Members of the development team with AES Corp. power plant project in India to decide what plant technology state in his application to the techno-economic clearance from the Government of Central Electric Authority of India. Their choice of a more expensive technology that will allow the plant to meet more stringent environmental standards in the U.S. and less expensive technologies that are responsive to local environmental standards and free funds for contributions to other needs of the communities surrounding the planned plant.
At the same time, leaders in the AES, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, consider whether the traditional focus of the company to meet its social responsibility through CO2-offset programs is the best approach to social responsibility as a company expands globally. "Hide
by Lynn Sharp Paine Source: Harvard Business School 21 pages. Publication Date: May 18, 1999. Prod. #: 399136-PDF-ENG
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