Ethics and Sustainability Research Paper 2022

Ethics and Sustainability
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Contents
1.Introduction.............................................................................................................................2
2. Summary of issues and frameworks......................................................................................2
3. Reflection on your future workplace behaviour.....................................................................3
4. Conclusion..............................................................................................................................4
5. Reference list..........................................................................................................................4
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1.Introduction
Ethics is a procedure or mechanism of moral principles and these influence the manner
people make decisions and lead their lives. As ethics drives understanding of what is good for
people and community so by taking into consideration ethical values and systems the ideas
and decisions of people can be shaped and directed. This paper has discussed two ethical
issues i.e. economic inequality and workplace diversity and has supported these with ethical
framework. Also the paper presents a reflection on my individual workplace behaviour and
interpretation.
2. Summary of issues and frameworks
The gap in income between the affluent and remaining people within an economy continues
to rise each year and this disparity in distribution of income amongst participants within an
economy or economic inequality as it is termed is a massive complication for business and
community. The middle class commonly termed as engine of development and prosperity is
becoming smaller and new ethical, cultural and economic concerns are arising from this
variation (Bazerman & Gino, 2012). Few recognise economic inequality as ethical issue
while some economic issue, but possibly it is both. In connection to Kantian Fairness or
Justice ethical framework it states that just ethical principles are those that would be preferred
by free and rational people in situation of equality. As per this framework all equals should
be treated equally and ethical actions should treat all humans equally or if unequally then
fairly based on certain benchmarks that is defensible (McDermott, Mahanty &
Schreckenberg, 2013). All humans should be paid based on their hard work or larger amount
that they contribute to a firm, but there is debate whether large disparity in income
distribution is based on defensible criteria or whether it is outcome of inequality of power and
thus unfair. Economic inequality can be ethically handled by using taxes to offer all member
of community with basic income to insure they meet their needs.
Second issue is workplace diversity which has resulted to corporate demoralisation in several
cases and based on The Rights Approach it suggest that ethical actions should be one that
best secures and respects moral, dignity rights of affected and different humans have right to
be treated as ends and not as means to others ends. Regularly practising ethical programs at
workplace can help to resolve (Gotsis & Kortezi, 2013).
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