Ethical Issues in Business: Volkswagen CSR Presentation

This presentation examines the ethical issues arising from Volkswagen's corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices, specifically focusing on the emissions scandal. It begins with a brief overview of the case, highlighting the firm's lack of effort towards environmental sustainability and the circumvention of emissions controls. The presentation then delves into the ethical issues, emphasizing the firm's failure to address environmental concerns and its disregard for corporate standards regarding environmental sustainability. The actions of Volkswagen's CEO, Herbert Diess, are assessed from a moral standpoint. The presentation includes references to academic sources that analyze the Volkswagen scandal from corporate governance, CSR, and ethical perspectives. The assignment aims to outline ethical theories in western moral philosophy and apply them in inter and intra cultural organisational contexts, resolve real-life ethical dilemmas, describe and critique the debates associated with the concept of corporate social responsibility in a global business environment, and reflect on the role of business professionals and their impact on society.

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Volkswagen Ethical issues

2Introduction (brief
outline of the
concerning firm’s
case)
The concerning firm for the case of
the unethical practice of the CSR is
the Volkswagen. The firm has been
not taking any effort towards
sustaining the CSR programme. On
the other hand, circumvent emissions
control is one of the concerning issue
that is being evolved because of the
activities of the firm.

Ethical issues that arise from the case
There is a immense need for the firm to have a concern towards the
environmental sustainability. On the other hand, the firm does not even
show any interest to make changes within the emission an that of the
disposal activity in the coming era of time.

Why these are ethical issues
This are ethical concerns as there lies a corporate standard that states
that each of the operating firm is required to have a concern towards the
environmental sustainability. It is not an order that is being made by the
court of justice. Rather it is an act of responsibility that is required to be
carried out by each of the operating firm within the economy being it in
nay part of the region, and being it any nature of the business.

5Morality of the protagonists' actions
the CEO of Volkswagen is the famous personality who is being
addressed as the Herbert-Diess. On the other this professional
body is the sole person who is accountable for each of the
activity that is being carried out within the organisational
premises.

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References
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References
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