Irresponsible Corporation: Nestle

Money isn’t everything – or is it? To most corporations, making a profit is goal number one – but some of those companies take it way too far, sacrificing the health of the planet and its inhabitants for a bigger bank balance. Far too many corporations turn a blind eye to the consequences of their destructive, exploitative practices. The worst of them are committing atrocities that go beyond the realm of objectionable into criminal, dumping toxic chemicals without regard to public health and employing child labor. Nestle is environmentally and socially irresponsible.

Blood in your coffee

 

More than 40% of the world’s chocolate comes from Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast) in Africa, where tens of thousands of children are estimated to be working in dangerous conditions on cocoa farms. Nestle uses cocoa harvested by slave labor and only when Senator Thomas Harkin (D-Iowa) led an investigation and introduced legislation that would require chocolate sold in the US to be labeled “slave-free” did the company act. Nestle promised that by July 2005 they would find a way to certify chocolate as not having been produced by any underage, indentured, trafficked or coerced labor, but since then, they have achieved very little.

Nestle’s bottled water business is also a major cause for concern. Nestle controls one-third of the US market and sells 70 different brand names of bottled water including Arrowhead, Deer Park, Perrier and Poland Spring. The company buys up pristine springs in some of the most beautiful natural spaces in America and builds huge factories on the sites, releasing pollution into the air and drawing enormous amounts of water out of the springs.

And, while the company claims an environmentally friendly ethic, saying it would never harm an aquifer, that’s exactly what they have done in places like Mecosta County, Michigan, damaging the watershed with excessive withdrawals, reaping huge profits and leaving the locals to deal with the consequences.

                                                  

The Marketing Environment

         The Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) implemented its Fourth Environmental Action Plan in 2010. The plan contains four major themes involving the environment and the corporation's development, design, production, and sales. The five-year plan is directed at the, "arrival of a revitalized recycling-based society. Toyota had previously released its Eco-Vehicle Assessment System (Eco-VAS) which is a systematic life cycle assessment CO2 emissions throughout the life cycle of the vehicle from production to disposal. 2008 marks the ninth year for Toyota's Environmental Activities Grant Program which has been implemented every year since 2000. Themes of the 2008 program consist of "Global Warming Countermeasures" and "Biodiversity Conservation. Toyota vehicles will have on the environment including production, usage, and disposal. The assessment includes, "... fuel efficiency, emissions and noise during vehicle use, the disposal recovery rate, the reduction of substances of environmental concern. 

          The United States EPA has awarded Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc (TEMA) with a ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in 2007, 2008 and 2009. In 2010, Toyota's corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) fleet average of 27.5 mpg_-US (8.813 L/100 km; 32.05 mpg_-imp) exceeded all other major manufactures selling cars within the United States. 

Country of Orgin

Polo Shirt     made in              China
T-shirt         made in               Bangladesh
Jeans Pant  made in                Mexico
Underwear made in                Cambodia
Socks        made in                 China
Shoes        made in                  China



I worked until 12.00 am and I reached my home 12.40 am then I post this blog. 

Ethics and Social Responsibility

           Toyota Motor Corporation has announced it will continue its teen drivers safety course. Toyota Motor Corporation’s teen driving skills program, called “Toyota Driving Expectations,” has been on the move since 2004. More than 14,000 teens and parents have graduated from the program, which aims at empowering drivers to become safer and more well-rounded.The program emphasizes the dangers of distracted driving. The program will continue at Bass Pro Shops in Foxborough, Mass., Clarksville, Ind., and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

          Seeking to contribute toward a prosperous society and its sustainable development, Toyota has been engaged in various social contribution activities worldwide with the goal of becoming “a good corporate citizen.” The Corporate Citizenship Division was established in January 2006 to reinforce social contribution activities and integrate corporate social contribution functions that had been performed by multiple divisions. Toyota focuses on environmental issues, traffic safety, and education on a global basis. In Japan, in addition to these areas, Toyota works to actively promote corporate social contribution activities using its technology and expertise in response to societal needs in areas such as the arts and culture, and achieving a harmonious society.
          Toyota management conducts its business operations with the utmost honesty and integrity. Its business culture, company values and principles often set a higher standard than more compliance with local, national and international laws and regulations.The company is committed to conducting business in a fair way, based on sound ethical guidelines and principles.

Strategic Planning Continued

Toyota Plans 6 New Hybrids for 2012. Toyota also plans to introduce two electric vehicles  in the United States and six hybrid cars worldwide by the end of 2012. Toyota will start selling a plug-in version of its popular Prius hybrid car in the spring of 2012 and a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle in limited quantities by 2015.  Toyota’s coming electric vehicles are a battery-powered version of the Toyota Rav4 sport utility vehicle developed jointly with Tesla, a small car maker based in California, and a compact car designed for short trips in urban environments. The electric Rav4 will be unveiled at the Los Angeles auto show in November 2010.

Electric vehicle

Strategic Planning

Leadership is a choice we make every day at Toyota. Over the last four decades,we have redefined leadership within our industry by constantly moving the benchmark of quality, corporate responsibility and best practices. With a comprehensive strategy that is firmly rooted in the Toyota principles of continuous improvement and respect for people.The Production System adhered to the Toyota corporate strategy of cutting waste, listing specific advice such as: “Cut down on the distance that things move throughout the plant.” Another example of this advice, representative of Toyota strategic management and its attitude towards its workforce, is: “Utilise the inherent talent of our workers.” Toyota business strategies include the development of hybrid cars. Part of Toyota strategic planning is developing a premium position in hybrids in tune with present consumer values.Seisei Kato of Toyota summed up a further example of the Toyota leadership model by saying: "Never fail to reward merit, but never let a fault go unremarked." Toyota follows:

 1.Understand the customer's needs and wants.

2.Deliver values.

3. Develop a strategy that drives our vision 

4.Execute to that strategy.

A workplace with high morale and job satisfaction is more likely to produce reliable, high-quality products at affordable prices. Toyota has institutionalised many successful workforce practices.Toyota in particular has done so not only in its own plants but also in supplier plants that were experiencing problems. The Toyota Production System transcends physical and cultural barriers; it can be effective in other countries and cultures, if there is a will to implement it and if necessary conditions are fulfilled.

History and mission statement

The frist Toyota car model Al in 1935

The official Toyota history is, like that of most companies, fairly glossy and bare-bones. Sakichi Toyoda, a prolific inventor, created the Toyoda Automatic Loom company based on his groundbreaking designs, one of which was licensed to a British. The first engine was produced in 1934 (the Type A), the first car and truck in 1935 (the Model A1 and G1, respectively), and its second car design in 1936 (the model AA).

Toyota’s fundamental mission is to contribute to people’s lifestyles, society, and the economy through automotive manufacturing. In upholding this mission, we have always focused on the future of the automobile industry when deciding how best to position our company. In this endeavor, Toyota will continue to adhere to its business principles of farsighted management and growth in harmony with the Earth and society. Moreover, we will continue drawing on our insatiable appetite for reform to achieve steady growth as a global company. Only then can we remain in the vanguard of worldwide motorization.

2011 Toyota Corolla