There are mutual funds that invest in stocks of socially responsible or ethical or green companies. Do a Google search to identify at least three such funds and look up their performance. How have these funds performed over the past three years compared to funds that invest more broadly? Explain the findings.
Transparency International, an anti-bribery advocacy group, issues an annual ranking of countries based on how wide-spread corruption is around the world. Fast growing countries such as China and India rank highly in terms of being corrupt. U.S. companies seeking to gain a slice of business in these countries are often faced with the need to give bribes. Using the various ethical frameworks you have studied in Chapter 9, what would you recommend the company should do?