Do Governmental CSR Policies Assist Consumers or Organizations
Governmental CSR policies are beneficial for consumers and organizations. Consumers are protected from abuse when organizations adhere to policies set forth by the government. The government has passed laws and created regulations as a guide for organizations to follow for the protection of the environment.
According to Masahudu (2004) “several governmental CSR policies, such as
the National Environmental Protection Act, Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Toxic Substances Control Act and the Clean Water Act assist in protecting consumers and organizations”. (p. 1).
An example of a policy which assists consumers and organizations is the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act provides a variety of regulatory and non-regulatory tools to sharply reduce direct pollutant discharges into waterways. Regulatory and non-regulatory policies provide guidance to organizations in reducing finance municipal wastewater treatment facilities, and manage polluted runoff. Furthermore, regulatory and non-regulatory tools aid organizations in achieving the broader goal of restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation’s waters. The implementation of the Clean Water Act provides protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, wildlife, and recreation in and on the water. Also, the Clean Water Act assist organizations with securing government funding for the maintenance of equipment used to detect water pollution and the cleaning of toxins in water. The benefit of the Clean Water Act provides toxin free, unpolluted swimming and drinking water for consumers (EPA, 2011; Masahudu, 2004).
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Regulations are created to protect the health and welfare of the public. The United States EPA develops the regulations at a federal level and each state’s EPA has the ability to make regulations pertaining to their state. The criteria for a state’s individual regulation are that it must be at least as strict as the federal regulation. The purpose of this paper is to examine the general requirements of the Lead and Copper Rule (with attention on the lead aspect) mandated to protect drinking water on the federal and state level.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates air pollution through various policies passed through the Supreme Court. The scope of this paper is to investigate the Clean Air Act of 1970, and to analyze the impact it has on businesses and society. It provides a rationale for the policy, and contains a brief overview of governmental involvement in regulating air pollution. Further investigation identifies key stakeholders in business, government, and society, and assesses the pros and cons of regulating air pollution. Finally, the paper concludes with limitations of this analysis and recommendations for future action.
The Clean Water Act of 1972 (CWA) was originally the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948. The original objective behind this act was to “to prepare comprehensive programs for eliminating or reducing the pollution of interstate waters and tributaries and improving the sanitary condition of surface and underground waters.” (U.S Fish and Wild Life Service, 2013). Throughout the duration of this paper the various amendments and their effects will be discussed, those involved both on the side of support and opposition and what influenced the amendments to be made and passed.
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The environment and the health of the surrounding population go hand in hand. The Environmental Protection Agency takes on this ever so important mission of protecting them both. The mission statement of the EPA states, “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Small Business Programs is to support the protection of human health and the environment by advocating and advancing the business, regulatory, and environmental compliance concerns of small and socio-economically disadvantaged businesses, and minority academic institutions (US Enviromental Protection Agency, 2010).” The impact of its mission can be defined clearly as it examines the impact of contamination in the air, the water, and the land on human health.
...ell. We should care about the health and well-being of the plant and animal life around us because the majority of us also depend on these animals and their life cycles for nourishment. The water from thiswatershed, as well as others, is where we get our drinking water, irrigation and other industrial water usage, which means that the animals depend on this water as well. If they ingest harmful chemicals, we in turn ingest these chemicals with our daily food intake. The James River Association accepts volunteers to assist with the care of the Chesapeake River watershed and its sub-watersheds. There are lots of other ways to get involved in the prevention of further pollution to our precious natural resources. The first step is to not become part of the problem. Do not liter, don’t dump your oils in the gutters and think that you are not part of the problem.
The Chesapeake Bay is polluted with agricultural waste. We see things like 1.5 billion pounds of chicken waste that no one wants to take responsibility for. Ignoring standards, a waterway was tested for E. coli; the standard is 125 FCU/100ml of water. Yet this waterway’s level was at 48392 FCU/100ml. An industry that will go to great lengths to make sure that Congress doesn’t impose sanction against them.
Laws are often changing. A law needs to keep up with the changing views and values of a society. Things like events and technology are just two examples of what may produce a law or a change to a law. A law would need to accommodate a technology to regulate it for safety and how it’s used. Events also need to be regulated by law for safety and if it was a terrible event (9/11), then a law, or laws, are needed to prevent it from happening again. Laws pertaining to the environment are always changing because human interaction with the environment is always changing, whether its pollution, hunting, or overusing resources, these things need to be constantly regulated. This paper describes how the Clean Air Act developed and changed. The
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Eliminate sources of dioxin and other persistent organic pollutants (POPs) including PVC, and ensure legislation to prevent toxic waste dumping.
CSR can relate to social, environment and profit goals. CSR enhances awareness of human, environmental and social issues and places pressure on organizations to adopt procedures and policies that are good for stakeholders wellbeing. Scholars have different definitions for CSR as seen below:
CSR is the obligation of business to promote and to protect the interest of shareholders.
Each definitions of CSR does vary around the core characteristics based on their conceptual concentrations and particular focus, for example, under the Voluntary Characteristic, CSR see the overall voluntary activities beyond the law. The Externalities, study both, the positive ...
...tion and regular control programs for different types of waste-water discharge. The EPA supports all acts that could help save our reefs or to find the causes on why our reefs are disappearing.
CSR and Corporate governance initiatives are good for communities, because they help elevate the community and they bring growth to the communities. CSR does reach their aims and their need. Like the Kids in Parks initiatives by Pick n Pay, they help the young generation to break out of the cycle of poverty. And CSR is good because it helps promote the image and goodwill of the business: Pick n pay is a perfect example.