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Business ethics: a truly grey area?

In the spirit of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a lot of emphasis


has been placed on the environmental impact of industry, especially
regarding global warming:

(a) Do you know of any legislation, regulations or

Listen to this podcast on the Durban climate change summit


FT Durban podcast and answer the questions:

At what point of the negotiations was this podcast made?

What was the outcome of the conflict between the industrialised

international agreements aimed at decreasing air pollution?

and emerging economies?

(b) Do you have any idea as to which countries support the


taking of such measures and which oppose it?

the podcast?

Please discuss these two questions in class and then write down your
answers below:

(a)

(b)

What are the two key countries in the summit, as mentioned in

How is the trade in renewable energy technologies fuelling the


disputes between these two countries?

What is the trade war mentioned about?

Were any ethical points raised during the podcast?

Were there clear dividing lines between the business / financial,


the political and the environmental agenda of the summit?

Business ethics: a truly grey area?


Read the following article written in the Guardian after the end of the summit:
Durban summit article
Please compare the views and the predictions presented in the podcast to what actually happened
at the end of the summit:

Were the FT journalists correct in their predictions?

Were there any surprises regarding the final outcome of the summit?

Again, were there any ethical concerns raised in the article?

What is the place of business ethics in such negotiations?

Would you characterise the stance of the major players as ethical or unthical? Why?

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