Environmental Governance
Responsible Leadership is the culmination of Moody-Stuart's forty-five years of work in the oil, gas, metal, and mineral extraction industries. Moody-Stuart draws from his experience and observations to provide an analysis of how business has been, and can become more, responsible champions of social and environmental issues. The book includes two Forewords, one by Sir Robert Wilson, former Executive Chair of Rio Tinto, and another by UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch-Brown. Moody-Stuart offers fifteen chapters, all related in some way to issues of economic development, globalization, free markets, free trade, corporate responsibility, and corporate ethics. The book includes Moody-Stuart's political philosophy, his opinions on nearly every major global conflict extant at the time of publishing, and on issues both relevant and irrelevant to the primary topic of the book, which is the role of business in the current global scenario.
The book begins with an introduction that outlines three of the countries in which Moody-Stuart had worked under the auspices of the Shell company: Oman, Malaysia, and Nigeria. Oman and Malaysia are offered as examples of exemplary and effective governance, in which political leaders simultaneously protected the rights of the people while also welcoming business growth and economic development. Nigeria is set off as a contrasting example, as it is a nation that suffered (and continues to suffer) from extremely bad governance. As a result, Nigeria's people have suffered and its economy has been squandered.
Using Chapter One as a springboard, Moody-Stuart launches into a deep and nuanced discussion of the intersections between business, government, and non-governmental organizations. The author is occasionally critical of NGOs, but seems remarkably sympathetic to government as well as business. In an attempt to discover balance and harmony, Moody-Stuart recognizes that there are multiple sides to each argument. Each chapter of Responsible Leadership focuses on a different element related to business, government, and the difficult relationships that develop between the two. Cultural difference, circumstance, and history all play a role in shaping the unique situations that determine whether business and government will engage in successful or disastrous...
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