Choice Matters
Essentially, legal business practices are enacted because of the inherent legal requirement that the company behave or act in certain ways. Companies often have staff or contracted lawyers to help ensure compliance with business and industry-related laws. Ethical practices offer a bit more choice, technically. A business doesn't necessarily have to recycle plastics and other materials unless local laws dictate it. However, many companies do practice environmental recycling and reuse for ethical purposes and to meet public and customer expectations.