Why Business Ethics Are So Important If We're Going To Save ThePlanet | Forbes

Written by: Enrique Dans

Date: Sep 28, 2020,06:43am EDT

URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2020/09/28/why-business-ethics-are-so-important-if-were-going-to-save-theplanet/?sh=2e256c913bc4

Article Summary or Overview

o What Happened? (Explain the article.)

o Include the roles and responsibilities of persons or organizations that are the focus of the article.

Identify Ethical Issue, Problem or Dilemma

o What is the problem?

o Why do you believe it is a problem? Explain

Discuss matters of Professional Liability and Accountability, if any.

o Who is professionally liable? Why?

o Who has the responsibility of accountability? Why?

o Are there any agencies that regulate the accountability required?

Does this case bring about issues of Corporate Social Responsibility?

o How?

o Why?

Moral Theories and Ethical Principles o What are the moral theories and ethical principles that are related to the article?

o How do they apply to this situation? Explain

o For example:

the ethical principal/moral theory that the company ascribes to and how it is aligned/misaligned with the law -OR-

the ethical principal moral theory that the business representatives/professional seem to ascribe to and how this is aligned/misaligned with the law -OR-

Ethical/Moral Course of Action

o What course of action should be taken to uphold ethical and moral expectations?

o Why?

Recommendations o What should happen moving forward for this specific situation? o What should happen in the business community?

o How should the companies or business handle similar situations in the future?

o Should new processes be implemented? If so, how? Provide examples

o Should be penalties and punishments be levied? If so, what type? Provide examples