1. THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT as STAKEHOLDER
Chapter 14
BUSINESS & SOCIETY Ethics and Stakeholder Management
Carroll & Buchholtz 6e
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT as STAKEHOLDER
Prepared by Deborah Baker Texas Christian University
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Business and Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management, 6e • Carroll & Buchholtz Copyright ©2006 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning.  All rights reserved

2. Chapter 14
Chapter 14 Outcomes
Discuss why natural environmental issues are complex.
Describe eight major natural environment issues.
Describe the causes of the NIMBY environmental problem.
Discuss the roles that business and government play in environmental issues.
Explain the concept of environmental ethics.
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3. Chapter 14 Outline 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
A Brief Introduction to the Natural Environment
The Natural Environment
The Human/Environment Interface
Natural Environment Issues
Ozone Depletion
Global Warming
Solid and Hazardous Wastes
Degradation of the Marine Environments
Freshwater Quality and Quantity
Deforestation
Land Degradation
Endangerment of Biological Diversity
Other Environmental Issues
Causes of the Environmental Crisis
Nonhuman Natural Pollution and Depletion
Human-Caused Natural Pollution and Depletion
Environmental Perspectives
The Optimistic Perspective
The Pessimistic Perspective
A Realistic Perspective?
Summary
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4. Introduction to Chapter 14
Threshold
Pollution
Irreversibility
Cycle
Sustainability
Important Environmental
Terms
Carrying Capacity
Entropy
Ecosystem
Environment
Niche
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5. Strategic Environmental Management
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6. Selected Key Terms acid rain air pollution CERES Principles
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
cost-benefit analysis
deforestation
ecoterrorists
emissions trading
Endangered Species Act
energy inefficiency
environment
environmental impact statements
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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7. Selected Key Terms (continued)
green values
greenhouse effect
indoor air pollution
ISO 14000
Montreal Protocol
Not in My Back Yard (NIMBY)
ozone
Strategic Environmental Management (SEM)
Superfund
toxic substance
Toxic Substances Control Act
tragedy of the commons
triple bottom line (TBL)
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