Utilitarianism and Social Corporate Responsibility The principal of Utilitarianism is often cited for grounds in business related decision making. Business ethics is often misunderstood - for if the main purpose of business is to maximize profits‚ then one could argue Westjet had done nothing wrong in trying to gain an advantage in thier industry. Thankfully‚ ethical decision making involves criteria beyond the ’greatest good for the greatest number of people’. Its criteria are as follows - utilitarianism
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(2011‚ November 24). The Philippine Star‚ p. 3. Cruz‚ J. D. (2012‚ June 24). Pagcor goes green. Business Mirror‚ p. 5. Cruz‚ J. D. (2012‚ June 24). Pagcor goes green. Business Mirror‚ p. 3. http://pcij.org/blog/wp-docs/RA9487.pdf http://www.pagcor.ph/social-responsibility.php http://www.blog.pagcor.ph/ http://www.pagcor.ph
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waterproof boots and shoes. • 1987: Timberland went public on the American Stock Exchange. • 1992: To sustain the communities in which its employees live and work‚ Timberland developed what later became The Path of Service program: a progressive corporate policy offering employees 16 hours paid leave to perform community service. • 1997: Timberland increased the benefit of paid employee volunteer time to 40 hours. 2. Awards • 1999: Timberland was selected as one of 1998’s “100 Best Companies to
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Morrisons recently published last April its "Corporate social responsibility report" (CSR report‚ 2006) for the previous financial year. The report puts high regard on Morrisons’ effort to minimise the impact of its business operations on the environment. Moreover‚ the report stresses the catering of the interests of its "key" stakeholders‚ namely its customers‚ suppliers‚ colleagues and shareholders. Recalling way back before it completely took over the ownership of Safeway in 8 March 2004‚ Morrisons
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and adoption of corporate social responsibility as a matter of course (David Henderson 2004). The stakeholder groups‚ for instance‚ governments‚ communities‚ suppliers‚ employees‚ customers and stockholders persistently claim administrators to dedicate capitals to corporate social responsibility (McWilliams and Siegel 2001‚ 117). Despite the fact‚ strategic corporate social responsibility is far more selective on being a standing corporation rate citizen and also addressing the social issues that the
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Lululemon Corporate Social Responsibility Community and Partner responsibility is Lululemons department of CSR. They use those words to define the team because their focus is on people and relationships. Their vision is that by supporting community’s goals to create healthy minds‚ bodies‚ and spaces‚ they also inspire personal growth connection and innovation. Community is an integral part of lululemon stores. They have put in place what is called “Grass roots actions”. Each lululemon store has
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In 2009‚ Starbucks released an annual Corporate social responsibility report.[96] Environmental impact Grounds for your Garden In 1999‚ Starbucks started "Grounds for your Garden" to make their business moreenvironmentally-friendly. This gives leftover coffee grounds to anyone requesting it for composting. Although not all stores and regions participate‚ customers can request and lobby their local store to begin the practice. In 2004‚ Starbucks began reducing the size of their paper napkins
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Market Place As the leader in the bottled water industry in Malaysia‚ in dealings with our suppliers‚ customers‚ shareholders and other stakeholders‚ Spritzer holds firm to corporate ethics which include doing business responsibly and in the interest of our stakeholders in the long term. The Group practises the principals of good corporate governance and ethical business conduct‚ in addition to complying with the rules and regulations of the law. Spritzer’s commitment
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When it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR)‚ Patagonia is the pioneer and poster child. Patagonia has found distinct ways to integrate product function with environmental values. Their business model raises a lot of money for environmental causes and their technological innovation reduces the environmental impact of their products. Since 1986 they have donated 10% of profits or 1% of sales‚ whichever is greater‚ to environmental efforts‚ and employees can take up to two
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