Business Ethics and the Natural Environment examines the present status of relations between corporate enterprise and the natural environment in the world today. #Discusses such questions as: What obligations does a corporation have toward the environment? To respect entities unprotected by law? To care about future generations? #Argues that environmentally-friendly business practices yield dividends exceeding expectations, and that the competitive firm of the 21st century will follow #green# standards #Provides a background in ethics, a survey of business ethics, an account of environmental philosophy, an overview of environmental legal issues, and an account of the problems associated with globalization Contents 1. Ethics: Terms and Forms of Reasoning Case 1: New England Fisheries 2. From Ethics to Business Ethics Case 2: Hooker Chemical and Love Canal 3. From Ethics to Environmental Ethics Case 3: Great Apes as Bushmeat 4. The Law and the Natural Environment Case 4: Pacific Lumber 5. Green Strategies and New Opportunities Case 5: Ben & Jerry#s 6. Globalizing: Environmental Problems Abroad Case 6: Shell Oil in Nigeria 7. The Role of Civil Society Organizations Case 7: Monsanto and the GMOs 8. Sustainability: The New Directions for Business Case 8: The Bronx Community Paper Company Bibliography Index