The Chemical Waste from a Factory Is at the Legal

Multiple Choice

The chemical waste from a factory is at the legal limits that are allowed for disposal through drains and sewers on the factory property. Even though it is at legal limits, it could potentially harm wildlife along the nearby river, and could affect neighbouring farms and livestock through streams and ponds. The factory owners want to prevent this from happening, but it will mean that they need to spend nearly $3 million for new equipment, and this will mean eliminating 70 jobs. A company president who would implement the new equipment to reduce the chemical waste because it could harm the environment and surrounding community is in which stage of ethical development?

A) preventional
B) conventional
C) preconventional
D) postconventional