International Bottled Water Association Case Study

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Although the IBWA-supported bill may prevent our park from receiving the funding needed to set us on the path to sustainability, I advise you to not agree to the deal proposed by the business coalition and, instead, follow procedure and apply for funding while it’s still available.

Background. In an effort to limit waste, the State Park Service (SPS) allowed individual state parks the choice to place a ban on the sales of non-reusable bottles within their parks. Such parks would, instead, provide water refill stations. Consequently, the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) has protested the change and is currently supporting a bill that would cut funding going to the new refill stations, and prohibit the SPS from putting any taxpayer …show more content…

I advise you to not agree to the deal proposed by the business coalition because doing so would go against industry advice, enraging the IBWA. If the bill provisions are properly passed, and the SPS continues to find loopholes to continue to do what they desire, lobbying and interest groups would feel powerless by the lack of procedural fairness (cite: Kettl). The discontent this would cause could bring all government affairs into question. Additionally, we should be rightly concerned about the easily preventable risk (cite: Chenok) of the potential conflict of interest, especially when the coalition’s motives behind the deal are unclear. If they have not historically been supportive of the SPS or this park in the past, why now? Why do they want to study the possibility of increasing tour bus access to the park? Even if the deal is technically legal, it does not appear ethical (cite: Downe). Furthermore, you will likely alienate yourself from your fellow park heads if you attain special exemption from provisions, which is particularly concerning considering that you are new to the position. Finally, the provision in the bill that would prevent federal funding for refill stations has not been passed yet. The park should follow procedure and apply for a grant while it’s still available.

I appreciate the wisdom you have shown in seeking the opinions of others on this subject (cite: Sutton). However, whichever path you ultimately choose, you must stand firm in your

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