Gillespie: Foundations of Economics 2e

Unit 16

BT social responsibility
BT produces an audit each year to examine its policies in relation to society and the environment. To find out more about BT's approach to social responsibility visit
http://globalservices.bt.com/AboutusHubAction.do?id=corporate_social_responsibility
www.btplc.com/responsiblebusiness/
You can also take part in the company's "Better Business" game at
www.btplc.com/Responsiblebusiness/Ourstory/Interactivegames/index.htm

Business in the Community
Business in the Community is a group of over 700 leading companies committed to improving their impact on society. To find out more visit
www.bitc.org.uk

The business of business is business
The famous economist Milton Friedman argued that the only purpose of business is to meet the needs of its shareholders. To read his argument view
www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/libertarians/issues/friedman-soc-resp-business.html

Greenhouse effect
One objective of organisations nowadays is to be more environmentally friendly. For an animated version of how the greenhouse effect works visit
news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/sci_nat/04/climate_change/html/greenhouse.stm

For more on different business objectives you can visit our visual walkthrough on this topic.