It’s very striking how seldom companies defend themselves using the simplest – and under classic capitalism most truthful – answer to criticism of their behaviour: our ethical role is to make a profit for our shareholders, provide employment and pay our taxes.
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John Lanchester · Marx at 193 · LRB 5 April 2012
It’s funny how often companies focus on profit for shareholders and ignore their other two roles. And by funny I mean tragic.
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Indeed. James Hardie springs to mind immediately.
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