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1、ECO-IMPERIALISM:GreenPower-BlackDeathExcerptsfromChapters(Note:Allendnotesandcitationsinoriginaltexthavebeendeleted;asterisksdenotemissingtext.)1.CorporateSocialIrresponsibility*****Meanwhile,attheinternationallevel,alengthyseriesofconferencesandreports…result
2、edintheformulationoffar-reachingpolicypronouncements,onwhattodayareinextricablylinkeddoctrinesofcorporatesocialresponsibility,sustainabledevelopmentandtheprecautionaryprinciple.Theprocesscontinuestoday,withUnitedNationsSecretaryGeneralKofiAnnantakingakeenperso
3、nalinterestinthedoctrinesandactivelypromotingtheirwidespreadimplementation,therebyexpandingthepowerandinfluenceoftheUN.Toconfrontthegrowingdilemma,regainameasureofcontrolovertheircoremission,andreachoutmoreeffectivelytothegrowingarrayofstakeholders,anumberofmu
4、ltinationalcompaniesfrom30countriesorganizedtheWorldBusinessCouncilforSustainableDevelopment.TheCouncil’smembershipincludesAT&T,BP,Ford,GeneralMotors,Mitsubishi,Monsanto,Nestle,ProcterandGamble,RioTinto,Shell,SonyandToyota.Bydevelopingmissionstatementsandartic
5、ulatingcorporategoalsandacommitmenttovariousCSRbenchmarks,thecompaniessay,theywillbeabletomeetsocietalexpectationsmoreconsistently.Ofcourse,mostmoderncompaniesnowaccepttheseprinciplesasbasiccomponentsoftheircorporatephilosophy,whetherornottheyaremembersoftheWB
6、CSD.Theyunderstandthat,today,everyoneexpectstobetreatedfairly,andenjoyabetterworldforthemselves,theirchildrenandtheircommunities.Employees,executives,shareholders,customersandotherstakeholdersexpectcompaniestosafeguardenvironmentalvaluesandhumanhealth,rootoutc
7、orruption,conserveenergyandmineralresources,minimizepollution,providejobs,andaidtheworld’spoor.Andtheyexpectcompaniestodoallthiswhilesimultaneouslyadvancingscience,developingnewproductsandtechnologies,bolsteringtheircompetitivepositionsandprofitmargins,andmeet
8、ingtheuniqueneedsofthecustomers,culturesandcommunitiestheyserve.Butdespitethecompanies’bestefforts,thecorporatedilemmahasonlyworsened.Activistsfrequentlyallegethatmanycompaniessign
