Global Environmental Leadership: Business or Government?

Week 6 Discussions and

Required Resources

Assignment: Must be at least 200 words unless otherwise noted. Please read all attachments and follow ALL instructions.

Part 1: Global Environmental Leadership: Business or Government?

Read the article, “

How An Ohio Packaging Maker Came Up With a Cleaner, Easier Way for the Poor to Carry Water (link below)

.” Based on the information presented in the article, please discuss the following:

• What are      the respective roles of governments and businesses in addressing global      environmental problems?
• Do you      believe businesses owe a duty to assist with global environmental issues      such as discussed in the article? Why or why not?
• Should      this be an issue dealt with by governmental entities? Explain.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2014/03/21/how-an-ohio-packaging-maker-came-up-with-a-cleaner-easier-way-for-the-poor-to-carry-water/#1989b1f971bd

Required Resources

Text

Read the following chapters in your text,

Environmental Law

:

· Chapter 11: Natural Resources Law: Hot Topic

Text: Schroeder, K.L. (2008). Environmental Law. Retrieved from

https://www.vitalsource.com/

Read the following chapter from: Hitchcock, D. & Blair, A. (2000). Environment and business. Routledge. Retrieved from the Ashford University ebrary database.

· Chapter 10: Environment and Business: The future of the relationships

· This reading provides perspective about the role of business in addressing global environmental challenges and supports the discussion for the week.

Article

Dolan, K.A. (2014, March 21). How an Ohio packaging maker came up with a cleaner, easier way for the poor to carry water  Forbes. 

Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2014/03/21/how-an-ohio-packaging-maker-came-up-with-a-cleaner-easier-way-for-the-poor-to-carry-water/

Week 6 Discussions and

Required Resources

Assignment: Must be at least 200 words unless otherwise noted. Please read all attachments and follow ALL instructions.

Part 1: Global Environmental Leadership: Business or Government?

Read the article, “

How An Ohio Packaging Maker Came Up With a Cleaner, Easier Way for the Poor to Carry Water (link below) 

.” Based on the information presented in the article, please discuss the following:

· What are the respective roles of governments and businesses in addressing global environmental problems?

· Do you believe businesses owe a duty to assist with global environmental issues such as discussed in the article? Why or why not?

· Should this be an issue dealt with by governmental entities? Explain.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2014/03/21/how-an-ohio-packaging-maker-came-up-with-a-cleaner-easier-way-for-the-poor-to-carry-water/#1989b1f971bd

Required Resources

Text

Read the following chapters in your text, 

Environmental Law

:

· Chapter 11: Natural Resources Law: Hot Topic

Text: Schroeder, K.L. (2008). Environmental Law. Retrieved from

https://www.vitalsource.com/

Read the following chapter from: Hitchcock, D. & Blair, A. (2000). Environment and business. Routledge. Retrieved from the Ashford University ebrary database.

· Chapter 10: Environment and Business: The future of the relationships

· This reading provides perspective about the role of business in addressing global environmental challenges and supports the discussion for the week.

Article

Dolan, K.A. (2014, March 21). How an Ohio packaging maker came up with a cleaner, easier way for the poor to carry water  Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2014/03/21/how-an-ohio-packaging-maker-came-up-with-a-cleaner-easier-way-for-the-poor-to-carry-water/

Week 6 – Global Environmental Issues and International Law

Welcome! This week, we will discuss how global environmental issues are addressed and the effectiveness of current international environmental laws. The learning outcomes are as follows:

1. Evaluate the roles of business and governments in addressing global environment issues.

2. Critique the effectiveness of current international environmental law.

3. Analyze compliance, risk management, and business response to environmental regulations in your final paper.

Required Resources

Text

1. Read the following chapter in your text, Environmental Law:

    a. Chapter 11: Natural Resources Law: Hot Topic

2. Read the chapter from: Hitchcock, D. & Blair, A. (2000). Environment and Business. Retrieved form the Ashford University ebrary database.

     a. Chapter 10: Environment and Business: The Future of the Relationships.

The reading provides perspective about the role of business in addressing global environmental challenges and supports the discussion for the week. 

