logo

Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility of Chevron

   

Added on  2020-04-01

11 Pages2546 Words227 Views
Environmental SciencePolitical Science
 | 
 | 
 | 
Running head: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYCORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility of Chevron_1

1CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYExecutive SummaryThis report discusses the business ethics and corporate social responsibilities of a well-knownmultinational energy corporation named Chevron. The company is mainly based in Americaand is involved in the production of oil, natural gas, geothermal energy industries. The reportalso brings out the weaknesses and legal issues related to the company. The report concludesby focusing on the social responsibilities and corporate ethics of the company.
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility of Chevron_2

2CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYTable of ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................3Discussion..................................................................................................................................3A Brief History of the Company............................................................................................3An Overview of the Company...............................................................................................4Products and Services of the Company..................................................................................5Corporate Social Responsibilities..........................................................................................6Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8References..................................................................................................................................9
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility of Chevron_3

3CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYIntroductionThe following report is a study of the business principles of a multinational energycorporation generating resources for progress. The Chevron Corporation is an Americancompany, which mainly deals in the production of oil and natural gas. The company is one ofthe successors of the Standard Oil and its earliest predecessor was Pacific Coast OilCompany. At present, the company has outlets in more than 180 countries and is one of theleaders among the leading oil companies in the world (Baghebo & Atima, 2013).The report also includes the products and services offered by the corporation. Amongits products and services the company chiefly supplies energy resources to its customer. Thecompany mostly aims at procuring the global oil and natural gas market in an innovative andeco-friendly technique. The report wraps up by stating the business ethics of the corporation. This consists ofthe legal lawsuits against the Chevron Corporation and its responses. DiscussionA Brief History of the CompanyThe Chevron Corporation was founded on 10th Sept 1879 in California of UnitedStates under the name of Pacific Coast Oil Company. In 1906, a treaty was made betweenPacific Coast Oil Co. and lowa Standard that gave birth to Standard Oil Corporation,California (Manning, 2013). Now the “new” company emerged as a business corporation thatparticularly engaged in selling of gasoline and lubricants, which were promoted under theCalumet, Petrolite, Ruddy Harvester, Diamond, Zone labels and Zerolene. In May 1911, aSupreme Court decision known as Sherman Anti-trust law separated the two business
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility of Chevron_4

End of preview

Want to access all the pages? Upload your documents or become a member.

Related Documents
Chevron Takeover of Noble Energy
|15
|4332
|4

Report on Oil Industry
|5
|724
|2

Assessing the Effectiveness of Risk Control Initiatives in British Petroleum
|13
|3588
|129

Business Essential Extended Project on Texaco : Report
|9
|2545
|47

Business of Petroleum Companies - Analysis of Chevron, Woodside and Petro China
|15
|2683
|243

Introduction to Oil and Gas Environment
|13
|2737
|225