Canadian Mining Case Study

Introduction
Key ethical issue
• The key ethical issue is whether or not the Canadian mining company should implement the continuation of mining on the grounds of Peru’s local town according to each theory in ethics.

Argument
For this case I will choose to recommend that the executives in the Canadian head office decide to cancel and remove the mining operations in Peru. I strongly advise this because the Peruvians will be able to accommodate to changes if given notice ahead of time and it will not affect the company to any public relations risk nor the people living in the affected mining area for any further environmental degradation. For the citizens of Peru living in this local town working for the Canadian mine company, it would be

In this case, the utilitarianism view would be the fact that the Canadian mining firm will gain or lose from the decision made to have the mine removed. This can also benefit the Canadian mining firm rather than the citizens that are living in Peru leaving a positive impact on the company. Moreover, a great deal of satisfaction is given to the firm because they are saving on costs for their mining company in the long run. As a result, many of these ideas display how utilitarianism can be contributed to the decision of having the mining firm

Justice can be viewed as being treated fairly, which the Canadian mining firm has proven through the amount of experiences they have given to their employees over the amount of time they have worked and will be given notice also if this idea is implemented to accommodate them to look for other related work outside of the town. Categorical imperative also contributes as a major factor into the decision of having the mine operation cancelled since the Canadian head office has taken into account the considerations of how people will be affected negatively in their health within such a hazardous environment. Lastly, virtue supports the argument due to the fact that they are acting out of courtesy for the safety of their employee’s and the company which illustrates that both sides can win. Thus, the Canadian head office should have the cancellation and removal of the mining firm for their best interest as well as the Peruvian