Environmental ethics

The ethics of environmental protection is a discipline within applied ethics.

is concerned with the moral analysis of the way in which
"the actors" (the companies, shareholders, employees, buyers, etc.) act
on the environment.

Environmental ethics has emerged as a new discipline that aligns ethical values with the world.
natural (Van de Veer and Pierce, 1994, Armstrong and Botzler, 1998). Ethics
the environment emerged and developed as an academic discipline that brings together values
ethics of the natural world. If contemporary society adheres to the principles
environmental ethics, protection of the surrounding environment and maintenance of diversity
biological sciences will become fundamental priorities, knowing that ethics
the company encourages personal responsibility and effective use
natural resources ensuring sustainable development of the environment.

Simultaneously with the emergence of the ecological shock, it drew the attention of theorists and
the exponentials of public opinion that more or increased accumulations
in the economic sphere, it does not automatically or naturally convert into more
well, that is in the effective improvement of living conditions for all members of society.

In a global economic system where millions of children die annually like

following epidemics, malnutrition, poverty, plague or war and in which
hundreds of species become extinct each year due to habitat destruction, we
I was asking if we need minimal adjustments or changes.
structure? The complementarity between protecting biological diversity and
improving people's lives can be achieved through strict legislation,
penalties and environmental monitoring. This complementarity would lead to
the profound change of the fundamental values of our society
materialistic and depersonalized.

There are numerous factors that generate destructive effects on

the environment. Everything starts from principles or rather from their absence and
continues with a chain of elements that increase in severity and have a
negative impact on the environment in the most direct way possible. These
the factors are:
a. Lack of research accountability - the desire to make a profit or desire
of acknowledging overshadow the effects of a great achievement and consciousness
wake up candle this prea later
b. Arms race - even though there is currently an arms race
disarmament, especially that of a nuclear nature, the risk of triggering a
nuclear war will exist as long as nuclear weapons exist;
c. Technology – this fact means a higher consumption of energy,
everything leads to environmental degradation. An example that shows the overwhelming pace with
the field where technology advances is in the computer science domain. On the other hand,
this progress will help in finding new methods of reduction
of consumptionyes of to perfect a the one existing already
d. Religion - Christian faith says that the only reason for the existence of nature is
to serve man. Western societies, in particular, promote a
thus of principle materialist;
e. Lack of environmental education - the principles of environmental protection are not
cultivate almost nothing in the learning environments of children and adolescents.
Ecological education should be taught especially in universities with
economic profile, because their graduates will be among those who will have
the power of a decide fate environment natural
f. Overdevelopment and overconsumption - this is the main factor that
generates environmental destruction, the increase in consumption threatens to
destroy natural resources and lead to an unprecedented increase in
level polluters;
g. The lack of corporate social responsibility. This factor constitutes
the main subject pursued in this work. Through efficient strategies of
environmental management, businesses will become profitable without the need
of an administration lacking common sense regarding the planet's limited resources. Through
changing the mentality, first of all, and based on this factor, through
adoption of efficient models for minimizing costs and risks and
of increasing quality and profit, a company will be able to cope with an environment
business that is forced to change. Current conditions necessitate a
reconsideration of the company's strategy, which alongside the existing elements
they must also include those related to environmental management.

A company must take into account all aspects related to

environmental problems. Some may have a direct effect on activities and
must be treated with maximum interest, others can be quite distant and can
It has effects on suppliers, customers, or the economy in
general. Consulting specialists will create a good starting point for
new strategy. The above problems are real and increasingly
present, so they must be taken seriously. This will create a framework in
care managers can think carefully about strategy development and be aware
how to deal with threats, but also opportunities. Only in this way
the ecological advantage can be created.
On this plan, the fiercest disputes are taking place, and the corporations
multinationals are the first accused, as environmental damage,
soldiers with numerous casualties, produce serious effects, often irreversible, do not
not only in the countries where they are produced, but it affects global climate, water quality and
the air on a planetary scale. The causes of ecological destruction are the same
this is in the case of insufficient protection of employees at the workplace:
very permissive legislation, the low level of technological competence and of
awareness of the dangers to which the local population is exposed, the costs
the rise of non-polluting technologies, etc.

