For 100 years the Canadian Red Cross has brought crucial humanitarian assistance and improved the lives of vulnerable people from across our country and around the world. Even though they have been very successful they hit a few bumps in the road. An Australian TV network ABC and the local
The well known Red Cross was packed in their emergency shelters with 14 thousand people, so other groups and organizations had to help as well. Due to the disaster, FEMA was given the responsibility of mainly helping through the attack of hurricane Katrina, next to many other organizations hoping to help. FEMA was given large amounts of support from The Red Cross. And in a small given amount of time FEMA, due to their large amount of help, were given a larger responsibility for themselves in which taking care of the situation to a higher extent. The group FEMA, takes sides with some other federal organizations, but there was some amount of debate between them and the Red Cross.
Red Cross was responsible to look after and provide assistance to the survivors of the Battle of the Gallipoli. And they are for the soldiers who fought in Egypt and those who were suffering from blindness and the effects of war. In 1915, the transport service started, and it is for driving soldiers who has returned on the hospital ships to their homes. By the end of 1916, the total number of cars was 2500 with more than half abroad, providing transport on the battlefields of France, Italy and East
Greenfield outsourcing is all about is the corporate change without hiring any external employees or service providers. In other words, the company like Nike in our case may hire independent contractors or startup companies to provide some services that the company did not do inhouse (Caroselli, 113). The following essay will speak about the NIKE company and its outsourcing business practices that although proved to be very profitable for Nike at some point of time would attract international attention with respect to the ethics involved in the corporate management, working conditions and compensation. According to corporate
TCCC Water Neutrality 1 Revised Week #1 Richardson, Courtney Coca-Cola’s Water Neutrality Initiative R, Courtney Domingo Negon, PhD MBA 520 October 27, 2012 TCCC Water Neutrality 2 Water is vital to all life forms. It is used to irrigate crops from which food is derived, it hydrates the human body to ensure proper metabolic function, it hydrates animals used for consumption and allows for sanitation to combat sickness and disease. Seven hundred eight million people lack access to sufficient water supply and greater than three million people die each year from water sanitation and hygiene related causes, worldwide (water.org). The critical nature of water quality and availability mandates that corporations use water resources responsibly; one way to accomplish this is to “return to nature and communities an amount of water equal to what is used in products and production” (Lawrence and Weber, 2011, p. 44). In 2000, Coca-Cola was the world’s largest beverage company.
There are several critical infrastructures involved with the homeland security, but I’m going to go into detail about 3 select ones. The first is public health with includes hospitals and ambulance’s. Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health. Without doctors, hospitals and ambulance’s we could have a lot of sick, dead and injured people in the world. Doctors help protect and save people from/with diseases.
invented many surgical tools and the use of the cesarean section. Under Augustus, established a military medical organization that was one of the first field surgery units. saved countless lives through use of medical innovations like tourniquets and surgical clamps to reduce blood loss. performed physicals on new soldiers and helped stop the spread of disease by monitoring sanitation in military camps. known to disinfect instruments in hot water before use, being the first to use antiseptic means before surgery- something that was not fully embraced until the 19th
Hillary Rodham Clinton once said that “With U.S. troops once again in harm's way in Afghanistan and other parts of the world, we are reminded of the sacrifices of previous generations of Americans who risked or gave their lives for the freedom we all enjoy today. The Purple Heart Hall of Honor would help pay tribute to those extraordinary men and women." (Clinton, 7 August 2007). On 24 May 2002, former Senator Clinton created legislature to institute a National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. It is a national museum of military members that have been killed or injured while serving combat tours.
Today, HP’s sustainability priorities reflect their commitment to balancing corporate values and business goals with the company’s impact on society and the environment. Summary HP has been working on environmental and sustainability initiatives for a very long time, well before such issues were of mainstream interest. Mark Hurd, HP’s CEO, in his 2009 letter to his stakeholders, 2 understates HP’s sustainability activities. Shelley Zimmer, HP Executive, responsible for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) seems to agree that Hurd takes a conservative approach when she says “we are only now beginning to understand how to communicate the details to our stakeholders and right now we are reflecting a somewhat modest approach to talking about our CSR achievements.”3 In his 2009 letter to his Shareholders, Hurd, mentions in an understated way many of HP’s CSR activities and says HP is helping to “Build a Better World”. Hurd does note, without mentioning specifics, that HP’s 2009 sustainability measurements were recognized by Newsweek and ranked # 1 among the 500 largest corporations in the United States.
Ethics and Compliance Ethics and Compliance The business world of today has changed dramatically. With past scandals, Enron and the Bernie Madoff fiasco, ethics and compliance have taken a front seat in today’s business transactions. Pepsi-Cola, Co. is one of the top beverage/snack food corporate giants. The following will cover Pepsi-Cola, Co.’s financial environment and the role ethics plays, the procedures Pepsi-Cola has in place to ensure ethical behavior, how financial markets work in the United States, the process Pepsi-Cola, Co. uses to comply with the Security Exchange Commission’s regulations, and finally provide evaluation of Pepsi-Cola Co.’s financial performance over the last two years. Role of Ethics and Compliance in Pepsi-Cola, Co. Pepsi-Cola, Co.’s mission statement is to provide the best products available while allowing investors and employees financial rewards.