Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01

1. Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01 “Ethics is the difference between what a person has the right to do and the right thing to do – provides set of principles to guide choices to act responsibly.” 11/16/2011

2. Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01References and Agenda Hal Taback and Ram Ramanan, “Environmental Ethics – a casebook for Environmental Practitioners, 2013, Taylor and Francis/CRC Introductions 10min Social Contract 10min Sustainability 10 min Ethics Basics 20 min Break 10 min Ethics Dilemma 60 min

3. Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01Sustainability Triple Bottom-line and the 4th Dimension 1 2 3 4 Shareholder Primacy to Stakeholder primacy Sustainability and the Triple Bottom-line Ethical dilemmas and resolution approach Transformed Playing Field for Businesses

4. Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01Social Contract - Social Responsibility Scientist extraordinaire Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) Father of a Nation, Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) “The concern for man and his destiny must always be the chief interest of all technical effort. Never forget it among your diagrams and equations." “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed." 01/30/2012

5. Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01Social Contract - Environmental Responsibility Common man with an uncommon vision, Cree Indian (19th century) Poet and Nature Advocate Rachel Carson (1907 – 1964) “Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species – man – acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world." “Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find you cannot eat money“ 01/09/2012

6. Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01Social Contract - Corporate Sustainability World’s richest man & investment icon, Warren Buffet World’s largest retailer Wal-Mart’s CEO, Lee Scott "It takes twenty years to build a reputation, and five minutes to ruin it." Wal-Mart’s three ambitious goals: • Use 100 percent renewable energy • Create zero waste and • Sell products that sustain Wal-Mart's resources and the environment Why go beyond compliance? To protect investments! To lead markets! http://www.scmr.com/article/CA6457969.html 01/09/2012

7. Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01Social Contract - Corporate Philanthropy Software Magnate, Bill Gates (1955 – ) Oil Magnate, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (1839 – 1937) ““I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man, according to the dictates of my conscience” “Is the rich aware of how four billion of the six billion live? If we were aware, we would want to help out, we’d want to get involved." 01/30/2012

8. Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01Social Contract - Shareholder Primacy to Stakeholder Primacy Social contract has changed: • Principal driver of societal transformation is the recognition that business is no longer the sole property or interest of a very few • Public interest in business ethics and social responsibility has been continually changing for 40 years • Corporation is a centerpiece of a complex society; that proactively meets stakeholder expectations

9. Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01– Changing Business Ambiance Globalization: e.g. Money flow across borders 3 times global GDP Digital Connectivity: e.g. Internet and Mobile phone users have grown to 2 and 5 billion respectively in 2010 Disparate Prosperity: Persistent poverty is bad for business, increases risks Ecological Decline: e.g. Ecological damage US$2.15 trillion in 2008 Accelerated Consumption: e.g. total energy consumption up 47% while population is up 26% to 7 billion Resource Scarcity: e.g. 4 billion people live in water stressed or water scarce areas KPMG International, “Building Business Value in a Changing World”, accessed Dec. 2012 http://www.kpmg.com/Global/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/building-business-value.pdf

10. Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01 – Global Sustainability Mega-forces 6 1 2 7 8 3 4 9 10 5 KPMG International, “Building Business Value in a Changing World”, accessed Dec. 2012 http://www.kpmg.com/Global/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/building-business-value.pdf

11. Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01 – The Cheating Culture and the Boa Constrictor • Corporations cooking the books • Cops/Politicians taking bribes • Dishonest stock market pundits • Executives taking undue bonuses • Clergy bilking parishioners • How can companies expect employees to act ethically when they have been exposed to a lifetime of cheating. • Cheating creeps up like a Boa Constrictor • Internet music theft & shoplifting • Student athletes accepting bribes • Plagiarizing papers and reports • Parents choosing getting into a good school over ethics • College students changing grades • Athletes taking performance enhancing drugs • Fake facts & citations by journalists • Lawyer’s overcharging • Contractors offering bribes “The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead” by David Callahan, (New York: Harcourt Publishers, 2004)

12. Environmental Ethics - Participatory Workshop 01 – The Six Pillars of Character • Trustworthiness • Respect • Responsibility • Justice & Fairness • Caring • Civic Virtue & Citizenship ______________________________ “Making Ethical Decisions” by Michael Josephson, accessed December 2012, http://www.sfjohnson.com/acad/ethics/Making_Ethical_Decisions.pdf page 1