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PoliticallyIncorrect wrote (View Post):
An obvious example would be that of the Tobacco Industry, but there are ones such as Monsanto's, Nike, McDonald's, Starbucks, that I think are overlooked for their lack of corporate social responsibilty far too often.
I'm just curious of what these companies do that is worthy of lawsuits.
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***Warning** some people may find some of this content offensive(or just plain gross)
Monsanto's, the maker of Agent Orange, has created a bovine hormone called RbGH which is injected into cows to increase milk production. Ecologically, its a good idea, as it would reduce the need for land for milk producing cows, however the side effects do not make up for this potential benefit.
Cows that are injected with this hormone develops an inflammation of the udder (which is stressful on the cows) and begin to produce a pus that is not extracted from the milk. Most often Farmers use antibiotics to treat this side effect, which again is not extracted from the milk. Studies have shown that this hormone leads to cancer in humans, not to mention fort those who drink this milk, there's and increase in development of antibiotic resistance amongst bacteria.
Recently, small farmers who do not use hormones have tried to label their milk as hormone free, only to be sued by Monsanto's into oblivian.
Nike for their unfair treatment of their workers overseas. Nike has addressed these issues, but has yet to resolve them. There are still extensive reports of abuse towards their workers, not to mention wages that are only 1/3 of their workers basic personal needs.
McDonald's for food that contains chemicals that cause ill health, hyperactivity in children, as well as kidney failure in some adults. I'm not referring to the claims that "McDonald's makes people fat" argument - only a fool hasn't figured that out. More specifically, as a result of their treatment of chickens and cows before going to slaugther, there's extensive reports of feces , as well as antibiotics, found in the meat that they feed to their consumers.
Starbucks because of their unfair trade coffee. They buy coffee off of impoverished farmers at less than 1/3 of the world market value - usually below the cost it takes the farmers to cultivate the beans. As a result, since 2001 over 300,000 mexican farmers have been forced to leave their land. Starbucks also uses hormone injected milk (so you can read Monsanto's for that one)
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They DID do things in the past worthy of lawsuits. But not anymore. Liberals don't believe people are responsible for themselves. Hence, everything is someone else's fault.
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I actually don't believe this is a Liberal issue. I am well aware, and believe wholeheartedly, that a corporations primary responsibilty is to its shareholders and to make a profit to the best of their ability. But I do feel that corporations should have some level of social reposibility not to harm the environment or the community in the process.