Three companies

Patagonia: Main responsibility is the international labor and human rights standards. Fair labor practices and safe working conditions. Factories with good working conditions, mills that output high quality materials and with little impact, and monitoring suppliers for child labor.

http://www.patagonia.com/us/patagonia.go?assetid=67372

Whole Foods: Main responsibility is entailed in their core values. The major points are environmental stewardship, supporting local and global communities, and they support their employees excellence and happiness.

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/mission-values/core-values

Ben and Jerrys: Their main responsibilities are to use their company to innovate the world and make it a better place. They are also aware and concerned about the environment and are working to help preserve it.

http://www.benjerry.com/values

company scandals

Shanghai Husi food: tainted meat scandal

The company Husi is a major meat supplier to many of the popular food chains like McDonalds in China. Recently the processing plant's meat has been revealed to be "tainted" or treated without care. It had been dropped on the ground, handled with bare hands and had been repackaged with a new expiration date after it had expired. Forged production dates had also been discovered.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/29/world/asia/explainer-china-meat-scandal/

Chang Guann Co: tainted oil scandal

A company in Taiwan was found to be selling industrial oil as a foodstuff to companies including Starbucks and 7-Eleven. The imported oil was labeled for human consumption. The oil is claimed to be a "combination of recycled kitchen waste oil and lard," the company claims that they were unaware that the oil had not been safe for consumption. Hundreds of products have been recalled or banned as a result and stores caught selling the products would be fined 100,000 U.S. dollars.

http://www.ibtimes.com/taiwan-gutter-oil-scandal-hundreds-products-banned-health-officials-1687104

Wordle

Commerce

The U.S. Department of Commerce plays an important role in modern day business. They assist businesses in things such as trade, development, research or other financial topics. The agency's offerings have altered over the years to meet the demands of U.S. business. They engineer new concepts and ideas that meet the competitiveness of the time period that they are focused on. Here in the 21st century, they are focused on jobs and innovation as businesses use more and more money to operate.

Ch. 1 vocab

Monopolistic competition is a market or industry characterized by numerous sellers trying to differentiate their products from those of their competitors. That type of competition is seen in everyday life where you may waver towards something because of how it is advertised or because it is the "mainstream" brand to go with. This could be applied to things like different types of smartphones.

About Me

I am Nick, a 15 year old freshman at RMHS. Some of my interests include playing baseball, soccer, and skiing. My favorite subject in school is biology and I enjoy history as well. I have one younger brother and a pet bird. I don't have a favorite movie or show but my favorite food is pasta. In my future I want to become a scientist, or an architect of some kind but I am not completely sure yet. My all time favorite sport is baseball and my favorite team is the Red Sox. In my free time I also enjoy listening to music, my favorite artists include Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.