**The rubric and source is already attached** Scenario (fictional): A small town

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Scenario (fictional):
A small town in South Carolina has a paper factory, PaperTown, which
releases toxic fumes into the atmosphere. This factory however, employs
the majority of people in the town. For decades the air has smelled like
rotten eggs and the pollution from the factory even reaches several
surrounding towns. Most of the retirees from the factory have
breathing/lung problems as a result of the fumes. Although it is clear
to everyone that this factory needs to change or be shut down, the
town’s citizens feel that they cannot afford to have it shut down as
this provides the only major employment in the surrounding area within a
60-mile radius. The citizens believe that this company provides the
greatest good for the greatest number of people in the community and
have actively thwarted attempts to shut it down by various federal and
state agencies.
The company pays slightly lower wages than they have to because they
use a shareholder model. A new CEO has just come on board from an
industry leader outside the area. They are considering how the company
can best eliminate the toxic fumes and thus change the company. The CEO
wants you to present them with an explanation of the company’s social
responsibility (because there is no current CSR policy) and the ethical
issues involved and provide some suggestions.
Checklist for your explanation to the new CEO:
Referring to CSR initiatives, identify which pillars of
responsibility they have neglected: economic, legal, ethical, or
philanthropic. Define the two pillars.
Discuss the current ethical and corporate social responsibility
(CSR) concerns at PaperTown. Give at least two specific examples.
Discuss the purpose of instituting CSR and ethics at PaperTown.
Contrast the existing ethical reasoning the company employees seem to use with a preferred ethical approach from the reading.
Using your preferred ethical approach, explore how the company could address the CSR and ethical issues.