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Alfred Inc. is a multi-national manufacturer of aluminum for whom 70% its sales revenues come from the United States. Five years ago, the EPA was doing a standard annual check and discovered Alfred, Inc. (Alfred) was in violation of environmental discharge forms.   The issue behind the simulation scenario involves negligence by Alfred, Inc.
Alfred is threatened by a lawsuit from a local resident, Kelly Bates, because of their negligence to abide by the environmental regulations. Kelly Bates claims that Alfred is responsible for the long-term Leukemia her daughter suffers from, which may be traced back to the environmental issues with Alfred five years ago. Bates has announced to a local reporter her concern with Alfred being responsible for contaminating the waters of Lake Dira. Bates believes Alfred is acting negligently by contaminating water.
As business managers at Alfred, they must lead the efforts in managing the crisis that arised out of the allegations of environmental damages. The objective is to do what is best for the overall company and all parties involved. As management, they have decided to conduct an independent site study to ensure we are in compliance. The results were the PAH were lowered to less than prescribed levels. By doing so, Alfred can show that they are doing all they can to protect the environment.
Kelly Bates and the news reporter requested Environmental Audit Reports from Alfred's violation five years ago. As management, they need to decide what the next course of action will be. In the best interest of the company, they found they could legally allow partial release of environmental audit report. According to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Business ethics are called into question based on the facts being hidden from the community, whether known or unknown. The company holds liability for the pollution.Alfred should not wait for the EPA to step in and require testing based on claims by unhealthy citizens. Although the...