In 2020, over a million Uyghurs were reportedly working under severe coercive conditions at internment camps. Uyghurs are detained and forced to work and have been revealed as being part of the supply chain for several global fashion brands such as M&S, Zara and H&M. The Director of China Cotton Export Enterprise is the main supplier to the UK XC Group.

A leading international organisation based in Canada is working to achieve the Sustainable Cotton strategy in partnership with businesses, governments and civil society to address this critical global challenge. They aim achieve this by having in place the product origin information published by its members.

UK XC Group imports raw cotton which is supplied to various manufacturers within the fashion chain.

Benjamin is the Director of an international fashion brand based in Spain and a key partner for the UK XC group. He wants to appear to be taking the Sustainable Cotton strategy serious, however, his main aim is to increase imports from UK XC Group to meet growing demand.

UK XC Group is working with the China Cotton Export Enterprise to introduce mechanised harvesting to eliminate the use of coerced Uyghur communities in picking cotton.

Question

Identify the ethical implications within the scenario and the choice of partners for UKXC Group, and how various ethical theories can be helpful in making ethically right decisions based on the above scenario.