Ethics and Environment

• Ethics 


  moral principals that guide behaviours of individuals and businesses. When making decisions, businesses must consider the impact they have on all stakeholders.
• Pressure Groups


  Organisations that try to make businesses change their behaviour and operations. Focus on workers rights, animal rights, the environment and poverty.
• Ethical Behaviour

  • treating workers and suppliers fairly
  • honesty
  • ethical sourcing of material
  • investing in community
  • meeting government requirements
  • caring for environment and operating sustainably
• Ethical Considerations


  thinking about ethics, may lead to making morally valid decisions or lead to manipulation of customer attitudes.
• Fair Trade


  a social movement whose goal is to help producers in developing countries achieve better trading conditions and promote sustainability.
• Sustainability 


  whether or not a resource will run out or not, a sustainable resource wont.
• Ways for a business to be ethical

  • pay fair trade
  • pay suppliers fairly and on time
  • ensure production doesn't harm environment, animals or people
  • label products clearly and correctly
• Ways to consider the environment

  • reduce/ minimise pollution
  • only use sustainable resources
  • reduce packaging