PharmaCARE (We CARE about YOUR health®) is one of the world’s most successful
pharmaceutical companies, enjoying a reputation as a caring, ethical and well-run
company that produces high-quality products that save millions of lives and enhance
the quality of life for millions of others. The company offers free and discounted drugs
to low-income consumers, has a foundation that sponsors healthcare educational
programs and scholarships, and its CEO serves on the PhRMA board. PharmaCARE
recently launched a new initiative, We CARE about YOUR world®,pledging its
commitment to the environment through recycling, packaging changes and other green
initiatives, despite the fact that the company’s lobbying efforts and PAC have
successfully defeated environmental laws and regulations, including extension of the
Superfund tax, which was created by Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
Based in New Jersey, PharmaCARE maintains a large manufacturing facility in the
African nation of Colberia, where the company has found several “healers” eager to freely
share information about indigenous cures and an abundance of Colberians willing to
work for $1.00 a day, harvesting plants by walking five (5) miles into and out of the jungle
carrying baskets that, when full, weigh up to fifty (50) pounds. Due to the low standard of
living in Colberia, much of the population lives in primitive huts with no electricity or
running water. PharmaCARE’s executives, however, live in a luxury compound, complete
with a swimming pool, tennis courts, and a golf course. PharmaCARE’s extensive
activities in Colberia have destroyed habitat and endangered native species.
In preparation for this assignment, use the Internet or Strayer Library to research companies
that have recently experienced negative consequences as a result of the company’s
corporate activities.
Write a eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:
1. Describe the key characteristics of a stakeholder and determine all the stakeholders
within the PharmaCARE scenario.
2. Analyze the human rights issues presented by PharmaCARE’s treatment of the
Colberia’s indigenous population versus that of its executives. Recommend at least
three (3) changes PharmaCARE can make to be more ethical going forward.
3. Assess PharmaCARE’s environmental initiative against the backdrop of its
anti-environmental lobbying efforts and Colberian activities. Support the position.
4. Decide whether or not PharmaCARE’s actions with respect to the indigenous people of Colberia would be ethical in accordance with each of the following ethical theories:
a. Utilitarianism
b. Deontology
c. Virtue ethics
d. Ethics of care
e. Your own moral / ethical compass
5. Compare PharmaCARE’s actions with those of at least one (1) real-world
company, whose corporate activities led to ethical, environmental, or workplace safety
issues and financial loss. Analyze the similarities and differences between PharmaCARE
and the company that you chose.
6. Use at least five (5) quality resources in this assignment. Note:Wikipedia is not an
acceptable reference and proprietary Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page
are not included in the required assignment page length.
