Classic Readings on the Environmental Crisis and Businesses

  1. White, Lynn T., Jr. “The Historical Roots of our Ecological Crisis.” http://www.uvm.edu/~gflomenh/ENV-NGO-PA395/articles/Lynn-White.pdf
  2. Merchant, Carolyn. “The Theoretical Structure of Ecological Revolutions.” Environmental Review, 11 no.4, Winter, 1987, pp. 265-74.
  3. Carr, Albert. “Is Business Bluffing Ethical?” Harvard Business Review 46, Jan-Feb, 1968, pp. 143-53.
  4. Friedman, Milton. "The Social Responsibility of Business is To Increase Profits." Business Ethics. 1970. The New York Times Company. 8 Jan. 2006. http://www.rowan.edu/philosop/clowney/Busethuc/friedman.htm
  5. Jonas, Hans. The Imperative of Responsibility : In Search of an Ethics for the Technological Age. Chicago: University Of Chicago P, 1984.

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