"I suspect that this was done for economic reasons rather than moral ones."
The actions here are what have relevance. They did the right thing. I don't care why.
"The actions here are what have relevance. They did the right thing. I don't care why."
I have to disagree with that. 'Why' is important in that there's a difference in doing something because it 'is the right thing to do' - not out of fear of a penalty.