Re:Bosch to be carbon neutral worldwide by 2020
by sonium on Thursday May 16, 2019 @01:19PM
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Speaking of "propaganda" and then using the argument "they have admited guilt in the past, therefore any future action must be malevolent" is interesting...
Re:Bosch to be carbon neutral worldwide by 2020
by perfunctory on Thursday May 16, 2019 @03:52PM
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Just because green energy became as cheap as fossil and they can afford to switch without sacrificing profits doesn't mean they are taking "climate action". It's the same as if I claimed credit for "climate action" because I am paying energy tax. I am not saying this is malevolent. But it's at best neutral.
Re:Bosch to be carbon neutral worldwide by 2020
by mikestew on Thursday May 16, 2019 @02:51PM
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that a profit seeking entity will somehow pay "social dividends" at the expense of profits.
Yes, but enough about those other greedy companies, what about Bosch?
"...nearly all of the profits distributed to shareholders are devoted to humanitarian causes." [0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bosch_GmbH#Corporate_af...
Re:Bosch to be carbon neutral worldwide by 2020
by perfunctory on Thursday May 16, 2019 @03:38PM
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That's not to say that management is not incentivised to optimise for profit.
Re:Bosch to be carbon neutral worldwide by 2020
by Brakenshire on Thursday May 16, 2019 @01:17PM
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They can easily do that in exchange for enhanced employee satisfaction and good public relations, with all the financial benefits those bring.
Re:Bosch to be carbon neutral worldwide by 2020
by WanderPanda on Thursday May 16, 2019 @01:15PM
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„Profit seeking entity“ is a far fetch considering Bosch is a foundation...
Re:Bosch to be carbon neutral worldwide by 2020
by perfunctory on Thursday May 16, 2019 @03:40PM
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Strictly speaking Bosch GmbH, though majority owned by Bosch Stiftung, is a separate entity.
Re:Bosch to be carbon neutral worldwide by 2020
by imtringued on Saturday May 18, 2019 @07:11AM
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You know. They could also decide to just not do it and then everyone is worse off.
"Bosch has agreed to pay $327.5m to resolve allegations in the US that it played a significant role in Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bosch_GmbH#Role_in_emis... https://www.ft.com/content/964a2f72-e898-11e6-967b-c88452263...