Placing profits above people isn’t socially responsible but is rather sociopathic and a microcosm of the larger problem that entails the current Capitalistic system that is used across the world. Company Q, is displaying a common capitalistic mind-frame that many companies engage in wherein they would rather focus on lost revenues than assisting the less fortunate. It’s troubling that the company wouldn’t donate day-old products to a food bank. The company does offer some organic foods, and this could be conceived as socially conscious if the food is obtained from traceable sources that are environmentally friendly growers. This social responsible act is overshadowed by the company’s decision to leave the inner city areas because of alleged loss of profits.
They argue the Buy Nothing Day would wake the world to take on the environmental problems that consumerism has created. This argument is flawed. and wrong. Consumerism has created new ways of recycling products and much more. Companies are forced to create safer products for the public to use, and also learn to make better with fewer resources.
Company Q currently does not seem to be as socially responsible as it could be. It has recently closed a couple of stores in a higher-crime-rate area, because the stores were supposedly losing money. It has also chosen not to donate outdated products to the local food bank because it fears employees may steal food, claiming that the food is for donating to the food bank. In evaluating Company Q’s current attitude toward social responsibility, I found them to be lacking in some areas that might help boost the companies ability to have a more cohesive ethical culture with in the company and therefore be able to retain more revenues as a result. The first action that Company Q could take to improve its attitude toward social responsibility would be to donate the outdated food to the local food bank.
The word is out that the environment matters and needs to be cared for, and at the bottom level people are worried about it. This is beautiful and creates change because business doesn't want to lose profits and politicians don't want to lose their jobs. That is why we are going green and using solar systems and energy powered cars we have also been using reusable bags to get our
They decided not to upgrade the fast food standers. They feel that if a consumer feels it is far too unhealthy for them they won’t eat it. They claim that if eaten in moderation fast food is not unhealthy at all. If a person exercises regularly like they should an occasional fast food visit won’t hurt them at all. They thought it wasn’t there place to tell the company to make better healthier food, they feel that’s like telling each individual to eat healthier, this is basically telling them what to eat.
Why was our country so docile and accepting of such horrible food choices that were causing obesity, health issues, and in many ways contributing to the skyrocketing health care costs? I do not buy these unhealthy processed corn and soybean products and instead buy organic, whole foods. But it is expensive to make these choices, so some of this anger got projected towards Monsanto. But a good dose of it goes to the social injustice aspect of this issue: everyone should be able to afford healthy foods that do not harm your
Kudler will also need to slowly phase in the organic produce because there is the possibility that customers may not accept the higher prices and there are no statistics available to support inventory levels. Finally, Kudler may want to move the produce to the front of the store to give it exposure to customers thereby increasing its popularity and encouraging the purchase of the product. Once these processes are in place and Kudler has quantified the data, Kudler may want to implement more and more resources to organic over non-organic
Mass marketing such as ‘junk mail’ is still a good option available to Blount, however, it is not the only option. When people receive ‘junk mail’ in their mailbox, they may be prone to discard it as something they didn’t want specifically for themselves, which 9 times out of 10, is exactly what will happen, however, it still reaches a wide range of people. This approach, though not extremely effective, also has a negative consequence of creating more waste, which, may be bad for business in the economic climate of the Green Initiative, which is giving companies more and more incentive to be green to attract a newer generation of consumers. Therefore, the question has to be asked, how are companies so used to mass marketing through the postal service supposed to reach such a wide audience?
Interestingly enough, ethical values the AMA sets forth is dealing more with stake holders rather than clients or customers the marketer serves. Based on these core values, specifically honesty, responsibility, fairness and transparency, General Mills, does not measure up, especially where consumers are concerned. General Mills is has been known to blur the line on honesty and market the products as being healthier for the consumer that what they really are. (Cite Source) They to not play fair and are not responsible as seen in their ongoing advertising campaign that targets children. Simply put, General Mills has an unfair advantage in their campaign because kids are to young and mentally underdeveloped to understand the impact of their desires; whereas, the Cereal Giant knows this, preys and exploits this comprehension gap in children and their
Drew Allert Wedemeyer 2A Synthesis Essay The world has a limited supply of natural resources, most everyone can agree on this fact. The controversy that comes with the idea of “going green” is the way to treat these resources, while knowing this fact. Without natural resources, the earth cannot support life, and there are many who would say that America’s government should take the initiative to lead the rest of the world on being more “green”, to conserve the resources for future generations. The government has the authority to make this type of change- to pass laws in order to force companies and individuals to be more conservative. This power should be harnessed in order to save energy, money, and valuable resources so both our economy