How much responsibility do corporations have for the climate crisis and for stepping up with solutions?
Here at the ISCFC we are committed to promoting personal, community, national and planetary solutions to reduce our environmental impacts and boldly confront the climate crisis. But as individuals, we can feel powerless when there are huge corporations -such as the fossil fuel industry and factory farms– that are disproportionately responsible for carbon emissions of the past and the present.
What should we do about this? Do you agree that corporations should do more? And if so, what does that mean exactly? How do we persuade or impel polluting industries to change their ways?
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Corporate Responsibility
I am a strong believer that responsibility falls on big corporations to lead the general public. With people following the moves of corporations, when you think about it they are making decisions for everyone. They can also control their customer bases by threatening them. But the bigger picture if these bigger corporations change to more sustainable options it’s likely their customers will change as well. But the corporations can also change their products to be more sustainable, in turn making their customers more sustainable as well.
I completely agree with you! Big corporations have power over their customers that we might not always see. You made an excellent point by mentioning how their customers will likely follow which ever path they lead. If big corporations made an effort to show their general public the benefits of sustainable products, it would likely result in their customers interest in sustainable products. Not only that, but it may inspire other large corporations to take the same path of sustainability.
Agreed. People admire corporations that make good money, they see their product as good due to that. These corporations could start making moves towards helping the climate and the general public would probably follow their example.