Ethical And Environmental Considerations
Aperçu
A buyer for a clothing chain is offered the same shirt by two factories. One quotes 4.10 and can prove that its workers are paid the legal wage in a building that has been inspected. The other quotes 2.80 and will not say where the work is done. Nothing in the buyer's job description tells her which to choose, and both answers are defensible right up until something goes wrong.
That is the shape of every question in this topic. In this lesson you will learn what ethical behaviour means in business and what it costs, why environmental responsibility is now expected rather than optional, and what sustainability actually requires. Above all you will learn to handle the trade-off: the specification uses that word twice, once for ethics against profit and once for sustainability against profit, and the extended questions on these papers are built on it. The best answers here are not the ones that say a business should always do the right thing. They are the ones that show what the right thing costs and who pays.
Objectifs
- Ethical considerations.
- Environmental considerations:
- impact on traffic congestion
- recycling
- disposing of waste
- noise and air pollution.
- Sustainability:
- global warming
- using scarce resources.
Carte mentale
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Félicitations, vous avez terminé la leçon sur Ethical And Environmental Considerations. Maintenant que vous avez exploré le concepts et idées clés, il est temps de mettre vos connaissances à lépreuve. Cette section propose une variété de pratiques des questions conçues pour renforcer votre compréhension et vous aider à évaluer votre compréhension de la matière.
Vous rencontrerez un mélange de types de questions, y compris des questions à choix multiple, des questions à réponse courte et des questions de rédaction. Chaque question est soigneusement conçue pour évaluer différents aspects de vos connaissances et de vos compétences en pensée critique.
Utilisez cette section d'évaluation comme une occasion de renforcer votre compréhension du sujet et d'identifier les domaines où vous pourriez avoir besoin d'étudier davantage. Ne soyez pas découragé par les défis que vous rencontrez ; considérez-les plutôt comme des opportunités de croissance et d'amélioration.
- Which one of the following best describes ethical behaviour by a business? A. Acting in ways stakeholders consider fair and honest B. Doing whatever produces the largest profit C. Following every law of the country it operates in D. Giving all of its profit to charity Answer: A
- Which one of the following is an environmental concern named in the specification? A. Interest rates B. Noise and air pollution C. Staff turnover D. The exchange rate Answer: B
- Which one of the following is most likely to be a drawback to a business of behaving ethically? A. Customers become more loyal B. It is easier to recruit staff C. Its costs rise, so it may have to charge more than competitors D. Its reputation improves Answer: C
- Which one of the following best describes sustainability? A. Giving a share of profits to environmental charities B. Making the largest possible profit each year C. Obeying all environmental laws D. Operating in a way that could continue indefinitely without using resources faster than they are replaced Answer: D
- A factory reduces the packaging it uses by a third. Which one of the following is the most likely effect on the business? A. Its material costs fall as well as its waste B. Its fixed costs rise sharply C. Its products become unsafe to transport D. It must stop selling in some markets Answer: A
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