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1 Unit IV Journal Christina M. Jones Columbia Southern University PHI 6301: Business Ethics Todd Hughes August 30, 2023
2 The belief that businesses should be required to protect the environment is subjective. There are several questions that need to be considered before taking a stand. Why should businesses help protect the environment? What should they protect? How will they protect it? Why does the environment need to be protected? Does the business’s area of the environment they are protecting affect me? Depending on an individual’s answer to these questions, their answer may go either way. Someone who believes that environmental protection is important may think that businesses should be required to partake. Others who have no knowledge or concern on the changes in the environment may not care if businesses are required to protect the environment. When a business makes sustainability a part of their culture, they are making a commitment to the people who support their business. Sustainability considers the social and environmental considerations that a business develops themselves around (Bonini & Swartz, 2014). These considerations impact internal and external stakeholders for the business in the present and future. Even if unbeknownst to the consumer, these sustainable business decisions directly impact the world the consumer lives in. For loyal consumers, these sustainable business decisions not only impact the consumer in the present, but also their future generations that may share their love for a product or brand (DesJardins, 2020). In contrast, businesses who fail to incorporate sustainability are likely fostering a utilitarian view and focusing on profit, rather than long term effects (DesJardins, 2020). There are several negative impacts that can result from sustainability neglect by any business. For example, using cost-cutting methods may save the business money, but have a negative impact on the environment in which their consumers use their product. A prime example of this would Volkswagen’s violation of EPA guidelines in order to save money, where the end result was increased emissions into the environment (DesJardins,
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