Business Ethics

The concept of business ethics is introduced and explored in this video.

VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:12 What are "ethics"?
0:25 What is "behaving ethically"?
0:41 We all have a moral compass
1:12 Is ethics the same as being lawful?
1:52 So a business may act lawfully but (depending on your moral compass) unethically
3:16 Business ethics vary enormously
3:38 Two key influences on business ethics
4:17 Approaches to business ethics
6:04 Business ethics and CSR
7:17 Ethical codes of practice
7:51 Common areas where ethics are tested
8:35 Is cold-calling ethical?
9:34 Ethics and the supply chain
10:49 Influence of pressure groups
11:19 Pressure groups exerting increasing influence
11:52 Consumer action
12:08 Many examples of consumer boycotts
12:56 Benefits and drawbacks of behaving ethically
14:02 Take a look at the world's most ethical companies
14:47 Potential significant costs from being found to have acted unethically
15:48 Multinationals have to be particularly sensitive to the potential damage