Ardnak Plastic Inc Case Study

George Mackee, manager of Ardnak Plastic Inc., runs one of small hub-sized equipment manufacturing plant divisions in Hondo, TX. Ardnak Plastic Inc. employs several of the residents of Hondo to work extreme hours and most times under strenuous working condition.
George’s primary responsibility is to ensure the safety and health of the company’s staff by keeping in compliance with EPA guidelines. When informed by his boss Bill of an ongoing issue of problems with high-levels of smokestack emissions, EPA served a warning. George is faced with a tough dilemma ahead of him. The biggest challenge that George has to face is limited resources from low budget allowances in resolving the matter. It has also become evident that he realizes that in

Doing what’s ethically right should still be established in keeping into consideration his decision to protect his family and livelihood, relocating the plant would only serve as a temporary fix. With the dangerous emissions still lingering in the air at high rates along with the air quality issues of other plants will only get worse with time.
Not only are the lives of the employees at stake but the whole city of Hondo faces a sizeable gap in the economy. Without jobs, there’s no spending or profits being made. Lawsuits could potentially be filed if in the event that people are severely affected and health has suffered.
A permanent close of all of the plants could cause a complete financial collapse. In applying Kant 's first categorical imperative to this scenario, George should ask himself: Would he want to work and live in an environment where the company knowingly knows of the horrible air pollution conditions that could seriously hurt the people that work and live within the same proximity. Using Kant’s deontological principles theory as further support, stating that a person should never lie, even when lying seems to produce a good result (Halbert & Ingulli, 2014). With Kant’s belief, every person should be treated with respect