Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World

PharmaCARE is one of the worlda€Tms most successful pharmaceutical companies, enjoying a reputation as a caring, ethical and well-run company that produces high-quality products that save millions of lives and enhance the quality of life for millions of others (Note: PharmaCARE is a hypothetical company that you will to compare to a real company as noted in the assignment criteria below). The company offers free and discounted drugs to low-income consumers, has a foundation that sponsors healthcare educational programs and scholarships, and its CEO serves on the PhRMA board. PharmaCARE recently launched a new initiative, We CARE about YOUR worldA@, pledging its commitment to the environment through recycling, packaging changes and other green initiatives, despite the fact that the companya€TMs lobbying efforts and PAC have successfully defeated environmental laws and regulations, including extension of the Superfund tax, which was created by Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Based in New Jersey, PharmaCARE maintains a large manufacturing facility in the African nation of Colberia, where the company has found several aftehealersa€ eager to freely share information about indigenous cures and an abundance of Colberians willing to work for $1.00 a day, harvesting plants by walking five (5) miles into and out of the jungle carrying baskets that, when full, weigh up to fifty (50) pounds. Due to the low standard of living in Colberia, much of the population lives in primitive huts with no electricity or running water. PharmaCAREa€TMs executives, however, live in a luxury compound, complete with a swimming pool, tennis courts, and a golf course. PharmaCAREa€TMs extensive activities in Colberia have destroyed habitat and endangered native species. In preparation for this assignment, use the Internet or Strayer Library to research companies that have recently experienced negative consequences as a result of the companya€TMs corporate activities. Compare the facts and consequences surrounding the companies you have researched to PharmaCare to support your response(s) to the criteria below. Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: Describe the key characteristics of a stakeholder and determine all the stakeholders within the PharmaCARE scenario. Analyze the human rights issues presented by PharmaCAREa€TMs treatment of the Colberiaa€TMs indigenous population versus that of its executives. Recommend at least three (3) changes PharmaCARE can make to be more ethical going forward. Assess PharmaCAREa€TMs environmental initiative against the backdrop of its anti-environmental lobbying efforts.