Kongsrud Social Studies 10-1 22 May 2014 Ethical Consumerism ’"Ethical Consumerism is about more than lifestyle choices‚" it’s about being an activist in your everyday life.1 Being an Ethical Consumer means participating in ethical purchasing‚ or the buying of ethical products2 that have been manufactured with minimal harm to humans‚ animals‚ and their environment.3 It’s the environmental impact‚ and treatment of workers.4 The amount of available ethical product choices have gone from organic foods
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The social responsibility concept is based on the premise that business has greater impact on society than can be measured by profit or loss. As a participant in society‚ business should contribute to the human and constructive social policies that guide society. The concept of social responsibility is merely a first step towards social effectiveness of business. It is the underlying value which gives businessmen a sound basis for social action. It is the philosophy which justifies business involvement
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Jesslyn Lay OPER360 04/03/2013 Ethical Dilemma 1 In the case of this first dilemma‚ my suggestion would be to stay with the original supplier instead of switching to China-made shoes. Although cost effective‚ as a widely-regarded socially responsible company‚ we should keep in mind that the switching is risky and may cause a potential damage to the company’s reputation. I believe the company will save so much if we decide to do the switching especially with the projected sales for the following
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welfare; it would be pointless to talk about what people ought to do. Ethical Egoism in contrast claims that each person ought to pursue his or her own self-interest exclusively (Rachels 70). The main difference between the two is that Psychological Egoism makes a claim about the way things are‚ and Ethical Egoism makes a claim about how things ought to be. Psychological Egoism involves aspects of human nature‚ whereas Ethical Egoism involves morality.
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The theories of Utilitarianism and Ethical egoism differ in many ways‚ however‚ they are both similar in the aspect of making choices and having the best outcome for those choices. Ethical egoism claims that an action must be morally right and completely maximize ones own self-interest or interests. The “opposing theory” Utilitarianism‚ states that an action must be one that produces the most good overall or to all those affected. Utilitarianism and Ethical egoism are forms of consequentialism in
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Businesses Moral Responsibility Darryl A. Young April 18‚ 2008 Philosophy GEPI 140 One of the most important questions in all businesses is‚ whether businesses have any moral responsibilities at all beyond simply earning as much of a profit as possible for their owners? If you look at it from the business point of view they are only responsible for making a profit. The company is an agent of the shareholders and is responsible only to them‚ and only for making a profit. Looking at it
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environmental‚ social and other problems should be the responsibility of government and non-profit making organizations sponsored by governments. (Pontinen J 2013 ) A bright supporter of the narrow view is Milton Friedman who claims that the only social responsibility a business has is to maximize the profits of its owner or shareholders. Friedman feels that as long as the corporate executive carries out these desires in a way that follows the laws and ethical customs of society‚ this person has fulfilled
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Responsibility By: SPC Hawkinson‚ Jennifer 20141229 As the great Eleanor Roosevelt once stated‚ “In the long run‚ we shape our lives‚ and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” Responsibility can be broad range of different perspectives when defined. Although‚ many may look to themselves first to depict their definition of responsibility it does not always mean what others may know it to mean. Responsibility is being
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Indian Media – Social Responsibility and the Challenges Ahead “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech or of the press…" The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This paper examines the ‘Social Responsibility of the media in today’s scenario.’ The job and responsibility of media is to uphold truth‚ integrity and be socially responsible. The goal of my paper is to clarify the definition of social responsibility‚ coupled with examples of its applications in impractical
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Responsibility is a key virtue in life. Weather it’s bestowed by others or by an object everyone feels the lofty weight that is responsibility. Not matter what Race‚ Religion‚ gender or even what species each person or creature feels some form of responsibility in their lifetime. And we must use perseverance to execute and use responsibility to its fullest potential. I will be going over two story one a Human and one of a dog. The first character I shall be covering is Buck from The Call of the Wild
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