ethical and environmental issues Flashcards
ethics
ethics is about what is morally right and wrong to do
ethic issues
treatment of workers, customers and suppliers
sourcing materials
marketing choices
treatment of workers,
child labor low wages expecting workers to work long hours discrimination unsafe working conditions
treatment of workers, amazon
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
treatment of suppliers
late payment bills- small businesses face severe cash flow issues when large customers do not pay on time.
forcing prices down
treatment of workers, dairy
shops made customers to make the moral obilagtions on if they want cheap milk or pricey milk in order t help the farmers
treatment of customers
delays in refunds carrying out unnessary work delayed delivery poor communication rudeness to customers
sourcing of materials
suppliers are pressured to price competively. this could lead to corner cutting when it comes to working ethically.
apple’s suppliers
people being over worked and sleeping on wires
suicide
low pay and long hours
fairtrade
fairtrade is about better pricing decent working conditions with fair deals to developing nation’s farmers
sustainable prices helps fairtrade to tackle the inequalities
misleading adverts
when companies mislead customers in adverts- damages reputation
vw said that they were fuel efficient but they were not - millions of compensation
advertisement standard authority
most firms use ethical marketing practices these are regulated by ASA when advertising. thet must be lawful honest and decent
testing on animals
unethical, bu not against the law
laws
The good act law says that if any laws are broken they the business would be punished
why not be ethical
to save money
being ethical increases
wages
cost of working conditions
ethical producers costs
being unethical decreases
sales
profit
being ethical increases benefits
worker morales and loyalty- they are working for a good company
sales
investment from investors
conclusion
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
UNILEVER AND BEING ENVIRONMENTAL
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.
how do we use the environment
natural resources
pleasure
to dump waste
how to be sustainable
use renewable sources recycled sources reduce waste use energy sparingly avoid non renewables
sustainable contruction
using recycled material e.g. wood and bricks.
from demolished buildings.
good insulation to prevent heat loss- less heating builds
dispose of waste
recycle reyclable things
transport
enourage staff to recycle use public transport etc.
video conferences to save fossil fuels energy.
saving water/ light
install taps/lights that automatically switch off
avoid printing
less paper used
waste into products
companies like olleco make bio fuels from food waste
waste disposal
this is a huge problem and causes a huge impact to the environment. landfill numbers are limited
shanks plc
biggest firm in europe that deals with waste.
its aims are to use waste as a raw materialto stop landfill,
air pollution
4 million people die from breathing issues.
harmful gases enter the air which causes this.
fashion industry
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
climate change
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
the great custard shortage 2015/6
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
REDUCED COSTS
You may save money by saving energy if a business chooses to be more sustainable.
energy saving lights, automatic lights etc.
reduced bill tax
goverments may reduce taxes if they see that the business is being sustainable so they can promote them.
subsidies
goverment may offer subsidies if they see that the business is sustainable
reducing resources scarcity
yeah
disadvantage = raw materials
it would cost mire if they are environmentally friendly
disadvantage capital costs
installing solar panels is very expensive and the price to get sustainable things is expensive.
growing organic food is more expensive than gmos
fairtrade
is a movement that encourages businesses to pay a fair price to suppliers in developing nations,
sustainable production
is when production does not lead to a depletion in the future of natural resources
ethical businesses
do things the morally right way.
consumers are
becoming more caring whether or not things are ethical.
