Article:www.timescolonist.com/news/local/wild-west-of-groundwater-billion-dollar-nestl%C3%A9-extracting-b-c-s-drinking-water-for-free-1.587568
Picture Reference:http://canadians.org/blog/nestlé-opposes-thunder-bay-becoming-blue-community
The business ethics expressed through the article “‘Wild West’ of groundwater: Brillion-dollar Nestle extracting B.C.’s drinking water for free” written by Dan Fumano are about business discipline and water trust. Because the underground water was poorly regulated by BC government, as a huge company with great social impacts, Nestle was supposed to be self-disciplined and use the water efficiently and temperately. Actually, they showed their attitude; they were willing to pay for the water and support the government to complete the relative laws and provisions. Owing to this poorly regulated underground water system, it is more like a free market to anyone who makes profit based on it. For a free market, self-organization is the most important (microeconomics, Gateman). Although all firms make decisions on self interest, but because they have to make a good impression on consumers, they need to demonstrate their business ethics by taking some specific measures/ sacrificing a certain amount of the profit. I believe the reason why Nestle chose to support the government is because they were trying to reduce the negative comments spread among crowds; but anyway, the society supervises companies to perform their social responsibility and force them to be ethical (or at least seem to be ethical).

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