Week 6 Assignment

Week 6 Assignment

Presentation of the CEO’s Position


Candice Woodall-Budzinski


ACC 260

April 7, 2013
Paula Gustafson





Presentation of the CEO’s Position

As CEO of Kardell Paper Company it has come to my attention that the citizens of Riverside have some concerns that Kardell paper is discharging sonox, a chemical used in the manufacturing of bleached paper, into the Cherokee River, polluting the river, the environment, and resulting in such health issues as repertory problems and a higher rate in miscarriages.
While sonox has not been directly linked to these health concerns, Health officials do believe that the reported illnesses are directly related to chemical byproducts contaminating the environment. To my knowledge, no chemicals from the Kardell Paper Company are being discharged into the river. Still, to ease the concerns of the community, the investors, the employees and my legal counsel, I will begin a retrofit of the company. This will insure that there will be no future contamination from sonox into the river, from our plant.
While there is no evidence of the sonox coming from the plant to begin with it is my responsibility to be sure that every ones safety comes first. I want to insure that everyone knows we will take responsibility if it turns out that the Kardell Paper Company is responsible in any way for the environmental contamination, all points of view will be considered and addressed as to the best course of action to correct the problem. Some community leaders have suggested that the plant be shut down until this investigation can be conducted and whatever necessary steps to correct the problem, if any, have been implemented.
Alternately, there has also been the suggestion that production levels could be reduced to allow for any upgrades needed in our existing system of containment of chemical byproducts. All suggestions will be presented to the company’s shareholders and, upon completion, I will decide...

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