Even when modelling corporations as amoral entities, they still exist within a morally aware system. They are to some extent beholden to their customers, employ

Even when modelling corporations as amoral entities, they still exist within a morally aware system. They are to some extent beholden to their customers, employees, and courts of law, which all make decisions of morality about their actions. A dividend (or similar payment) generally improves the legitimacy of an action, whereas being fined for it does not.