Use one of the following case studies: Woolworths Group’s Corporate Responsibility Emissionsgate at Volkswagen Corporate Social Responsibility at Stora Enso UNCTAD Sustainable Development Goals Consider the following: These cases all have ethical dimensions. Some have overlapping problems: exploitation of poor laborers, poor consumers, and poor citizens through use of sweatshops, marketing campaigns, and government oppression. You’ve read about environmental destruction, manipulation, intimidation, and even murder. In the financial cases, corporations are shown to move their headquarters to other countries or change their accounting systems, in order to avoid paying taxes to governments. Compose your initial post that addresses the following: Construct an argument advocating a best ethical practice in global business, and use the information in one or more of the cases to support your argument. Evaluate the validity of your argument utilizing John Rawls’s concept of the veil of ignorance. Cite one of the case studies to bolster your argument and try to incorporate other examples using current events. Consider your role as an international business manager for the Tesla expansion into Kazakhstan What limitations will you face? How might the interests of shareholders challenge or undermine your position? To what extent are businesses responsible for these harms? Can businesses make a difference?
