THE EFFECT OF ETHICAL SIGNALS ON RECRUITMENT ...

having too much organic material in the wastewater it has been sending into the local
sewer system.
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Local communities and activists are outraged by ABC’s apparent lack of concern
for the environment. According to legal sources, ABC Manufacturing “will have to
correct repeated violations of its sewage discharge permit by May 31 or face getting shut
down.”
This is not their first time in the public eye for environmental issues. ABC
Manufacturing has been repeatedly fined for violating the terms of its permit because of
high BOD levels. It was fined $500 in 2004, $5,500 in 2005 and $25,500 for violations
in January through September 2006. However, they donated cash and products to
charity that represented four percent of the company’s earnings before income taxes in
2006.
Partly to blame for the environmental issues is the 2002 fire, which temporarily
shut the plant down. When it reopened in 2004, its pretreatment system could no longer
manage the plant's discharge and BOD levels were at an all-time high.
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