Paper 1 · November 2019 · Business Ethics
An enterprise that treats its factory waste before releasing it is meeting a duty owed mainly to
Athe community around it
Bits shareholders alone
Cthe competition authority
Dits short term creditors
Explanation
Untreated waste damages the land, water and health of the people who live and farm near the plant. Responsible disposal is therefore an ethical duty owed to that community, not something owed to the owners, the lenders or a regulator of prices.
Derived from ZIMSEC Business Enterprise Skills Paper 1, Nov 2019, Q1