accounting paper

Topic: Ethics--Big Business & Climate Change This is my outline, let me know if you need any other thing for this paper.. I don’t know if these sources will be of help, you can add more. Thank youAPA citation

I. WHY DO COMPANIES NEED TO ACT? a. Here’s where you can get into the ethical issues, possible legal issues

i. The ethical principle of financial sacrifice for the common good

ii. The ethical principle of solidarity iii. The ethical principle of the rights and concerns

for future Generations

b. Also, why big businesses in particular (like your clients) need to act (e.g., they have the greatest impact—good and bad, etc.)

i. They need to work on climate change now or it will contribute more in the future.

ii. The continuation of climate change can continue to harm businesses

iii. They need to communicate better with the community.

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