I don’t know how to handle this Writing question and need guidance.Should Apple Avoid or Engage with Artisanal Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo?In 2017 Apple made a pledge to temporarily suspend sourcing from Artisanal Mines in the DRC.Apple cracks down further on cobalt supplier in Congo as child labor persists – The Washington Post(PDF FILE SEPERATELY SENT FOR THIS)(Web link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/…) However, subsequent claims linking Apple to artisanal mines persist. As a result, more recent efforts have aimed to integrate artisanal miners into formal structures and supply chains in order to regulate and monitor them more effectively in a cobalt compact. However, technology and mining companies alike have been reluctant to support this integration.Industrial and artisanal miners in the Congo need a new cobalt compact _ Financial Times (PDF FILE IS SEPERATELY SENT FOR THIS)(Web link: https://www.ft.com/content/5b37b5f5-a8c0-4047-8b4a-bc9914518ab8) Essay Advice: Analyse this using ONE theoretical perspective of moral philosophy. • Consequentialist (Utilitarian)The assignment word count is set to 1,800-2000 words EXCLUDING the reference list. • The following book chapter gives a good overview of consequentialist and virtue ethics in consumption decision makinghttp://oro.open.ac.uk/7161/3/Philosophy_and_Ethica… to an external site.How to cite: Barnett, C., Cafaro, P., and Newholm, T. 2005. Philosophy and ethical consumption. In: Harrison, Rob; Newholm, Terry and Shaw, Deirdre eds. The Ethical Consumer. London, UK: Sage, pp. 11–24.For categorical reasoning the following journal article looking at the Base of the Pyramid gives some good debate.Hahn, R., 2009. The ethical rational of business for the poor–integrating the concepts bottom of the pyramid, sustainable development, and corporate citizenship. Journal of business ethics, 84(3), pp.313-324.The following chapter gives some summary of all 3 from a marketing perspectiveGarcia-Rosell, J. C., and Moisander, J., 2007,”Ethical Dimensions of Sustainable Marketing: a Consumer Policy Perspective”, in E – European Advances in Consumer Research Volume 8, eds. Stefania Borghini, Mary Ann McGrath, and Cele Otnes, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 210-215.***It might be useful to look at all of these papers before deciding on which perspective you will choose.***All of these papers have been uploaded to the assessment section of the module units • You are expected to discuss only ONE perspective and apply this to your knowledge of issues in the supply chain of cobalt. The reasoning is from the perspective of Apple choosing to source cobalt from artisanal miners in the the Democratic Republic of Congo. Examples:CONSEQUENTIALIST • How much happiness does sourcing cobalt from artisanal miners create? E.g. employment • How much happiness might be lost if cobalt cannot be sourced from artisanal miners? • Do I have alternatives to sourcing from artisanal miners? • Am I responsible for the consequences if I source from artisanal miners ? • Will my action make a difference to the consequences if I am just one organisation and others do not?Additional articles around moral philosophy and consumption might be:Hansen, U. and Schrader, U., 1997. A modern model of consumption for a sustainable society. Journal of Consumer Policy, 20(4), pp.443-468.Ballet, J. and Bazin, D., 2005. Can homo economicus follow Kant’s categorical imperative?: A comment. The Journal of Socio-Economics, 34(4), pp.572-577.Paavola, J., 2001. Towards sustainable consumption: economics and ethical concerns for the environment in consumer choices. Review of social economy, 59(2), pp.227-248.Pettit, P. (1988). The consequentialist can recognise rights. The Philosophical Quarterl, 38(150), 42-55.Additional articles around cobalt might be:Nkulu, C.B.L., Casas, L., Haufroid, V., De Putter, T., Saenen, N.D., Kayembe-Kitenge, T., Obadia, P.M., Mukoma, D.K.W., Ilunga, J.M.L., Nawrot, T.S. and Numbi, O.L., 2018. Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo. Nature sustainability, 1(9), pp.495-504.Sovacool, B.K., 2019. The precarious political economy of cobalt: Balancing prosperity, poverty, and brutality in artisanal and industrial mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Extractive Industries and Society, 6(3), pp.915-939.Zeuner, B., 2018. An Obsolescing Bargain in a Rentier State: Multinationals, Artisanal Miners, and Cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Frontiers in Energy Research, 6, p.123.DeCarlo, S. and Matthews, D., 2019. More Than a Pretty Color: The Renaissance of the Cobalt Industry. J. Int’l Com. & Econ., p.1.
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