I WOULD ARGUE IN OPPOSITION UNLESS PROPER PROTOCOL IS DONE:
If I was the Manager of the Corporation that was starting a business overseas and they did not have Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in their country, I would like to approach the CEO and give her/him some insight to what we may be getting into. First, I would suggest that we hire our own two-man team Geologists to study the environment of the area we plan on purchasing and putting our plant.
Second, it’s important to have clean water and hire someone in-house to check the pollutants, because there is no EPA in Mexico. All the more we have to check on the water, because if a child or adult got sick and died, the CEO and other stakeholders would be liable if the family decided to sue. Add to this, more importantly how would we feel morally losing someone and knowing it was our fault. Next, I need to make it clear that the environment is the main stakeholder here.
Third, not only the water but the land needs to be checked to be sure there are not already dangerous chemicals in the land prior to building.
Fourth, we have to be sure no one conceals the evidence, therefore by having an in-house auditor to audit the reports and files down the road.
Fifth, as mentioned above have our Geologists check the soil but double check and we are sure there are not already some open reports somewhere.
Sixth, we have to have manuals printed with proper protocol for staff and employees because we are all stakeholders here. We will not be able to get investment funds in J/V deals if a leak gets out that there’s a problem in one of our plants. Therefore, we have to keep everything clean.
Furthermore, there does not have to be a law in effect for an individual or company to sue the company for millions of dollars if there are a lot of deaths caused by waste products being dumped in the soil or contaminated water cause lung diseases, etc.
Conclusion, to really emphasize how we will feel if children die from contaminated water, how will we feel morally?
Original Writing by Marlene Mendoza
Reference:
The Kaplan eGuide to ethics and the legal environment. Retrieved May 26, 2009, from Kaplan University on-line web site.
