Sustainability in the Petroleum Industry: Theory and Practice of Voluntary Self-Commitments

The petroleum industry is confronted with severe deficits in the institutional framework forglobal business. In order to fill the gap, companies react with voluntary commitments toecological, social and governance standards. This study analyses a broad variety of BestPractice projects in order to evaluate whether such “new governance” initiatives can contributeto sustainable development...

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Pies, Ingo ; Winning, Alexandra von ; Sardison, Markus ; Girlich, Katrin
Institutions:	Universität <Halle, Saale> / Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsethik
Subject:	Nachhaltigkeit \| Corporate Social Responsibility \| Selbstverpflichtung \| Self commitment \| Mineralölindustrie

Executive Summary
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Sustainability in the Petroleum Industry: Theory and Practiceof Voluntary Self-Commitments
Chapter 1: On the Theory of Voluntary Self-Commitments: A BusinessEthics Perspective
1.1 Paradigms for the Perception of Voluntary Self-Commitments
1.2 The Win-Win Potential of Voluntary Self-Commitments
1.3 The Functionality of Voluntary Self-Commitments
Chapter 2: On the Practical Experience With Voluntary Self-Commitments: Best-Practice Projects by Oil Companies Engaging in Sustainability
2.1 The Ecological Dimension
2.2 The Social Dimension
2.3 The Governance Dimension
Chapter 3: On the Functionality of Voluntary Self-Commitments by the Petroleum Industry: Lessons from Theory and Practice
3.1 Lessons Learned: Developing Voluntary Self-Commitments in thePetroleum Industry
3.2 Lessons to be Learned: How to Promote Voluntary-Self Commitments in the Petroleum Industry
Conclusion
Bibliography

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