Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the ecosystem. A trade-off always exists between economic development, in the material sense, and the welfare of the society and environment. Social responsibility means sustaining the equilibrium between the two. It pertains not only to business organizations but also to everyone whose any action impacts the environment. This responsibility can be passive, by avoiding engaging in socially harmful acts, or active, by performing activities that directly advance social goals. Critics argue that corporate social responsibility distracts from the fundamental economic role of businesses. (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Ethical dilemma is a complex situation that will often involve an apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives, in which to obey one would result in transgressing another. (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
E&J Gallo had a long history of producing cheap, low-grade wines (a.k.a. high-proof or fortified wines). These wines contained added alcohol to increase their potency and additional sugar or sweetener to enhance their taste. Many of the cheap fortified wine products were deliberately made and sold at the highest potency because they were the low-cost alcoholic beverage favored by people with low incomes and college students. In researching this case, I was able to find at least two separate occasions where E&J “conducted an experiment” to stop distributing the fortified wines. I can certainly understand why. Citizen groups and community organizations wanted the neighborhood cleaned-up. Between public drunkenness and binge-drinking, these groups insisted E&J become a better community leader by helping to eliminate this problem....