Being a boy scout
Let's suppose my boss asks me to advise on investing in a palm oil plantation. And let's suppose I have a personal objection to the palm oil industry, because of environmental concerns. What should I do? Well, there are two basic options (a) do it; (b) decline to do it. On what grounds could I explain that I should do it? Well first of all, I am just an employee - I can't go around refusing to do work based on whether it accords with my personal beliefs. It's not like I'm the boss where I can walk away from the deal you know. In the end, the final decision is not mine - whether I participate or withdraw, the decision to invest is being made by others. I am just a good soldier, acting under instructions, so I will do my best. Maybe I can even influence the plantation to adopt environmentally sound practices. So far, so reasonable? Let's suppose it later turns out that the plantation is really indiscriminately slash-and-burn...