
TEAM CRIMSON
LUONG TRAM ANH – s3269577
HOANG XUAN THANG – s3255468
TRAN THI MINH THU – s3275196
NGUYEN QUANG TRUNG – s3269651
Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Executive Summary 3 I. Introduction 4 II. Natural Environment 5 1. Sustainable Packaging and Minimizing Waste Issues 5 2. Water Usage Issues 6 II. Workplace Ethics 9 1. Workplace Ethics Definition 9 2. Findings of Concern Regarding Ethics at the Workplace 9 3. Unilever, PepsiCo and Nestlé In Light of Relevant Issues 10 III. Recommendations 12 1. Natural Environmental Issues 12 1.1 Packaging Issues 12 1.2 Water Issues 12 2. Workplace Ethics Issues 13 IV. Conclusion 14 V. References 15 1. Academic Journal Articles 15 2. Other References 15
Executive Summary
This report provides critical findings, discussions and comparisons of specific issues under the two topics: Natural Environment and Workplace Ethics in relation to three listed companies from the food and beverage industry. They are Unilever, Nestlé and PepsiCo. The report uses several academic journal articles in order to further analyze the topics. Results of the research show that each company is indeed dealing with numerous risks and problems concerning the environmental issues and also ethics programs at the workplace. Regarding the Natural Environment, all the three companies are extremely concerned about the matters of water usage as well as sustainable packaging and minimizing waste. On the other hand, Workplace Ethics seems not to be a simple issue to cope with either. The three firms are facing several problems relating to ethics program such as the relationship between higher and lower-level employees; the trust and transparency of leadership or the pressure of the employees to