My Study Circle Leader Session On Exploitation Of The Environment By Multinational Corporations?

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My Study Circle Leader Session on exploitation of the environment by Multinational Corporations (MNCs) was very successful. During my Study Circle Leader Session, I provided my group with an overview of the topic, which evoked a lot of emotion as many of my peers considered the topic a scary thought to consider. Some thought it was a very interesting topic, especially in regards to there being nothing holding companies accountable for their environmental abuses. Next, the group discussed the outside resource on Shell, a multinational oil company, which unfairly took advantage of the Nigerian environment. Some of the students were in utter shock that Shell was just able to decommission from Nigeria. Company. Some students were confused on how Nigeria could be just fine with Shell just withdrawing. Another student retorted that Nigeria might not care because they have another oil corporation taking over their spot, thus causing a vicious environmental damage circle. There was a consensus among the students that they are not really surprised as history as shown the Africa and many other developing countries have been exploited for ages. One student believed that the environmental damage by MNCs always target smaller …show more content…

These questions were many of the students’ favourite components. The first discussion question was whether or not there was a race to bottom for developing countries to lower their environmental standards in order to attract MNCs. Students consensually believe there is no doubt that there is a race to the bottom, as they believe that the developing countries do not care about their people and are instead focused on money. By having MNCs like Shell come in to Nigeria, the country benefits by gaining money. Some blame the structure of society, as they believe people are very capitalistic since there is such a drive to create

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