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Etika a Společenská Odpovědnost Společnosti Coca-Cola) MASARYKOVA UNIVERZITA Fakulta sportovních studií Katedra společenských věd a managementu sportu Vztah podnikové, spotřebitelské a environmentální etiky (Etika a společenská odpovědnost společnosti Coca-Cola) Relationship between business, consumers and environmental ethics (Ethics and corporate social responsibility of Coca-Cola Company) Diplomová práce Vedoucí diplomové práce: Vypracoval: PhDr. Mgr. Vratislav Moudr Bc. Jan Prokeš Management sportu Brno 2016 Prohlašuji, že jsem diplomovou práci vypracoval samostatně a na základě literatury a pramenů, uvedených v použitých zdrojích a pod vedením PhDr. Mgr. Vratislava Moudra. V Brně dne 20. dubna 2016 Podpis: Bc. Jan Prokeš 2 Poděkování Děkuji PhDr. Mgr. Vratislavu Moudrovi za pomoc, odborný dohled a trpělivost, při vypracování této práce. Za konečnou revizi děkuji Mgr. Šárce Prokešové a Ing. Michalovi Štefflovi. 3 Obsah 1. Úvod ................................................................................................................. 6 2. Etika ................................................................................................................. 7 2.1. Tradiční etika ........................................................................................ 7 2.1.1. Environmentální etika ..................................................................... 10 2.1.1.1. Evoluční ontologie ...................................................................... 12 2.1.1.1.1. Přírodní evoluce ....................................................................... 13 2.1.1.1.2. Kulturní evoluce ...................................................................... 17 2.1.2. Ekonomika ...................................................................................... 20 2.1.2.1. Technika ...................................................................................... 22 2.1.3. Podnikatelská etika.......................................................................... 24 2.1.3.1. Společenská odpovědnost ............................................................ 25 3. Coca Cola ....................................................................................................... 27 3.1. Historie................................................................................................ 27 3.2. Historie Coca-Coly v České republice................................................ 29 3.3. Etika a společenská odpovědnost Coca-Coly ..................................... 30 3.3.1. Zdravý nebezpečné produkty .......................................................... 30 3.3.1.1. Vysoký obsah cukru .................................................................... 31 3.3.1.2. Aditiva ......................................................................................... 34 3.3.1.2.1. Barviva ..................................................................................... 35 3.3.1.2.2. Náhradní sladidla ..................................................................... 35 3.3.1.2.3. Regulátory kyselosti ................................................................ 36 3.3.1.3. Kofein .......................................................................................... 37 3.3.1.4. Oxid uhličitý ................................................................................ 37 3.3.2. Coca-Cola jako korporace ............................................................... 38 4 3.3.2.1. Působení Coca-Coly v Indii ........................................................ 40 3.3.2.1.1. Problémy s vodou .................................................................... 40 3.3.2.1.2. Znečištění půdy a pesticidy v nápojích .................................... 46 3.3.2.1.3. Reakce veřejnosti ..................................................................... 47 3.3.3. Coca-Cola ve Střední Americe........................................................ 48 3.3.3.1. Porušování lidských a pracovních práv ....................................... 50 3.3.3.2. Práce dětí ..................................................................................... 52 3.3.4. Diskriminace zaměstnanců.............................................................. 53 3.3.5. Problémy v Číně .............................................................................. 54 3.3.6. Podpora apharteidu.......................................................................... 55 3.4. Slučitelnost hodnot sportu s hodnotami Coca-Coly ........................... 55 4. Závěr .............................................................................................................. 63 5. Seznam použitých zdrojů ............................................................................... 66 5.1. Literární zdroje ................................................................................... 