This document summarizes a webinar on various facets of science. It discusses balancing basic research and application, examples of business ethics in industry, and the relationship between science, the economy, and responsibility. The webinar features presentations from professors in material science and business ethics on their countries' experiences. It also includes a case study on voluntary commitments in the oil industry and an example of Shell's Malampaya project in the Philippines. The webinar aims to foster discussion on these topics between experts and the audience.

1. Webinar
‘Facets
of
Science’
September
20,
2011
Science
&
Industry
Moderator:
Dr.
Iris
Zink,
science
journalist
and
physicist
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2. September
20,
2011
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Science
&
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Our
guest
experts
today:
• Prof.
Dr.
Walter
Arnold,
Department
of
Material
Science,
Saarland
University
• Prof.
Dr.
Christoph
Lütge,
Chair
of
Business
Ethics,
Technical
University
of
Munich
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3. September
20,
2011
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&
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2
Structure
• Introduc@on
• Discussion
• What
are
the
experiences
in
your
countries?
• Ques@ons
from
the
audience
• Group
forum:
Feedback
and
comments
• Preview:
Next
session
on
“Science
=A
blessing
or
a
curse?”
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20,
2011
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&
Industry
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IntroducBon
• Balancing
act
between
Basic
research
and
applica@on
• Business
ethics-­‐
Examples
from
the
industry
• Science,
economy
and
responsibility
• Science,
industry
and
independence
4

5. September
20,
2011
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&
Industry
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Discussion
• Why
does
the
human
being
want
to
know?
5

6. September
20,
2011
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Science
&
Industry
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Discussion
• Basic
research
and
applica@on:
Science
in
a
Balancing
act
between
different
orienta@ons
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7. September
20,
2011
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Science
&
Industry
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Discussion
• Ethical
aspects
in
the
economy.
Is
that
compa@ble?
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8. Case
Study:
Voluntary
Commitments
in
the
Oil
Industry
• niversity
of
Halle-­‐Wi`enberg
U
• xamines
the
role
of
voluntary
commitments
and
best-­‐prac@ce
projects
in
interna@onally
E
opera@ng
private
oil
companies
• nterna@onally
opera@ng
private-­‐owned
oil
companies
I
– Agip
D,
ConocoPhillips
D,
Dt.
BP,
Esso
D,
OMV
D,
ORLEN
D,
Shell
D,
Total
D
• il
companies
O
– clearly
show
a
func@onal
equivalent
to
understanding
and
realising
– have
already
gone
far
beyond
mere
legal
compliance
and
defensive
CSR
– are
learning
to
take
on
CSR
projects
in
a
more
ac@ve
way
Christoph
Lütge
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9. Study
on
the
Oil
Industry
1
Ecological
Dimension
Social
Dimension
Governance
Dimension
Individual
1) Complying
with
1) Keeping
human
rights
and
1) Transparency
and
integrity
by
Self-­‐ ecological
standards
social
standards
management
processes
Commitment
2) Aci@vi@es
for
climate
2) Local
Procurement
2) Independent
panels/
protec@on
commi`ees
3) Ecologically
friendly
3) Consulta@on
procedures
processes
and
products
4) External
review
commi`ees
4) Sustainable
use
of
land
Collec@ve
1) Ini@a@ves
for
climate
1) Developing
principles
for
1) Joint
ini@a@ves
to
develop
Self-­‐ protec@on
protec@ng
human
rights
and
systema@c
management
Commitment
2) Ini@a@ves
to
improve
the
for
adequate
working
processes
efficiency
and
quality
of
condi@ons
2) Ini@a@ves
for
transparent
fuel
payment
processes
3) Ini@a@ves
for
dealing
with
oil
leakages
Commitment
1) Controlling
suppliers
1) Help
governments
to
make
1) Commitment
services
for
Service
for
2) Suppor@ng
regions
and
advancements
in
terms
of
governments
of
oil-­‐producing
Partners
in
states
human
rights
countries
Interac@on
2) Capacity
Development
2) Guidelines
for
other
3) Controlling
suppliers
companies
and
stakeholders
(Pies
et
al.
4) Base-­‐of-­‐the-­‐Pyramid-­‐
2009)
Projects
Christoph
Lütge
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10. Study
on
the
Oil
Industry
2
Ecological
Dimension
(Examples)
Individual
Self-­‐ Keeping
ecological
standards:
Global
Gas
Ven@ng
and
Flaring
Reduc@on
Voluntary
Commitments
Standard;
reduc@on
of
greenhouse
gases
Sustainable
use
of
land:
Malampaya
project
(Shell)
Collec@ve
Self-­‐ IniBaBves
for
climate
protecBon:
The
Climate
Group;
„Caring
for
Climate“
Commitments
IniBaBves
for
energy
efficiency
and
environmental
impact:
Partnership
for
Clean
Fuels
and
Vehicles
Commitment
SupporBng
regions
and
states:
Eni‘s
Sustainability
Pact
with
the
region
Basilicata
Service
(Italy);
EMBARQ-­‐Program
(Pies
et
al.
2009)
Christoph
Lütge
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11. Shell:
Malampaya
Project,
Philippines
1998
• 3
Op@ons
for
Gas
Pipeline
– 1)
ecological
problems
– 2)
problems
with
holy
territory
– 3)
most
expensive
op@on
was
chosen
(3x
the
cost)
• No
Legal
Obliga@on
for
Shell
– Reasons
for
ac@on
(the
aoermath
of
Brent
Spar)
– Internal
calcula@ons
(acc.
to
World
Resources
Ins@tute
2007):
10
@mes
higher
costs
have
been
saved
(higher
construc@on
costs
and
penal@es
for
delayed
comple@on)
Christoph
Lütge
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20,
2011
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&
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Discussion
• Science,
economy
and
responsibility.
What
does
every
individual
need
to
do,
what
does
the
society
need
to
do?
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13. German
Research
Landscape
*Overall
budget
in
billion
Euros
Characteristics of Research
FHG* 1.63
Federal/
Applied
Research
Länder
Industry
(internal
Market
driven
Ins@tutes
and
external
0.9
expenditures)
WGL*
1.3
AiF
55.41
~
0.25
MPG*
HGF*
Univer-­‐
Fundamental
1.662
2.63
si@es
Research
Funding
9.2
Knowledge
driven
Predominently
ins@tu@onal
Predominantly
private
HGF Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft 1 Estimate by Foundation “Wissenschaftsstatistik“ 2008
WGL Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz 2 2008
AiF Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen 3 2009
(“united industrial research organisations”)
Source:
MPG Max-Planck-Society Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Destatis
FHG Fraunhofer-Society

14. September
20,
2011
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&
Industry
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Discussion
• Science
and
Economy:
How
to
preserve
independence?
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15. September
20,
2011
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&
Industry
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What
are
the
experiences
in
your
countries?
QuesBons
from
the
audience
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16. September
20,
2011
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Science
&
Industry
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Feedback
on
this
session
Comments
and
quesBons
in
the
group
forum
Preview:
Session
on
“Science
=
A
blessing
or
a
curse
?”
(27
September)
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