Reimagining Johnson Park: A Design Proposal for Swampscott, MA
Johnson & Johnson and the Human Life International: Shareholder Proposal
-
Upload
asif-mahmood-abbas -
Category
Business
-
view
77 -
download
2
Transcript of Johnson & Johnson and the Human Life International: Shareholder Proposal
Johnson & Johnson and the Human Life internationalS h a r e h o l d e r P r o p o s a l
Business EnvironmentPRESENTATION
Business EnvironmentPRESENTATION
UMME HAFSA MOSAMMAT SHEFA – 41531051ASIF MAHMOOD ABBAS - 41531047KAZI TANVIR AHMED – 41531001
NANI GOPAL KAR – 41531029
KAZI TANVIR AHMED – 41531001
PRESENTER
What are the arguments for and against Johnson & Johnson’s corporate philanthropy?
In what ways do the company’s donations help or harm the company and its shareholders and other
stakeholders?
Business EnvironmentQUESTION 1
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOROF JOHNSON & JOHNSON’S CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY
Corporate citizens to take responsibility for
acting to facilitate social progress
Because they are from the health
care field
1 2Corporate
contributions program was essential to its mission and values
3Assumed that many
stakeholders are supportive of this
commitment
4
ARGUMENTS AGAINSTOF JOHNSON & JOHNSON’S CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY
Money donated belongs to Johnson &
Johnson’s diverse stockholders
Investors invests through mutual
funds and therefore will not be aware
1 2Johnson & Johnson is a consumer products
company
3It is vulnerable to
boycotts by groups that disagree with its
choices
4
Specifically, what are the arguments for and against Johnson & Johnson’s contribution to Planned Parenthood?
Business EnvironmentQUESTION 2
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOROF JOHNSON & JOHNSON’S CONTRIBUTION TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD
1 2 3 4Majority of Planned
Parenthood’s programs fulfill the company’s goals
Support women’s health, access to care and
advancing health care knowledge
Planned Parenthood clinic is the only
resource for certain essential health
services
Some stakeholders support a woman’s
right to choose abortion
ARGUMENTS AGAINSTOF JOHNSON & JOHNSON’S CONTRIBUTION TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD
1 2 3 4Stakeholders believe
that abortion is murder and immoral
Pro-life organizations promoted a boycott of Johnson & Johnson’s
products
Mutual funds decided against
buying Johnson & Johnson
In protest of these corporate donations
NANI GOPAL KAR – 41531029
PRESENTER
Do you think Johnson & Johnson has an obligation to disclose fully all information regarding its corporate
donations?Why or why not?
Business EnvironmentQUESTION 3
OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE ALL INFORMATION REGARDING ITS CORPORATE DONATIONS
because they have to consider what their shareholders are proposing while at the same time keeping the company’s best interest as the top priority
IMPLEMENTING POLICY ALL THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION ON TO THE COMPANY WEBSITE
Johnson & Johnson should issue a statement to their shareholders, as well as to the public on to why they invested in Planned Parenthood.
INCLUDE THE BENEFITS EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD SO THAT SHAREHOLDERS CAN
UNDERSTAND THE ORGANIZATION
This will enlighten the shareholders and way their votes to agree with Johnson & Johnson instead of going against them.
MAY LOSE CONSUMERS EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD SO THAT SHAREHOLDERS CAN
UNDERSTAND THE ORGANIZATION
in the short run but they will have done what the shareholders wanted and they may possibly gain future consumers because of that choice
UMME HAFSA MOSAMMAT SHEFA – 41531051
PRESENTER
Do you think the activists should use the shareholder’s resolutions to promote their views on social or ethical
issues? In general, under what circumstances are shareholder
resolutions appropriate?
Business EnvironmentQUESTION 4
ACTIVISTS SHOULD NOT USESHAREHOLDER’S RESOLUTION TO PROMOTE THEIR SOCIAL OR ETHICAL VIEW
ACTIVISTS SHOULD NOT USESHAREHOLDER’S RESOLUTION TO PROMOTE THEIR SOCIAL OR ETHICAL VIEW
Tracking shareholders will bring extra burden
for the company and not feasible
A business primarily focus on its
customer’s value and try to align itself
1 2Anyone can be a
shareholder with the company
3Company may have
to follow its own path or course to
maximize its profit
4
USE OF SHAREHOLDER’S RESOLUTIONCAN BE USED IN CASES WHERE THE COMPANY DIRECTLY OPPOSE
USE OF SHAREHOLDER’S RESOLUTIONCAN BE USED IN CASES WHERE THE COMPANY DIRECTLY OPPOSE
Directly oppose the general social belief and
welfare of the society
If the company continues to spoil the
social harmony
1 2If company does
something that goes against all
shareholders
3In such cases,
resolution may come in handy
4
ASIF MAHMOOD ABBAS – 41531047
PRESENTER
McCafferty
Johnson & Johnson has a long history of philanthropic contributions and donations to organizations that they feel are operating and benefiting these five areas:
• women’s and children’s health, • community responsibility, • access to care, • advancing health care knowledge, and • global public health
How do you think Mc Cafferty should vote on this shareholder proposal, and why do you think so?
Business EnvironmentQUESTION 5
MCCAFFERTY SHOULD THINK ABOUT JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND HOW IT
WOULD RECOVER ITS MARKET SHARE LOST
MCCAFFERTY SHOULD CONSIDER ON WHAT COMPANIES THEY GIVE
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO
MCCAFFERTY SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT A COMPANY HAS OBLIGATIONS TO
ITS CONSUMERS, COMMUNITY, AND SHAREHOLDERS
CONSIDERING ALL THE ABOVE FACTS, I THINK MCCAFFERTY SHOULD VOTE TO
THIS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL
CONCLUSION
Business Environment
THE SHAREHOLDERS SIMPLY REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IMPLEMENT A POLICY
LISTING ALL THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS ONTO THE
COMPANY’S WEBSITE
IF JOHNSON & JOHNSON DOES NOT POST THE CONTRIBUTORS IT BECOMES AN ISSUE OF WHY THEY FELT THE NEED TO HAVE TO HIDE THAT INFORMATION
FROM CONSUMERS
IF JOHNSON & JOHNSON WERE TO STICK BY THEIR CREDO, THEN THEY
NEED TO PROTECT THEIR STOCKHOLDERS FROM ANYTHING THAT
COULD THREATEN THEIR BUSINESS AND TAKE AWAY FROM GROWTH
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SHOULD STILL BE DONATED TO AND SUPPORTED BY
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
THANK YOUW E A R E O P E N F O R Q U E S T I O N S