Lp8 Assignment: Reflection

LP8 Assignment Reflection Name Institutional affiliation Business Ethics Introduction Businesses are increasingly being viewed as the enemies of the world. Anglo American Company, for instance, has been the center for unethical practices ranging from poor working environment, racial discrimination and unsustainable pay in South Africa. British Petroleum (BP) on the other hand was involved in one of the biggest environmental pollution scandals, largely attribute to negligence in its efforts to reduce its costs of operation on the Mexican Gulf. In China, large multinational textile companies such as Adidas and Nuke have been accused of polluting major rivers, causing destruction to the aquatic fauna and flora. While apparently many companies believe that it is impossible to make profits while operating ethically, Google believes the opposite. About Google Google LLC is among the worlds most valuable companies whose headquarters are in Mountain View, California. The company was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin as a Ph.D. project at Stanford University, California (Gilbert, 2009). Googles operations mainly revolve around search and online advertisement. The company also provides cloud storage services, email services, productivity software like Google Doc, Slide and Sheets, hardware such as Nexus mobile phones, operating systems like Android and Chrome