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WorksheetsThe Ethics of Cerrejón and the Multinationals
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
What is the name of the president of The Cerrejón Company?
Alberto Calderón Zuleta
Don Argus
León Teicher
Why might principals look for a loophole?
To remove themselves from committing a morally objectionable act, and so, being free of any wrongdoing.
To justify their actions.
To increase their investments.
What is stated in the Business Conduct Guide of the BHP company?
Companies need to be careful with the money and organization.
Wherever they operate they will respect the traditional rights of indigenous peoples, care for the environment and value cultural heritage.
The president needs to participate in the construction of each project to maintain contact with the employees.
Which of the multinationals has the following statement as a business principle?
“We are committed to the highest standards of health, safety and environmental performance, community co-operation and to the principles of sustainable development.”
Anglo American
Xstrata
BHP Billiton
What is the innovative project on which Anglo American mining company is based?
Quirky - Crowdsourcing product ideas to be manufactured.
Moodle - Benefit from a large sharing community
Future Star Mining - innovation and use of cutting-edge technologies
Multinationals avoid their responsibility and continue doing acts morally objectionable. However, the government supports indigenous communities in the struggle for their human rights.
TRUE
FALSE
