In developing this commentary on corporate responsibility, I kept thinking about a statement made by one of the most influential CEOs in America.

At Apple’s annual shareholder meeting earlier this year, their usually mild-mannered chief executive Tim Cook delivered an angry retort when asked by a representative of a conservative D.C.-based think tank if the company would commit to making only profit-driven decisions. This was preceded by another question, from the representative of The National Center for Public Policy Research, scrutinizing the wisdom of Apple’s green energy investments and a demand to disclose the cost of its green energy and sustainability programs.

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