Ethical decision-making is becoming an important framework in an organisation. Companies are starting to recognize that they have a wider responsibility to the communities within which they operate. By making ethical decisions, a win-win situation can be achieved between the company and its stakeholders. BHP learnt this the hard way, with the Ok Tedi mine case. There were flaws in the original decision-making process as BHP did not closely take into account of some factors -- such as social and environmental impacts.
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