Reference no: EM132221900

Ethical Dilemma--Plasticallity right.

Donna Canova is the environmental compliance manager for a small plastics manufacturing company Platicallity Inc. Se is currently faced with the decision of whether or not to spend on a new technology that will reduce the level of a particular toxin in the wastewater that flows out the back of the factory and into a lake. The factory's emission levels are already within legal limits. However, Donna knows that enviromental regulatiosn for this particular toxin re laggin behind scientific evidence. In fact, a scientist from the university was quoted in the newspaper recently, saying that if emmission levels stayed at this level, the fish in the lakes and rivers in the area might soon have to be declared unfit for human consumption. Further, if companies in the region don't engage in some self-regulation on this issue, there is reason to fear that the government--backed by public opinion--may force companies to begin using the new technology and require monthly emmission level reports (whcih would be both expensive and time consuming). However, the comapny's enviromental compliance budget is tight. Asking for this new technology to be installed would put Donna's department over budget and jeopardize the company's abilit to show profit this year.

QUESTION: Which dilemmas and challenges do you see for the company Plasticallity after they have been made aware of the potential damage the specific toxin could do to the evviroment? WHat should Donna Canova do? *Imagine you are the president faced with this situation.