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?
Corporate responsibility >
Hold Corporate Accountable
Corporate companies produce immense amounts of pollution that infects our air, water, and land based habitats. Factories are poisoning the air with harmful gases and chemicals, and wasting many valuable natural resources. Corporate CEOs need to be held responsible for the corners they cut in order to make larger profits. Customers also need to shop responsibly and avoid companies that do not take any measures to protect the environment, their employees, or the local community.
I agree with a lot of that. Big companies do have a huge impact on the environment, and too often profit comes before people or the planet. When businesses cut corners on waste, pollution, or worker safety just to save money, they should absolutely be held accountable. At the same time, I think customers have power too, because where people spend their money can pressure companies to do better. If more consumers supported businesses that treat workers fairly and take real environmental action, companies would have a stronger reason to change.