Dolan, K.A. (2014, March 21). 

How an Ohio packaging maker came up with a cleaner, easier way for the poor to carry water

. Retrieved from

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2014/03/21/how-an-ohio-packaging-maker-came-up-with-a-cleaner-easier-way-for-the-poor-to-carry-water/

 

Discussions

Participate in the following discussion:

Global Environmental Leadership: Business or Government?. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Read the article, “

How an Ohio Packaging Maker Came Up With a Cleaner Easier Way for the Poor to Carry Water 

”. Based on the information presented in the article, please discuss the following:

· What are the respective roles of governments and businesses in addressing global environmental problems?

· Do you believe businesses owe a duty to assist with global environmental issues such as discussed in the article? Why or why not?

· Should this be an issue dealt with by government entities? Explain.

Please respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings. 

Assignment

1. Final Project. Due by Day 7. The purpose of the Final Project is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course by describing your understanding and application of knowledge in the field of environmental business. The Final Project represents 25 percent of the overall course grade.

Focus of the Final Paper

1. Imagine that you have been hired as an Environmental Compliance Manager for a multinational corporation named ABC, Inc. the corporation that you work for is a manufacturer of pesticide, agriculture fertilizer, and herbicide. Prepare an eight page Final Project (excluding the title and reference pages) that addresses each of the following three parts from a business perspective. All three parts of this assignment should be submitted as one document. 

Part I

Create a systemic approach (e.g. steps, flow chart, or directions) for ABC Inc.’s compliance with the following federal statutes.

· RCRA

· CERCLA

· TSCA

· FIFRA

· CWA

· CAA

· EPCRA

You may prepare Part I of your project as a table, a flow chart, an outline with necessary steps listed in order, or in paragraph format.

Part II

Create a step-by-step plan for ABC Inc.’s risk management and for minimizing ABC Inc.’s liability exposure from environmental liability.

You may prepare Part II of your project as a table, a flow chart, an outline with necessary steps listed in order, or in paragraph format.

Part III

Evaluate the duties, leadership opportunities, and risks associated with environmental regulation for multinational corporations such as ABC Inc. in global business.

Part III of your project must be in a paragraph format and should be a minimum of five pages. 

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Project must:

· Be eight double-spaced pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

· Include a cover page with the following:

· Title of paper

· Student’s name

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Date submitted

· Include an introductory paragraph with succinct thesis statement.

· Address the topic of the paper with critical thought.

· Conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.

· Use at least eight resources in addition to the course textbook, six of which need to come from the Ashford Library.

· Use APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center to document all sources.

· Include as the final page, a reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the 

Grading Rubric.

 for the evaluation of your assignments.

 

Reflection

Chapter 11 is about Natural Resources Law. Some hot topics in natural resources laws are discussed. Different laws address issues on natural resources in environmental law. What comes to mind when we use the term natural resources? Natural resources include land, fish, wildlife, air, biota, water (oceans, rivers, lakes, ground water etc.). The sources of energy are also addressed under natural resources law. Examples of natural resources discussed in this chapter are public lands and wilderness areas; fish, birds, and wildlife; and energy sources.

Public land management is achieved through the division of lands into four types: general public lands, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and national parks. Each type of land is managed by a special agency. Some factors that affect land management are economic uses and uses aimed at the protection of wildlife and wilderness areas. Acts which protect natural resources include the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

Different sources of energy (wind, solar, geothermal, biomass) as well as global warming are also discussed. Global warming is a phenomenon linked to the use of traditional energy sources. The alternative sources of energy discussed are a means to help address global warming and other environment related issues.

The other required resources for this week are: the assigned chapter (10) from Hitchcock & Blair (2010) which discusses the future of the relationships between environment and business; and the article about the Ohio packaging maker from the Forbes website.

Please read the assigned chapters and the article and note the role of businesses and governments in addressing global environmental issues. Also, analyze the effectiveness of current international environmental law. 

Reference

Schroder, K. L. (2008). Environmental Law. Clifton Park, NY: Thomas Delmar Learning