Natalia DoboszBusiness Ethics Reflective EssayProf. Tim McCormickMay !" #$%Ethical View on PNC Banks Environmental Practices&hen 'n(ustrial Revolution came about an( chan)e( the *ay that business *orks forever" it also left the hu)e mark on the natural environment. This is *hen the first environmental movements starte( takin) +lace an( la*s *ere forme( to +rotect *hat still *as left untouche(. This is *hen )overnment starte( +lacin) re)ulations on businesses that *oul( limit the amount of *aste an( (ama)er they create( to the natural environment. ,o*ever" not until the last -uarter of century" com+anies starte( +rotectin) environment not because it.s the la* but also because it.s an ethical" )oo( *ay of makin) business. &hen the stu(ies of +ublic relations an( marketin) starte( (evelo+in) an( bein) +ut into *ork" *hen com+etition became hi)her than ever" a lot of com+anies realize( that carin) for environment is the *ay for them to (ifferentiate themselves amon) others an( create a )oo( ima)e to*ar(s the +ublic. Moreover" it turne( out that )oo(" ethical treatment of the natural environment can also be a )oo( business. Com+anies ha( fi)ure( out *ays to not only save the environment but also +ut more savin)s an( efficiency into their *ork/ therefore" savin) them money an( )ettin) business many +eo+le *ho love environment. 0ne of such com+anies an( an environmental lea(er in its in(ustry is PNC Bank" *ho has committe( to +rotect the natural environment in various *ays but (eci(e( to start *ithin their o*n com+any. PNC has more )reen buil(in)s than any other com+any in 12 an( still kee+s on im+rovin) an( fin(in) innovative *ays to save ener)y an( create efficiency to +rotect natural environment. 3s a former em+loyee" ' must say ' *as truly im+resse( an( ins+ire( by their strict on)oin) efforts that sho*e( true care of the environment. &hen tryin) to reach the PNC bank.s ,R (e+artment *ith -uestions re)ar(in) PNC.s environmental +olicy" an in(ivi(ual on the +hone *as nice enou)h to +oint out all the materials on PNC.s *ebsite that concern this to+ic an( that *ill be basis for this +a+er. 1+on lookin) into PNC Cor+orate Res+onsibility (ocument" it (efinitely su))este( PNC.s 4commitment to sustainable buil(in) +ractices5 64Re-uester57.They also un(erstan( the ethics behin( 48reen Buil(in) Practices Make 8oo( Business 2ense5. The com+any kno*s that by bein) ethically )oo( to*ar(s the environment" they can also im+rove their o*n +erformance by increasin) the efficiency as *ell as creatin) the user frien(ly environment *ithin the communities they *ork *ith. This is *hy every ne* branch that is bein) built by PNC is a 4)reen branch5" *here the )reen buil(in) stan(ar(s *ere use( *hile the branch *as bein) built. Moreover" *e also learn that PNC is not 9ust committe( to 4buil(in) )reen5 but also to 4bein) )reen5 an( 4bankin) )reen5. They (o it throu)h 4ener)y efficiency" in(ustry challen)es" *aste elimination" re+ortin)" em+loyee en)a)ement" :irtual &allet 6a virtual account7" )reen len(in)" rene*able ener)y" an( ener)y;efficient mort)a)es as *e learn from 4PNC.s 2ustainability 'nitiatives on PNC.s Environmental Res+onsibility *ebsite. PNC un(erstan(s that *orkin) ethically on their +art an( +rotectin) the environment has a lot of other )reat im+lications" such as im+rove( efficiency" ha++y" more en)a)e( em+loyees an( customers an( better built stron)er communities" *hich at the en( all a(( u+ to better business for PNC an( hi)her +rofits for stockhol(ers" *hich accor(in) to +hiloso+her Milton 7 Certification fromthe 1.2. 8reen Buil(in) Council for their