6 - Social, moral, and ethical issues Flashcards
Outline 2 companies actions due to corporate social responsibility
1 - Lego: target a 100% sustainable energy use, sustainable raw material use, Work with the WWF to reduce emissions
2 - Disney: Encourages workers to do charity work, provides support for natural disasters, plants trees in the rainforest
state 3 technology advancements from military use and their impacts
- Antichemical weapon syringes: epipens for allergic reactions
- US defence location system: GPS devices
- Penicillin in WW2: Increased use of antibiotics
Outline 2 different examples of companies social and ethical problems
- Union Carbide in india caused thousands of people to die due to the release of toxic emissions
- Several apple workers who worked in factories in china killed themselves due to the working conditions
Outline 2 examples of good sustainability and ethical practice
- Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) promotes a sustainable timber use
- Starch based biodegradable polymer use are becoming increasingly popular
Outline cultural acceptability in terms of design
- Designers will have to consider how a product may be perceived by different genders or different religious or cultural groups
- This will determine whether their product is accepted
Outline inclusive design
The BSI defines inclusive design as the Design of mainstream products and/or services that are accessible to and usable by as many people as reasonably possible without the need for special adaptation or specialised design
Outline the use of a statute in inclusive design
- The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) had major influences on design used in transport
Outline 3 examples of inclusive design
- pedestrian crossings have bumps, and spinning wheels for blind people
- Buses will have brightly coloured hand rails so they’re easier to see
- Wider doors are used in newer houses to allow for wheelchair use
Name 3 social problems
- Poverty, health, and wellbeing
- Migration
- Housing
Social Problems: Poverty Health and Wellbeing
- Ensuring everyone has a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of themselves
Outline 2 poverty, health or wellbeing challenges and the products designed in response to them
- Lack of batteries in Africa led to the design of wind up radios
- The dangers and expense of kerosene lamps in Kenya led to the design for LED lighting
Social Problems: Migration
Humanitarian companies will provide aid and basic infrastructure for groups of migrants
Outline 2 Migration challenges and the products designed in response to them
- Clean water: SunDwater company water distillation technology
- Medical care: Hospitainers (adapted shipping containers)
Social Problems: Housing
- A consideration often used in relation to migrants
- An example is the IKEA foundation providing flat pack shelter for migrants
What is Fairtrade?
- A movement encouraging the ethical treatment of farmers and workers in developing countries
