Future generations affected by the effects of an oil company drilling at an environmentally sensitive location are _________ stakeholders and are therefore _____.

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Discretionary stakeholders are those who may be affected by a decision, but their involvement is not essential. Latent stakeholders are those who are not currently affected by a decision, but may be in the future. In this case, future generations are discretionary stakeholders because they may be affected by the oil company's drilling, but their involvement is not essential. They are also latent stakeholders because they are not currently affected by the drilling, but may be in the future.

Future Generations Affected by the Effects of an Oil Company