Following the disaster at Bhopal, Union Carbide argued that officials at its U.S. corporate headquarters had no knowledge of the violations of Carbide’s official safety procedures and standards. This has been challenged as documents were uncovered showing they knew enough to have warranted inquiry on their part, but let us assume they were genuinely ignorant.
A) Would ignorance free them of responsibility?
B) What steps could have been taken by the company to prevent the disaster?