AC504_Unit_1_Assignment_1_docx Ethics Case 1: Nestle In your opinion, is Nestlés action

AC504_Unit_1_Assignment_1_docx  Ethics Case 1: Nestle  In your opinion, is Nestlés action of draining the groundwater in the Canyon spring during a drought ethical or unethical?   In my opinion, I think it leans more towards unethical due to California being in a draught for years and Nestle draining the groundwater to bottle which leads to that water not spreading to the towns who are struggling for water. However, they arent committing any crimes in doing this as they have a business to bottle water and that plant has been on the Indian reservation long before California draught so they are conducting business per usual even though it might seem unfair to Californians.   Does Nestle have an ethical obligation to disclose proprietary information, such as the amount of groundwater extracted and the water levels in Millard Canyon spring? Or does Nestle have the right to privacy and therefor need not disclose water consumption information?   Technically Nestle has the right to privacy and does not need to disclose the water consumption information as the plant is on an Indian Reservation, which is not required to follow California laws and regulations of disclosing the water consumption. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians oversees it and states they are environmentally responsible and Nestle maintains that it complies with regulations and operates transparently. I think it would be more ethical to do the right thing and disclose but truly, they are not acting unethically just because they are not putting th