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Ethical Evaluations About Doe Run Term Paper
Pages:5 (1831 words)
Sources:5
Subject:Social Issues
Topic:Habitat Destruction
Document Type:Term Paper
Document:#70639503
With regard to the issue of environment, the company has faced the ire of EPA and lot of other legal authorities for its failure to confirm to emission standards within the permissible limits. The company has not been able to contain emission levels on a year to year basis. With regard to the issue of employment, the employees of the company have occupational hazards being faced by its employees and the company has several litigations being filed against them for the misuse of the services of its employees. It could be stated that Multinational Corporations like Doe Run has been unethical in its activities which need to be brought under scrutiny and control.
Appendix
Table showing metals mined by Doe Run
Dollars in thousands)
Silver
Copper
Lead
Zinc
Gold Bullion
By-Products
Table showing Net Sales of Products and Services
Dollars in thousands)
Primary lead metal sales
Recycling operation:
Tolling
Metal sales
Lead concentrates
Zinc concentrates
Copper concentrates
Fabricated products
References
Cheryl Whittenauer. U.S.: Doe Run ordered to clean up tailings site. 2 October, 2006. http://www.warprofiteers.com/article.php?id=14196
DeVous, Philip. Utopian solutions vs. real corporate social responsibility. http://ff.org/centers/csspp/library/co2weekly/20051222_news/20051222_04.html
Doe Run Resources Corp: Annual Report 10-K. http://sec.edgar-online.com/2005/03/23/0001047469-05-007373/Section2.asp
Final Award allowing Compensation. The Labor and Industrial relations Commission. http://www.dolir.mo.gov/lirc/wcdecisions/wcdec01%5CLorenA.htm
Gedicks, Al; Laduke, Winona. The New Resource Wars: Native and Environmental Struggles against Multinational Corporations. South End Press, 1993
Leiser, Ken. Doe Run's Legacy Lingers. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 17 February, 2007. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/A1D3EE86DD5EC4FE86257285001FDBEA?OpenDocument
Rubenstein, Sarah. Health Insurers show employees graphic surgery videos online. Wall Street
Journal. 1 December, 2005. http://www.careerjournal.com/hrcenter/articles/20051201-rubenstein.html
The Doe Run Company: Company Backgrounder. http://www.doerun.com/about/company.aspx
The Doe Run Company: Who we are. http://www.doerun.com/about/whoweare.aspx
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Planning Association. Vol. 60; No: 3. 1994. pp: 18-21
Sample Source(s) Used
References
Cheryl Whittenauer. U.S.: Doe Run ordered to clean up tailings site. 2 October, 2006. http://www.warprofiteers.com/article.php?id=14196
DeVous, Philip. Utopian solutions vs. real corporate social responsibility. http://ff.org/centers/csspp/library/co2weekly/20051222_news/20051222_04.html
Doe Run Resources Corp: Annual Report 10-K. http://sec.edgar-online.com/2005/03/23/0001047469-05-007373/Section2.asp
Final Award allowing Compensation. The Labor and Industrial relations Commission. http://www.dolir.mo.gov/lirc/wcdecisions/wcdec01%5CLorenA.htm
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