After a gas pipeline ex osion that destroyed homes and injured dozens of people, Pacific Power Company publicly unveiled a new mission statement with a greater focus on safety and corporate accountability.

A. Changing communication technologies

B. Renewed emphasis on ethics

C. Heightened global competition

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B. Renewed Emphasis on Ethics

Explanation:

The gas explosion destroying many homes and injuring people is primarily a Social Responsibility issue which speaks to the accountability of an organisation to the society or the people who are affected directly or indirectly by their business operations.

Pacific Power issued a statement focusing on safety and corporate accountability which means it sees that it needs reinforce its outlook on Corporate Social Responsibility. As such it is an ethical issue.

Business ethics actually deals with those practices and policies that surrounding the way a business carries out its daily operations. It will usually address controversial issues such as bribery, corporate governance and most especially corporate social responsibility.

The statement issued by the company is a renewed emphasis on ethics.