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C/B/3751. Enterprise and corporate social responsibility. Case studies: BP and Exxon Mobile

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2011

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39.99 GBP

This paper examines enterprise and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and is split into two sections. The first section answers a range of questions regarding BP and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The questions are: Identify each of the stakeholders and how they are affected, From a utilitarian perspective, would you argue for or against heavy financial penalties and fines imposed on BP, Using arguments based on the ‘maxims’ of duty, would you consider BP to have acted ethically in its operations, What clashes of rights are involved in this situation? Is it possible to judge their relative importance? Whose rights matter most in this situation, Which other approaches to ethical analysis could help evaluate the current situation? The following section examines CSR in reference to Exxon Mobil. Before the paper examines Exxon Mobile, the paper outlines different approaches and benefits of CSR.

KEYWORDS: Corporate social responsibility, CSR, enterprise, business ethics, BP, British Petroleum, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, stakeholders, utilitarian, financial penalties, Exxon Mobile,