Reflecting on Business Ethics Course: Key Learnings & Impact

This discussion board post reflects on key learnings from a Business Ethics course, focusing on the importance of environmental sustainability and ethical decision-making. The author discusses the impact of the course on their understanding of business ethics, particularly in relation to environmental concerns and corporate social responsibility. Key takeaways include the significance of reducing carbon footprint, using renewable energy, and adopting eco-friendly practices in business operations. The reflection also emphasizes the value of ethical frameworks, such as deontological and virtue theory, in making responsible decisions. The author learned from other students' posts about Interface's sustainable business practices and the UN's efforts to promote environmental awareness among global companies. Ultimately, the author aims to integrate these learnings into their professional career by promoting sustainable practices and ethical conduct in all business endeavors. Desklib provides a platform for students to access similar solved assignments and past papers.

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Reflection on the other students’ post
The following paper will be designed as the reply to the other students’ post. It has to be
remembered that there are various things to learn from the discussions on several forums. The
first thing that has been discussed in this context is that of taking care of the environment in the
best ways (Benjaafar, Li and Daskin 2013). The case that has been described about the company
Interface is indeed very important. The sustainable business path is one of the most integrating
issues that is needed for the firms to succeed in the modern competitive business environment.
All the modern companies have been taking the environmental issues very seriously since the
environmental degradation has been increased in the last few decades. I have come to learn that
the United Nations is trying their best to make the global companies aware that they must
organize their operations in a manner that they do not cause any harm to the environment.
One of the most significant things that I have learned through this discussion post is
about the carbon footprint. The toxic items like methane, carbon dioxide and others are released
in the air by some companies (Benjaafar, Li and Daskin 2013). The fossil fuels are burnt and this
causes severe harm to the environment on a large manner. From this post, I have learned many
new things in this context. I believe that the companies should undertake their business
operations in a manner that they can use the green raw materials that will be helpful to run the
business operations in a sustainable manner. The releasing of the toxic gases is very common in
the logistics and supply chain field (Therivel 2013). It is very crucial that the business operations
should be run properly to run a beautiful world indeed. In order to run the business operations in
a sustainable way I would have to design a environment friendly network. However, I have
gained the insight it would cost more to build up a sustainable and green business operations
indeed.

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I have gathered some serious knowledge from the things I have experienced on causing
the harm to the environment. I have come to know that the use of plastic straw is very harmful
for the overall sustainability of the environment (Therivel 2013). This is why I have decided I
would have to use the containers made of metal or the jute bags. In my opinion the renewable
energy should be used properly to avoid causing the harm to the environment. The use of the
reusable coffee cups will be a crucial factor to focus on the renewable energy. The carbon
footprint should be completely avoided as it will cause decay to their business as well. The
thinking power of the individuals will be able to bring in a huge change within the society
(Carroll and Buchholtz 2014).
In this context, my opinion is to use such production engineers who have an ample
knowledge about the renewable energy sources. The eco-friendly products should be used to
keep away from the harmful ingredients. My belief is that the companies would be able to
produce the best products if they maintain these environment friendly frameworks. They can
convince the common people to use the environment friendly products as a part of their
corporate social responsibility as well. At the beginning the companies might not generate the
high rates of profits as they have desired. However, they would pave the way for the future
success of the company in many ways. The suppliers of the products would also have to be made
aware about the use of such products as a part of their business ethics (Crane and Matten 2016).

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References
Benjaafar, S., Li, Y. and Daskin, M., 2013. Carbon footprint and the management of supply
chains: Insights from simple models. IEEE transactions on automation science and
engineering, 10(1), pp.99-116.
Carroll, A. and Buchholtz, A., 2014. Business and society: Ethics, sustainability, and stakeholder
management. Nelson Education.
Crane, A. and Matten, D., 2016. Business ethics: Managing corporate citizenship and
sustainability in the age of globalization. Oxford University Press.
Therivel, R., 2013. Strategic Environmental Assessment: An Overview. In Strategic
Environmental Assessment in Action(pp. 19-31). Routledge.