Issue Two: Starbucks vs. Ethiopia In March 2005‚ Ethiopia filed applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to trademark its coffee names‚ Harar‚ Sidamo‚ and Yirgacheffe‚ which are three coffee regions in the country. The Ethiopian government had hoped that by forcing coffee buyers into licensing agreements would lead to coffee farmers gaining more control over its coffee trade and earn a bigger slice of the pie by receiving a higher percentage of earnings from the retail price
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a strong focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR) since its inception 100 years ago‚ although until recently it has not necessarily been adept at making the public aware of its “doing what’s right” culture (Veleva‚ 2010). Dr. Veleva’s 2010 case study‚ “New Balance: Developing an integrated CSR strategy”‚ examines the company’s history and corporate culture‚ and describes how in 2006 it started to approach CSR more formally‚ creating a CSR steering committee. In 2008‚ the company engaged the
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Ethical Dilemmas 1) You are a prosecutor in a jurisdiction that does not use the grand jury system. An elderly man has administered a lethal dose of sleeping tablets to his wife ‚who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He calmly turned himself in to the police department‚ and the case is on the front page of the paper. It is entirely up to you whether to charge him with murder. What would you do? What criteria did you use to arrive at your decision? 2) You are a probation officer and
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management‚ How would PSBI improve its unsatisfactory financial conditions and critically deficient performance? Objectives: -To ensure the fulfilment of BOD in their duties and responsibilities under BSP circular 283 -To hire 3independent qualified ethical and trustworthy workers in replacement of the terminated president and the resignation of its successor -To comply BSP the infused additional capital of P5 Million -To immediately infuse the 57.4Million in the new capital to comply with the minimum
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Corporate Social Responsibility 2012 IKEA Case Analysis I. Analyze: Identify Issue and its Scope The primary CSR issue reflected in this case is the use of child labor by one of IKEA’s Indian carpet supplier. The supplier was explicitly made to sign the contract which restricted the use of children below the age of 14 to be used as laborers. The practice of child labor is considered exploitative by many international organizations and is illegal in many countries. The fifth principle
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Ontario 7 Appendix C: Stakeholder Analysis 7 Introduction This report overviews the different commitments of Kellogg’s towards the Corporate Social Responsibility and their initiatives‚ which demonstrate the commitments to their stakeholders and ethical practices. Kellogg’s previously completed many projects to fulfill their commitments in meeting the needs of the stakeholders and the society. However presently‚ Kellogg’s is continuously attempting to manage multiples of fulfillments in taking accountability
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Bangladesh Perspectives Corporate means formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual. Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity‚ be it an organization or individual‚ has an obligation to act to benefit society- at- large. This responsibility can be passive‚ by avoiding engaging in socially harmful acts‚ or active‚ by performing activities that directly advance social goals. To
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Analyze the differences between ethical concepts‚ principles‚ theories‚ and tradition Mizzoni (2010) explains that understanding the distinction between ethical concepts‚ principles‚ theories‚ and traditions is part of the framework that may help one answer the philosophical problem about right and wrong. These terms will be briefly described and analyzed below. Ethical concepts Ethical concepts are described as the most basic building blocks of ethics (Mizzoni‚ 2010). They are thoughts or notions—
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organisation ’s corporate social responsibility policies‚ including business ethics‚ and their impact on business practice and key stakeholders Title: How does Nike reconcile the need to minimise the cost of manufacturing with the need to meet the ethical and social expectations of its customers? By WORD COUNT Research Analysis Project – 6224 words (minus table) CONTENTS Page CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Project Aim 3 1.3 Project
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Nikon CSR Nikon’s CSR Policy In order to be an enterprise trusted by all‚ the Nikon Group has formulated “Our Aspirations” and “Our Commitments” to articulate the corporate philosophy‚ and also the Nikon Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Charter and Nikon Code of Conduct. We are thus striving to put CSR into practice. Nikon High-Level Policy Our Philosophy Trustworthiness & Creativity Our unending dedication to unchanging principles Vision Our Aspirations Meeting needs. Exceeding
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