Ethical Ethics Of Chevron
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Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation. One of the successor companies of Standard Oil, it is headquartered in San Ramon, California, and active in more than 180 countries. Chevron is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining, marketing and transport; chemicals manufacturing and sales; and power generation. Chevron is one of the world 's largest oil companies; as of 2014.
Chevron 's alternative energy operations include geothermal, solar, wind, biofuel, fuel cells, and hydrogen, Chevron 's downstream operations manufacture and sell products such as fuels, lubricants, additives and petrochemicals. The company 's most significant areas of operations are the west coast of North America, the U.S. Gulf Coast, Southeast Asia, South Korea, Australia and South Africa. In 2010,
Chevron, the second-largest oil company in U.S is the third most unethical company, according to a Swiss research company. Chevron like many other unethical companies have tried to cover their tracks, have hired lawyers, and try to sneak passes the law.
Chevron company has practiced the following unethical behaviors in there company
Over the years of 1964 to 1990 Chevron has dumped over 18 billion gallons of toxic waste into the Amazon Rainforest. The toxic waste has contaminated areas in Ecuador, caused many health problems to numerous locals and has killed over 1400 individuals
Back in 2011 the