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ethical and environmental issues Flashcards

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ethics

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ethics is about what is morally right and wrong to do

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ethic issues

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treatment of workers, customers and suppliers
sourcing materials
marketing choices

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treatment of workers,

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child labor
low wages
expecting workers to work long hours
discrimination
unsafe working conditions
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treatment of workers, amazon

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workers were given displinaries for using the toilet as they were not meeting up with demands, some workers urinated in bottles tp continue working, little breaks and lunches

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treatment of suppliers

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late payment bills- small businesses face severe cash flow issues when large customers do not pay on time.

forcing prices down

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treatment of workers, dairy

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shops made customers to make the moral obilagtions on if they want cheap milk or pricey milk in order t help the farmers

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treatment of customers

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delays in refunds
carrying out unnessary work
delayed delivery
poor communication
rudeness to customers
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sourcing of materials

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suppliers are pressured to price competively. this could lead to corner cutting when it comes to working ethically.

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apple’s suppliers

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people being over worked and sleeping on wires
suicide
low pay and long hours

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fairtrade

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fairtrade is about better pricing decent working conditions with fair deals to developing nation’s farmers
sustainable prices helps fairtrade to tackle the inequalities

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misleading adverts

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when companies mislead customers in adverts- damages reputation
vw said that they were fuel efficient but they were not - millions of compensation

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advertisement standard authority

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most firms use ethical marketing practices these are regulated by ASA when advertising. thet must be lawful honest and decent

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testing on animals

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unethical, bu not against the law

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laws

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The good act law says that if any laws are broken they the business would be punished

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why not be ethical

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to save money

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being ethical increases

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wages
cost of working conditions
ethical producers costs

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being unethical decreases

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sales

profit

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being ethical increases benefits

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worker morales and loyalty- they are working for a good company
sales
investment from investors

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conclusion

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if customers cannot afford only ethical shops, what would they buy
customers like to shop at ethical stores
extra money from being ethical goes to funds and suppliers

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UNILEVER AND BEING ENVIRONMENTAL

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Creators of lynx-
they intend to half the amount of greenhouses gases that they reproduce. they compress their cans so they uses 50 cent less gas and 25 less cent less metals.

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how do we use the environment

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natural resources
pleasure
to dump waste

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how to be sustainable

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use renewable sources
recycled sources
reduce waste
use energy sparingly
avoid non renewables
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sustainable contruction

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using recycled material e.g. wood and bricks.
from demolished buildings.
good insulation to prevent heat loss- less heating builds

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dispose of waste

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recycle reyclable things

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transport

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enourage staff to recycle use public transport etc.

video conferences to save fossil fuels energy.

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saving water/ light

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install taps/lights that automatically switch off

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avoid printing

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less paper used

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waste into products

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companies like olleco make bio fuels from food waste

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waste disposal

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this is a huge problem and causes a huge impact to the environment. landfill numbers are limited

30
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shanks plc

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biggest firm in europe that deals with waste.

its aims are to use waste as a raw materialto stop landfill,

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air pollution

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4 million people die from breathing issues.

harmful gases enter the air which causes this.

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fashion industry

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many t shirts use cotton but production requires chemicals that are typically poured into the rivers. this causes so many issues to locals e.g. stomach issues.

transportation from the far east requires oil which is costly to the environment

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climate change

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long term change to the weather.
the temperatures are rising and so are sea levels

this is caused by chopping down trees, and using fossil fuels.
we rely more on defences e.g sea walls

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the great custard shortage 2015/6

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the uk saw its worst floods in record history. a biscuit factory in Carlisle was flooded and millions of pounds worth of biscuits were lost. this led to a shortage of biscuits in december 2015-6 april

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REDUCED COSTS

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You may save money by saving energy if a business chooses to be more sustainable.

energy saving lights, automatic lights etc.

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reduced bill tax

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goverments may reduce taxes if they see that the business is being sustainable so they can promote them.

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subsidies

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goverment may offer subsidies if they see that the business is sustainable

38
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reducing resources scarcity

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yeah

39
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disadvantage = raw materials

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it would cost mire if they are environmentally friendly

40
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disadvantage capital costs

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installing solar panels is very expensive and the price to get sustainable things is expensive.

growing organic food is more expensive than gmos

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fairtrade

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is a movement that encourages businesses to pay a fair price to suppliers in developing nations,

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sustainable production

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is when production does not lead to a depletion in the future of natural resources

43
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ethical businesses

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do things the morally right way.

44
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consumers are

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becoming more caring whether or not things are ethical.

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