What companies can you think of that need to improve their ethical standards?
Few people may know that behind the smiles of Ronald McDonald and Happy Meals, lays a company with many unethical practices. Not only does McDonalds sell products that contribute to heart disease and the high obesity rate, but a typical fast food hamburger patty can contain meat from more than 1000 different cattle. McDonalds has a negative impact on the environment because this corporation is destroying natural rainforests by purchasing meat from privatized farms that raise these cattle on land that was once a rainforest. Not only does McDonalds treat the environment poorly, but they also treat their employees poorly. McDonald’s employees are underpaid for the amount of time they work and this goes into illegal amounts of labor hours. Many employees also have to work in unsanitary conditions. Also in 2006, 15 McDonalds across Japan had an apple pie recall due to the use of an illegal food coloring agent and in June the same year a woman in Southlake, Texas found a rat in her salad and McDonald’s didn’t even apologize! Clearly McDonald’s has many problems with their ethical standards and these need to be improved if McDonald’s wants a better reputation.
Can you think of a company that has gone out of business due to unethical practices?
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