神马作文网英文商业道德案例2个 不要太长
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英文商业道德案例2个 不要太长
1 The Polluter's Dilemma
Jonica Gunson is the environmental compliance manager for a small plastics manufacturing company.She is currently faced with the decision whether or not to spend money on new technology that will reduce the level of a particular toxin in the wastewater that flows out the back of the factory and into a lake.
The factory's emission levels are already within legal limits.However,Jonica knows that environmental regulations for this particular toxin are lagging behind scientific evidence.In fact,a scientist from the university had been quoted in the newspaper recently,saying that if emission levels stayed at this level,the fish in the lakes and rivers in the area might soon have to be declared unsafe for human consumption.
Further,if companies in the region don't engage in some self-regulation on this issue,there is reason to fear that the government � backed by public opinion � may force companies to begin using the new technology,and may also begin requiring monthly emission level reports (which would be both expensive and time consuming).
But the company's environmental compliance budget is tight.Asking for this new technology to be installed would put Jonica's department over-budget,and could jeopardize the company's ability to show a profit this year.
Questions for Discussion:
What motives would the company have to install the new technology?
What motives would the company have to delay installing the new technology?
Why might the companies in this region prefer for the government to impose new regulations?
2 Dell's Carbon Neutral Claim
Companies in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector were expected to adopt various measures to improve the energy efficiency of their operations and also to manufacture products that consumed less energy in order to reduce their contribution to the worldwide emission of greenhouse gases.In August 2008,Dell Inc.(Dell) came out with the announcement that it had managed to achieve carbon neutrality a few months before its self-imposed deadline.
On the one hand,Dell’s achievement was applauded as it was the first company with a global presence to achieve this landmark.Critics,on the other hand,expressed doubts over the credibility of this claim.
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They argued that,to assess its carbon footprint,Dell had defined its own metrics that included only emissions from company-owned vehicles,operational electricity use,and employee business travel; and excluded emissions from its suppliers of parts,pollution created during the shipping of its products,and the electricity consumed in the usage of the products.
This case discusses the carbon neutral strategy adopted by Dell and the controversy around its carbon neutral claim.It also explores the role of the supply chain in a company’s environmental sustainability initiatives.
Issues:
» Definition,scope,measurement,and disclosure of carbon footprint/carbon neutral status.
» Environmental sustainability in the Information Technology industry and its supply chain.
» Purchase of renewable energy and carbon credits to offset carbon emissions.
» Corporate social responsibility and corporate communications.
Jonica Gunson is the environmental compliance manager for a small plastics manufacturing company.She is currently faced with the decision whether or not to spend money on new technology that will reduce the level of a particular toxin in the wastewater that flows out the back of the factory and into a lake.
The factory's emission levels are already within legal limits.However,Jonica knows that environmental regulations for this particular toxin are lagging behind scientific evidence.In fact,a scientist from the university had been quoted in the newspaper recently,saying that if emission levels stayed at this level,the fish in the lakes and rivers in the area might soon have to be declared unsafe for human consumption.
Further,if companies in the region don't engage in some self-regulation on this issue,there is reason to fear that the government � backed by public opinion � may force companies to begin using the new technology,and may also begin requiring monthly emission level reports (which would be both expensive and time consuming).
But the company's environmental compliance budget is tight.Asking for this new technology to be installed would put Jonica's department over-budget,and could jeopardize the company's ability to show a profit this year.
Questions for Discussion:
What motives would the company have to install the new technology?
What motives would the company have to delay installing the new technology?
Why might the companies in this region prefer for the government to impose new regulations?
2 Dell's Carbon Neutral Claim
Companies in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector were expected to adopt various measures to improve the energy efficiency of their operations and also to manufacture products that consumed less energy in order to reduce their contribution to the worldwide emission of greenhouse gases.In August 2008,Dell Inc.(Dell) came out with the announcement that it had managed to achieve carbon neutrality a few months before its self-imposed deadline.
On the one hand,Dell’s achievement was applauded as it was the first company with a global presence to achieve this landmark.Critics,on the other hand,expressed doubts over the credibility of this claim.
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They argued that,to assess its carbon footprint,Dell had defined its own metrics that included only emissions from company-owned vehicles,operational electricity use,and employee business travel; and excluded emissions from its suppliers of parts,pollution created during the shipping of its products,and the electricity consumed in the usage of the products.
This case discusses the carbon neutral strategy adopted by Dell and the controversy around its carbon neutral claim.It also explores the role of the supply chain in a company’s environmental sustainability initiatives.
Issues:
» Definition,scope,measurement,and disclosure of carbon footprint/carbon neutral status.
» Environmental sustainability in the Information Technology industry and its supply chain.
» Purchase of renewable energy and carbon credits to offset carbon emissions.
» Corporate social responsibility and corporate communications.