Chapter 14
Prepared by Deborah Baker
Texas Christian University
Chapter 14-1
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THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT as
STAKEHOLDER
BUSINESS & SOCIETY
Ethics and Stakeholder Management
Carroll & Buchholtz 6e
Business and Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management, 6e • Carroll & Buchholtz
Copyright ©2006 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved
Chapter 14 Outcomes
1.
Discuss why natural environmental issues are
complex.
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Describe eight major natural environment issues.
4.
Discuss the roles that business and government play
in environmental issues.
5.
Explain the concept of environmental ethics.
Chapter 14-2
Describe the causes of the NIMBY environmental
problem.
Chapter 14 Outline
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A Brief Introduction to the Natural Environment
Impact of Business on the Natural Environment
Natural Environmental Issues
Responsibility for Environmental Issues
The Role of Governments in Environmental Issues
Other Environmental Stakeholders
Business Environmentalism
The Future of Business
Summary
Chapter 14-3
Introduction to Chapter 14
Environment
Cycle
Carrying
Capacity
Threshold
Entropy
Important
Environmental
Terms
Pollution
Ecosystem
Irreversibility
Niche
Sustainability
Chapter 14-4
Strategic Environmental Management
Chapter 14-5
Selected Key Terms
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acid rain
air pollution
CERES Principles
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
cost-benefit analysis
deforestation
Chapter 14-6
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ecoterrorists
emissions trading
Endangered Species Act
energy inefficiency
environment
environmental impact
statements
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
Selected Key Terms (continued)
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green values
greenhouse effect
indoor air pollution
ISO 14000
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Montreal Protocol
Not in My Back Yard
(NIMBY)
ozone
Chapter 14-7
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Strategic Environmental
Management (SEM)
Superfund
toxic substance
Toxic Substances Control
Act
tragedy of the commons
triple bottom line (TBL)