Recognizing and Minimizing Tort and Regulatory Risk
Social responsibility with the responsibility to the environment, are some of the critical points that involve the development and evolution of a company. The acceptation brand by customers and compliance with the standards set by the same is as it were the hallmark of growth from this. You cannot pretend to create a business if not willing to care for those around them, as this involves having commitment to the environment and its preservation.
Alumina Inc., is characterized as one of the companies to generate annually over 4 billion dollars, is located in the United States, in addition to being in eight countries around the world. Manufactures aluminum and the business is commercially interested in the manufacturing of automotive parts and packaging materials, as well the extraction of bauxite and aluminum in the refining and smelting. (Business Regulation Simulation). Alumina INC, belongs to the region jurisdiction six from EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), comprising the central region of the southern United States. (EPA, n.d.)
Another of the qualities that has stood Alumina Inc., is the fact that the brand is facing serious accusations of violating environmental laws and because of this, he is accused by the death of a girl of 10 years old, and that environmental damage that was caused by the company five years ago affection life of a family causing long term loss for the girl disease. Kelly Bates, the girl's mother who makes these allegations and the plaintiff of this case. (Regulatory Compliance EPA). His daughter died of leukemia. (Business Regulation Simulation) As mentioned above, five years back the company has incurred in serious violations under the EPA, which is the entity that is responsible for monitoring and that properly, enforced processes protecting the environment. In one of the inspections was that the irregularities were detected. Those irregularities had to be corrected for so then...