variety of environmental disasters throughout history
Businesses have created a variety of environmental disasters throughout history. As the world becomes more industrialized, the potential for disaster increases. For this Discussion Board, you will explore two disasters, the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the Union Carbide gas tragedy, to see how they influenced the discussion of a company’s duty to environmental stakeholders.
Click on and read the Alaska Oil Spill Commission Report:
Alaska Oil Spill Commission. (1990). Spill: The wreck of the Exxon Valdez. Retrieved from http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/noaa_documents/NOAA_related_docs/oil_spills/spill_wreck_ExxonValdez_1990.pdf
Click on and read the details of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, India:
American Chemistry Council, Inc. (n.d.). Bhopal Gas Tragedy Information. Retrieved from http://www.bhopal.com/
Each question must be at least 200-250 words
1) Topic: Environmental Disasters
What do the two disasters have in common and how are the two disasters different? Who were the stakeholders in each incident? What should have been done to prevent these disasters? What responsibilities do the companies involved with each disaster have to future stakeholders? How did the companies react to the disasters, and did they act responsibly before, during, and after each disaster?
2) Topic: Advertising Dreams
Does advertising create desires that people did not previously have before seeing what a company is offering, or does it tap into preexisting desires? If companies build advertising upon dreams or even create those dreams, is it unethical if it causes consumer stakeholders to pursue those dreams to their own detriment (i.e., overspending, credit card debt, hoarding, etc.)? Is advertising ethical as long as all of a company’s advertising statements are true, or is there something more to determining the ethics of advertising?