Issues for Stakeholders and Company

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The many stakeholders in this case include George, the city of Hondo, current employees, environment and the company. George relocated his family and stands to lose his position if the company is moved to another location. He is faced with the decision of continuing to allow the emissions to soar above the EPA guidelines, at the current location by scheduling the heavy emissions work at night, therefore causing more damage to the environment. Furthermore, should he instruct the company to relocate to the new location the environment would still be affected on the U.S. side. By continuing to be above the benchmark of emissions the environment, employees and citizens are affected. “The environmental issues managers face are not simply about trees and water and birds. These issues affect all people, including the managers themselves.” (eGuide, p.2) In addition, the employees are stakeholders because they face losing their source of income. Lastly, the company is a stakeholder because they stand to face the cost of relocating or continuing to suffer from fines. The interest for each stakeholder is a loss of monies and the environment continues to be affected. According to the Kaplan eGuide, the Clean Air Act applies to this case due to the emissions and their continued effect on the environment and people. The corporation in this case would be held liable if they continue to allow the smokestack emissions to remain above the allowed level set by the EPA. By failing to invest in new smoke stack scrubbers the company will continue to be above the emissions level, therefore continuing to suffer from fines. In addition, should the violations lead to the environment being affected they could possibly have legal action bro... ... middle of paper ... ...the requirements decreasing the risk of the company being sued by private citizens or the EPA. By following the recommendations, as set forth by the EPA allows them to follow standards and contribute to solutions. As found in the eGuide, “They also require that businesses identify steps to reduce pollution.” (eGuide, p.5) Therefore, upgrading the smoke stacks instead of relocating to the other location, which will continue to contribute to high emission levels, recognizes the company will be making a contribution to finding the solution. In conclusion, although we will continue to battle the effects of air pollution, if each company and individual continues to contribute with ideas, the hope for the environment will stop deteriorating so quickly. Works Cited Kaplan EGuide. Ethics and the Legal Environment http://wpweb2.tepper.cmu.edu/ethics/AA/mgmt05-case.pdf

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