66 5.2. Elektronické zdroje ............................................................................. 67 5.3. Právní předpisy ................................................................................... 74 6. Seznam zkratek .............................................................................................. 75 7. Seznam obrázků ............................................................................................. 76 8. Seznam tabulek .............................................................................................. 76 9. Resumé ........................................................................................................... 77 10. Seznam příloh............................................................................................. 78 10.1. Příloha č. 1: Výčet značek nealkoholických nápojů, spadající pod Coca-Colu ...................................................................................................... 78 10.2. Příloha č. 2: Prohlášení MOV, Organizačního výboru olympijských her v Londýně a Coca-Coly ........................................................................... 80 5 1. Úvod Každý z nás někdy ochutnal nápoj Coca-Cola. Můžeme jej koupit v jakékoliv zemi na světě, v různých velikostech a obalech. Navíc se jedná o firmu, která vyrábí a distribuuje další, notoricky známé produkty. Jak je ale možné, vyrábět takový objem nápojů? Dokáže to tato firma bez problémů a být tak nejen dlouhodobě zisková i společensky odpovědná? Jak se vypořádává s etickými problémy? To jsou jen některé otázky, které mě napadaly, při výběru tématu, pro moji diplomovou práci. Navíc je nejdelším a jedním z největších sponzorů Mezinárodního olympijského výboru, od roku 1928. Nabízí se proto otázka, zda korespondují hodnoty olympismu, i s hodnotami této firny? Odpovědět bez vyhledávání podrobných informací, jsem na ně nedokázal, ani po absolvování téměř kompletního magisterského studia, na naší fakultě. A proto jsem si toto téma zvolil. Etika a společenská odpovědnost jsou často opomíjenými tématy, nejen v ekonomice, ale i v celé naší společnosti. Lidé se neustále ženou za penězi, snaží se uspokojovat svoje potřeby a mnohdy nevnímají následky svého jednání. Ty mohou být ale fatální a proto je potřeba naše chování usměrňovat do mezí, kde nebude ohrožovat lidstvo, jako celek. Cílem práce je vymezení základních pojmů, jako etika, morálka a společenská odpovědnost. Ty pak aplikovat na vybrané problémy, týkající se společnosti Coca-Cola. Vše následně orientovat na sport a jeho hodnoty. Odpovědět na otázku, zda etické hodnoty a společenská odpovědnost korespondují s hodnotami sportu a olympismu. Práce je teoretická a cílů je dosaženo studiem, analýzou a kategorizací relevantní literatury, textů, článků a odborných dokumentů. Dosažené poznatky jsou logicky roztříděny, do jednotlivých kapitol. Coca-Colu jsem zvolil, jelikož se jedná o společnost, která působí po celém světě v podstatě od doby, kdy je sponzorem MOV. Ve své práci užívám českých i anglických textů, které také sám překládám. 6 2. Etika 2.1. Tradiční etika Nejdříve je potřeba definovat, co to etika je. Jde o stěžejní pojem prostupující celou prací. Kacetl (2011) píše o etice, ve smyslu praktické filozofie, jelikož se zabývá lidskou praxí. Studuje společenský fenomén, morálku. Hodnotí a poměřuje její dějinné typy. Zkoumá jednotlivé aspekty interpersonálních vztahů, morálních hodnot a jejich význam. Napomáhá každému jedinci, rozpoznávat postoje, které má zaujmout v různých životních situacích. Vaněk (2005) definuje etiku, jakožto nauku o záměrech a jednání člověka, z pohledu dobra, zla, smyslu života a štěstí. Jde o teorii morálky a mravnosti. Bláha & Černek (2015) rozšiřují chápání etiky do oblastí teorií humanity. Tvrdí, že se neptá na to, jak se jednotlivci ve společnosti opravdu chovají, ale jak by se měli chovat. Etika zkoumá morálku. Ta je obsahem etiky. Jedná se o soubor hodnot a pravidel určující nároky společnosti, nebo sociální skupiny na její členy a to i s ohledem na její historii. Kacetl (2011) o morálce hovoří, jako o souboru pravidel kterými se lidé obývající společné území řídí. Tyto normy jsou jak psané, tak i nepsané, mají různou sílu a vymahatelnost. Napomáhají jednotlivcům chovat se správně. Bláha & Černek (2015) vidí hlavní rozdíl v tom, že etika je stav, který by měl být, ale morálka je stav, jenž je. Základními zdroji tak jsou zákony, tradice a svědomí, rozum. Rozlišují tři základní stupně morálky: Mikroúroveň je chování jednotlivých částí systému (pracovník v organizaci, manažer), Mezoúroveň jakožto chování subsystému relativně samostatných skupin prvků v systému (firma), Makroúroveň je chování kompletního systému (stát). Morálka vždy odrážela interpersonální vztahy
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