In 2015 several of the most well-known global corporations--Walmart, Starbucks, Procto & Gamble and Goldman Sachs, for e
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 4:34 pm
In 2015 several of the most well-known global
corporations--Walmart, Starbucks, Procto & Gamble and
Goldman Sachs, for example—announced they had set long-term goals
to switch entirely to renewable energy.
Questions:
(a) What would a free market ethicist like Milton Friedman say
about these voluntary commitments?
(b) Would a utilitarian see them as ethical?
(c) A deontologist?
(d) Why do you think the commitments were made?
corporations--Walmart, Starbucks, Procto & Gamble and
Goldman Sachs, for example—announced they had set long-term goals
to switch entirely to renewable energy.
Questions:
(a) What would a free market ethicist like Milton Friedman say
about these voluntary commitments?
(b) Would a utilitarian see them as ethical?
(c) A deontologist?
(d) Why do you think the commitments were made?