Table A1 Examples of analysed... | Emerald Publishing

Table A1

Examples of analysed international incidents causing controversies in 2010 to 2015

Number	Corporation	The cause of a controversy	Incidents and their consequences	Keywords	Issues important for stakeholders	Stakeholders
1	BP	The Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010	11 employees dead, and 17 employees hurt. The oil spill damaged marine and wildlife habitats and affected the fishing and tourism industries. In Louisiana, 4,900,000 pounds (2,200 t) of oily material was removed from the beaches in 2013, over double the amount collected in 2012. Many fish and dolphins continued to die in record numbers, with infant dolphins dying at six times the normal rate	• Deepwater Horizon • Mexico bay • Disaster • Louisiana • Oil spill • dead/died	• Environment • Human lives and health • Work conditions	• Community • Community • Employees
2	Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo’s discrimination against thousands of Blacks, Latinos and other minority borrowers between 2004 and 2009. Minority borrowers paid higher interest rates and fees on home loans compared with white borrowers with similar credit ratings	Wells Fargo was made to pay $175 million in compensation. The bank stopped issuing subprime loans in 2008	• Latinos • Discrimin* • inority • Subprime loans • Allegat* • Litigat***	• Governance • Product quality • Others (racism, client discrimination)	• Investors • Clients • Community

Number	Corporation	The cause of a controversy	Incidents and their consequences	Keywords	Issues important for stakeholders	Stakeholders
1	BP	The Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010	11 employees dead, and 17 employees hurt. The oil spill damaged marine and wildlife habitats and affected the fishing and tourism industries. In Louisiana, 4,900,000 pounds (2,200 t) of oily material was removed from the beaches in 2013, over double the amount collected in 2012. Many fish and dolphins continued to die in record numbers, with infant dolphins dying at six times the normal rate	• Deepwater Horizon • Mexico bay • Disaster • Louisiana • Oil spill • dead/died	• Environment • Human lives and health • Work conditions	• Community • Community • Employees
2	Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo’s discrimination against thousands of Blacks, Latinos and other minority borrowers between 2004 and 2009. Minority borrowers paid higher interest rates and fees on home loans compared with white borrowers with similar credit ratings	Wells Fargo was made to pay $175 million in compensation. The bank stopped issuing subprime loans in 2008	• Latinos • Discrimin* • inority • Subprime loans • Allegat* • Litigat***	• Governance • Product quality • Others (racism, client discrimination)	• Investors • Clients • Community

Source(s): Own elaboration