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Doing Crappier at Doing Good
Sustainability
Productivity
Developing Ethics
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The primary company that contributed to the death of millions of infants by unethical marketing practices, including providing enough formula to mothers to stop lactation. Lack of clean water and the cost of the formula led to the malnutrition and diarhea that eventually killed the babies.
What is Nestle?
100
Despite having multiple social corporate responsibility programs, including living wages, green leadership, and support for the downstream supply chain, AIDS research funding, job creation funding, and clean water initiatives, this company have revenue of over $11.7 B in 2011.
What is Stabucks?
100
He believed the "invisible hand" of the free market drove the most efficient and wealth-building allocation of resources, but he was also innately guided by the values of frugality and social responsibility.
Who is Adam Smith?
300
Proving that CSR doesn't work if we don't believe you mean it, this industry reaped no benefit from campaigns to convince young adults not to use their products.
What is the tobacco industry?
300
Corporations owe their shareholders the maximum possible profit and should not be use the assets of the company to make the world a better place.
What is the argument against corporate social responsibility?
400
After taking a beating for 2001 child labor allegation, this apparel company was stung again in 2010 for failing to pay legally required severance to Honduran workers.
What is Nike?
400
The product of Interface, the company that achieved a zero-impact footprint, in part by recycling all of its discarded product to manufacture new product.
What is carpet?