Which stakeholder groups does CEO Mark Tercek identify as potential partners in advancing environmental causes?

The idea that businesses might partner with outside stakeholders to address environmental concerns is a concept related to social responsibility. How does such a partnership between a for profit company and a nonprofit like Nature Conservancy meet social responsibility?

Businesses that partner with The Nature Conservancy to address conservation and the environment are attempting to meet philanthropic responsibilities. Is it ethical for a for profit business to engage in philanthropic activities? Who does it benefit, but also who does it potentially harm? Discuss.

When reviewing corporate citizenship within the stakeholder model, how does management balance the competing profit motives and stewardship responsibilities outside the shareholders?