In fact, the case that brought international business ethics to the forefront
It was the disaster at Bhopal, India. In 1984, at a chemical plant,
Union Carbide company in Bhopal, due to drastic cuts in
maintenance and safety costs, and especially due to the lack of
staff training, a tank containing a substance exploded
extremely toxic: methyl isocyanate. The substance was dispersed in
the atmosphere and the event resulted in over 2000 deaths and about
200,000 injured, more or less seriously. Bhopal is not even on
It starts with a singular case. In 1972, nearly 5000 Iraqis died after
they consumed cereals treated with mercury, imported from the USA, without
warning labels.

The fundamental changes that occur parallel to the implementation of the principles
sustainable development in the process of the globalization of the modern world conditions
certain modifications in the spheres of human spiritual life.

References regarding the ethics of man's attitude towards the earth are present in
Leopold A.'s work. The author succeeds in drawing a parallel between care.
manifested for children and the irresponsible attitude of humanity for
the quality of environmental factors, considering that for now on the planet where
Our children will live here, there are still no ethical and aesthetic premises.
The problem lies in deepening and diversifying knowledge.
ecological. The volume of knowledge required will bring us support.
aesthetic for the development of environmental protection policies, awakening in us
the desire to understand the mechanism of the formation of nature. After which
will be able to take effective environmental protection actions.

The interpretations given by Leopold A. on ethics are presented in the context of

the evolution of ecology. From the perspective of ecology, in the author's perception
Quote, ethics represents by itself the limitation of freedom of action in the struggle for
survival. And from the standpoint of ethical philosophy, it represents
the delimitation between social and antisocial behavior. These two definitions
it refers to the same concept. The genesis of the notion lies at the basis of the trend
the interaction of individuals or groups of individuals regarding the development
different types of collaboration. The first interpretations of the laws of ethics
they examined the relationships between individuals. As an example, the ten can serve
Bible verses. Later treaties on ethics, which reflected relationships.
between nature, man and society. At the same time, a code of ecological rules,
what would regulate the relationships between Man and Earth, animals and vegetation,
develops on Earth, until now it does not exist. A fact that we
demonstrates that Earth continues to be perceived and exploited as a
property of the species Homo Sapiens. The attitude towards the land until
the present is determined by purely economic considerations, providing
privileges and unforeseen responsibilities.

Regardless of whether we like it or not, we were all born on this planet.

being part of the great human family, and each of us has the same
the right to live in a clean environment and to be healthy, while at the same time
the mission of leaving behind an untainted legacy by our actions
ours.

In the context of sustainable development, the business community is becoming aware and
gradually accept the need to implement a social and environmental policy.
Environmental protection is no longer considered a field.
reserved exclusively for the government and the community, but rather a
common responsibility of several interest groups: companies,
financial institutions, managers, creditors, contractors, consumers, such as
yes the great public. The financial consequences, environmental responsibilities and
the risk of damaging a company's reputation represents important reasons
for the adoption of standards of ethical responsibility and protection
of the environment within each company.

Civil society is also asking to be consulted by the actors in

the industrial sector, and organizations are increasingly being asked to
publicly disclose the ethical conduct standards, as well as the situations
financial or market values. Currently, external partners are more
more interested than ever in the way managers conduct themselves
Businesses. Certain industrial sectors in particular are very
sensitive to public opinion, in a world where communication is global and
instantaneous.
Following ethics in environmental protection, companies react through actions
from the category of social responsibility, environmental protection plays a role
important about CSR. The roles of CSR:

Preventing conflicts between the company's behavior and expectations

society;
Preventing reciprocal damages arising from lack of trust and cooperation
between particle interesting
Preventing negative environmental impact.

Ethics in environmental protection is visible through actions of responsibility.

social actions of the society on its own initiative, as well as through intermediaries
corporations through the programs proposed by them. In this sense, in
in the next chapter, I presented a series of examples from the field
international, but also national.

Social responsibility is the obligation of a company, beyond its obligations

legal or those imposed by economic restrictions, to pursue objectives
long-term that are beneficial to society. Socially responsible companies
they feel obliged not only to shareholders but also to all stakeholders
of their activity. The goal pursued by the companies in supporting a
responsible behavior is, on one hand, improving the image and,
on the other hand, promoting management based on widespread values
in the frame organization.

In the future, we will have more and more campaigns with a twist in Romania.
social. On the one hand, because social issues exist and will exist. On the other hand
high part, because more and more international organizations and
private companies advocate for what is known in Western countries
under the name of corporate social responsibility (CSR) or corporate
citizenship.