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Business ethics
Introduction Business ethics and globalisation (Kevin) Business ethics and relationships with
employeesas stakeholders (Lisa)
Business ethics and relationships with consumersas stakeholders (Steve)
Role play (Fabian, Matti, Simon)
Structure
Does Mc Donald‘s have a global responsibility to take care about the health of the
consumers?
Ethical issue
Criticisms in Europe:• unhealthiness risk of customers’ health• advertising exploits children• lack of nutrition information • paying low wages • In Asia: less criticism
McEthics in Europe and Asia
Reactions:
nutrition labeling healthy options/ balanced menu promote balanced lifestyle “diet and exercise” sustainably grown coffee and biodiesel in Asia/other countries: same strategy good
marketing strategy, bigger choice of (healthier) products
Do corporations have a responsibility to respect
international children‘s rights even if the national law does not exist?
Ethical issue
Uzbek cotton: a new spin on child labour in the
clothing industry
Oppressive regime controls cotton production Children are forced to work under bad conditions Western companies succeeded in boycotting the
Uzbek cotton In 2008 the Uzbek government banned children
under 16 from work
The case
Are microcredit lenders justified in charging poor
borrowers high interest rates?
Ethical issue
Consumer ethicsConsumers as stakeholders
Microfinance = small-scale financial service Directly targets poor people, who are
excluded from mainstream banking sector
Targeting the poor with microfinance
Microcredits
positive
support small-business sector
improve household budget provide greater opportunity
for education
negative
risk on high interest rates
Role play
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