GOING GREEN: A PAPER ON ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS Members: David‚ Ann Carmel Dolor‚ Catherine Ann Landayan‚ Maria Angelica Neri‚ Rhea Maureen PREFACE The plight of the environment has never been as critical as it is today. Recent events such as the flooding in Australia‚ China‚ India‚ and the Philippines‚ extreme heat waves in the USA and in Europe‚ wild fires in California‚ extreme winters and blizzards‚ massive oil spills‚ has made us experience real‚ tangible consequences of mankind’s
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Ethics in Accounting • • • • • • • • Systematic body of theory and knowledge Extensive education process for its members Ideal of service to the community High degree of autonomy and independence Code of ethics for its members Distinctive ethos/culture Application of professional judgment Existence of a governing body Attributes of a profession • Service ideal • Market control view The service ideal vs. the market control view Accountants work in: • private companies
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Hilario M. Olivo Jr. Ethics and accountability 1. Explain the difference between ethics and morality. On the basis of etymology‚ there is no difference between ethics and morality. On one hand‚ ethics comes from the Greek word ethos meaning “custom”. For the purpose of knowing‚ we can define ethics as the “study of the methods and principles used to distinguished rood from bad‚ [and] right from wrong action” (Articulo‚ 2003). On the other hand‚ morality comes from a Latin word mos or moris
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be analyzed in depth. Ethics is a topic that can be discussed at length without reaching universal consensus‚ and this text will not be an exception. However‚ it should shed some light on the issue of ethical corporate behavior. The objectives and responsibilities of business will be covered‚ as well as the ethical obligations of various parties. Scholars have declared that business and ethics are required partners; a business cannot succeed without sticking to good ethics. But what actually is
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of rights statement is a statement of the rights to which patients are entitled as recipients of medical care. Typically‚ a statement articulates the positive rights which doctors and hospitals ought to provide patients‚ thereby providing information‚ offering fair treatment‚ and granting them autonomy over medical decisions. there are six values that are commonly applied to medical ethics (Showalter‚ 2008). 2. Based on the facts given in the scenario‚ would the patient be considered competent
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1) You intend to open a trendy restaurant in Toronto’s posh‚ Yorkville district. List ten (10) specific procedures‚ guidelines or activities that you can engage in at the restaurant‚ in order to attempt to be either environmentally-friendly or to build a sustainable business. The suggestions should directly relate to the restaurant’s operations‚ its procurement policy or its marketing plans ANS: So finally I have decided to follow my dreams and start a restaurant‚ I need to know what food restaurant
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Medical Ethics Source: From Medical Ethics For Dummies by Jane Runzheimer‚ MD‚ Linda Johnson Larsen Medical ethics is trying to do the right thing while achieving the best possible outcome for every patient. Principles and theories in medical ethics apply to just about every problem or situation. The interesting part of ethics is the discussion Basic Principles of Medical Ethics There are four basic principles of medical ethics. •Autonomy: People have the right to control what
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Session No. 714 Professional Ethics Dr. Peter Strahlendorf Ryerson University School of Occupational and Public Health Professional ethics has become more important over the years. As we become more specialized in our occupation‚ the issues become that much more complex – and hard. Professional bodies have increasingly been at work developing‚ revising and refining professional codes of ethics. Professionals themselves ask for more detailed codes so as to have greater guidance. There is
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professionals. Moral principles and virtue are the root foundations on which the ethics codes were formed‚ and they are for the protection of both the counselor and the client. The legal aspects in counseling are usually the result of unethical behavior‚ or a perceived misconduct‚ and counselors can find themselves on trial for malpractice‚ or unethical behavior practice. There may be times when there are legal issues between the ethics codes and federal and/or state statutes‚ and even with one’s employer’s
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what I believe are the only true beliefs. I was a little nervous about coming to seminars because I wanted to remain respectful of all of my classmate’s opinions and beliefs. I can be very opinionated‚ and this has not changed‚ but since taking this Ethics class I now take into consideration the thoughts and beliefs of others. I had a hard time with reading over the discussion post for Unit 4: Capital Punishment and Terrorism‚ because I have dealt with this first hand. I did not make this known in my
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