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The Organization and the Ethical Issues | Essay - Desklib

   

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INSTITUTIONCOURSE UNITSTUDENTS NAMESTUDENTS ID NUMBERTASKEthical issuesDATE12th August 2017

IntroductionAccording to [ CITATION Abu16 \l 1033 ], an ethical issue can be defined as a situation that will require a person or an organization to make a choice between alternatives that must be evaluated as being right or wrong. Different scholars have diverse definitions of the same but however, the key point remains similar. This essay looks into an organization that has been in the media in the recent past for ethical issues. This essay identifies the organization and the ethical issues it has been mentioned with. It also looks at the risks the organization is facing or might face as a result of these ethical issues. The remedies for the risks caused by the ethical issues are also explored. Research shows that Nestle is one of these companies thathave been mentioned in the media with ethical violations. This is a food and beverage Swiss multinational company.Ethical issues related to the organizationNestle is a multinational company from Switzerland that deals with the production of food and beverages. It has been in the media for quite some time for the violation of ethical issues. This company deals with food and drinks and among them is ice-cream, breakfast cereals, dairy products, frozen food among other products. [ CITATION Che17 \l 1033 ].This Company has been associated with several ethical issues. Firstly, it has been associated with apoor baby formula and boycott. This company is said to have pushed their breeding formula to countries that are less developed while targeting the poor knowing very well that it won’t be effective. They made it seem that their formula was an alternative to the mother's milk. However, this had several problems. For example, many of the mothers in poor countries likeAfrica couldn’t access clean water and hence used this formula with water that is polluted therefore putting the children into a risk.

Water wastage is another ethical issue associated with Nestle Company. Reports claim that Nestle leads in the production of bottled water. However, research shows that 30% of the 700m gallons of water drawn in a year from the ground in California by Nestle are wasted. [ CITATION Dug16 \l 1033 ]. This is a major ethical issue because of water, being necessary for all life and a scarce resource should be well used. 30% is quite a high quantity of water that goes to waste every year due to the reckless behavior of the company. The company ignored the fact that water is a universal human right and that everyone should be entitled to safe drinking water.Nestle company has also been associated with child labor in its supply chain. According to [ CITATION Mic \l 1033 ], the International Labour Fund filed at one time a case against Nestle on behalf of three children from Mali. They were alleged to have trafficked thechildren to Côte d'Ivoire, forced them into slavery and that the children experienced frequent beatings in the cocoa plantation. It is said also machetes for harvesting cocoa pods caused many injuries to the people.These claims are many enough prove that Nestle has in so many ways violated children rights which are unethical.According to [ CITATION Goo \l 1033 ]consumers were warned by the food and drugs Administration and the centers for controlling and preventing diseases not to eat some prepackaged Nestle Toll cookie dough because of the risk of contamination with a food bacteria. It has been reported that in the United States it caused illness to fifty people from thirty states where a half of them needed to be hospitalized. In a certain case, it is said that a woman had a fatal infection before the consumed product was realized. It is also said that in China six infants died while 860 people were taken to hospital after consuming Nestle products said to have melamine contamination which is a substance added illegally to food products so as to improve their protein content.

Nestle has also been associated with pollution in several ways. This is a major ethical issue that ought to be addressed as quickly as possible because it endangers human life[ CITATION Cra16 \l 1033 ] reports that over a year water pollution limits were violated 2152 times in 830 places by companies such as Nestle and Cadbury. It is claimed that the situation caused in China was much worse than any other place. When United States and Europe became more concerned about the environment with some choosing a more sustainable source of water Nestle relocated to Asia where it made several environmental violations. Nestle water manufacturing plant in Shanghai China also strayed operation before facilities for waste water treatment passed an environmental impact assessment.Nestle has also been involved in striking dubious deals to make a profit. It is said that this organization made a deal with Mugabe’s wife to buy a million liters of milk every year from a farm that was grabbed by owners by Grace Mugabe from its owners. According to[ CITATION Fio17 \l 1033 ], the most valuable farms since 2002 owned by the white have been taken by Grace who has built empire for farming farms illegally acquired and t which led to ant his has led to an international boycott and EU and US sanctions. Grace has been known for her lavish lifestyle. Due to this deal, the country’s economy based on agriculture began to collapse with inflation increasing tremendously. This is too unethical.Nestle company has also been associated with poor price fixing. This has been evidentwith their Kit Kat and other chocolates. It has been reported that the competition bureau in Canada raided this company in an investigation of price fixing. [ CITATION Hin17 \l 1033 ]. With this allegation, Nestle Company was faced with a class of lawsuit action that has settled for $9 million with the company not accepting liability. This company has been severally associated with using dubious means to set prices.

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