Business Ethics and the Natural Environment: 6 (Foundations of Business Ethics) - Softcover

Newton, Lisa H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405116633 ISBN 13: 9781405116633

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2005

Synopsis

Business Ethics and the Natural Environment examines the present status of relations between corporate enterprise and the natural environment in the world today. /Discusses such questions as: What obligations does a corporation have toward the environment? To respect entities unprotected by law? To care about future generations? /Argues that environmentally--friendly business practices yield dividends exceeding expectations, and that the competitive firm of the 21st century will follow "green" standards /Provides a background in ethics, a survey of business ethics, an account of environmental philosophy, an overview of environmental legal issues, and an account of the problems associated with globalization

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Review:

"With business's renewed focus on sustainable growth, Newton's hopeful book comes at the right time, providing us theoretically sound, eloquently presented, and practically wise frameworks and conclusions." Dennis J. Moberg, Santa Clara University, and President, Society for Business Ethics

"This excellent book perfectly balances philosophical and case study analysis to help students explore within today's political and legal framework the responsibilities of business and of individuals to the natural environment." Mark Sagoff, University of Maryland

From the Back Cover:

Business Ethics and the Natural Environment examines the present status of relations between corporate enterprise and the natural environment in the world today.

What obligations does the corporation bear to protect the natural environment, to respect entities that are not human and not protected by law, to be concerned with humans that will not exist for decades into the future, and to seek more environmentally friendly ways to do business? The author argues that the search for "green" innovations in business practice yields dividends beyond expectation, and that the competitive firm in this century will be the firm whose practices protect and enhance the natural environment.

An excellent resource for students, this book provides a full background in ethics, an overview of business ethics, environmental legal issues and environmental philosophy, and an account of the problems associated with globalization and the response of nongovernmental organizations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1405116633
• ISBN 13: 9781405116633
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280