Ethical Analysis: Supply Chains, Human Rights Abuses, and Tuna Firms

This case study delves into the ethical challenges faced by tuna companies concerning their supply chains and human rights abuses. It begins with an introduction to business ethics, outlining key principles and their relevance to the case. The main body analyzes the stakeholders involved, including suppliers and customers, and discusses the application of two ethical theories: Utilitarianism and Feminist ethics. The Utilitarianism theory is applied to address slavery within the supply chain, while Feminist ethics highlights the exploitation of labor. The case study then explores the characteristics of an ethical leader and how to manage a business ethically, emphasizing the importance of communication, transparency, and employee involvement. It concludes by summarizing the key findings and offering recommendations for ethical improvements, emphasizing the importance of ethical changes and promoting better working environments. The assignment also provides a comparison between the two ethical theories, highlighting their core differences and application within the context of the case study. The report highlights the importance of ethical leadership and management in mitigating risks and fostering a responsible business environment.

Case study about Supply
chains and human rights
abuses This doesn't smell
right - warnings to tuna
companies

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
Discuss two ethical theories and demonstrate that it is apply to case ........................................1
PART 2............................................................................................................................................6
Discuss what makes an ethical leader and how you would as an ethical manager, manage your
business to high ethical standard.................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Business ethics is a process that is referred to the different policies and practices that is
implies by the business as in regard of arguable topics and concern. It is basically a form of
ethics that is implemented by the business in practical format so as to examine the different set of
principles through which different morale and principles are affected. It could be build as from
the business environment as it applies within the company so as to make over from the
misconducts as it is relevant to an organisation or an individual as well (Arnold, 2019). There are
some basic principles of business ethics that is as like honesty, promise, trustworthiness, loyalty,
fairness, integrity, concern and respect for others, law abiding and many others as well. The
nature of ethics is basically a normative standards that is used to pertain human behaviour by
which ideal code of conduct is processed with perfection. It nature can't get influenced by
religion as it is applicable for all the individual's irrespective of religion. In this business induce
promotion as with the integrated suitability by which consistent values is promoted in effective
manner. The ethics of the business represent the acknowledge in between the right and wrong
working aspect as it is based on the disciplines of personal, professional and corporate learning.
The following report is based in the case study of supply chain and human right abuses as it
doesn't smell right warning to tuna companies. The report consist of two ethical theories and
discussion about the ethical leader and manager that requires to manage business high ethical
standard.
MAIN BODY
PART 1
Discuss two ethical theories and demonstrate that it is apply to case
The stakeholders are those individual that has better interest towards the working
standards of business as in this ability of business to gain higher heights is increases in
productive manner. They make beneficial contribution as in order to enhances the working
capabilities of business. There are few stakeholder of business and that is as explained below as:
Suppliers: These are those that provide raw material and equipments to business by
which easy flow of services is addressed in effective manner. In this ability to gain higher
competitive advantage is improvised in successful manner. In this ethical norm is always been
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considered as with this long term relationship is developed by which continuous selling of
product is addressed.
Customer's: These are most important for the growth of business as they make effective
contribution in order to enhance productivity. In this productiveness is enhanced over continuous
period of time as business stability is increases. It is essential that business follow ethical
baseness with them as customer's are the only source through which business remain in
competitive market for longer time period. For this business shows positive concern and
gratitude towards customer's by which they get more relaxed and feel free to connect with
business.
Recommendation
In order to manage the working efficiency tuna companies has worked to manage
ecosystem as by controlling fisheries management. In this feasibility is advanced by which
market expectation is fulfilled as by setting out balanced relationship with customer's, realistic,
prioritise the required aspects and task by which implementation of various task is introduce in
effectual manner. In this specific level of opportunities are induced as by designing and
development sustainable plans so that long term sustainability is achieved with perfection.
The ethics defines the adequate study of different business behaviour, practices and
situations that is used to address business ethics, rightness and wrongness, promotion of people's
welfare by which more values is transmitted as it also guides the better improvement as in
relation to stakeholder and corporate social responsibility. In relation to the case study there are
different issues that is faced by the company as in terms of supply chain as it assist to make high
competitive advantage so that better position and workplace is promoted. In order to resolve
these issues ethics different theory of ethics plays vital role and that is as explained below as:
Utilitarianism theory: It is a theory that is based on the ethical prospective and also aid to
determine the different between right or wrong and in addition to this also maintain focus on the
several outcomes that is developed as per the consideration of ethics (Blay, 2018). It is a theory
that holds the ethical choice so that valuable output is produced so that great amount of good is
produced as with the greatest numbers. It defines the belief that suggest the certain set of actions
through which certain difference in between the right that is based on the majority people and its
benefits so that potential of working is enlarged. In this morally actions are taken that
collectively make overall prospect as under happiness. It is a framework that is based on the
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ethical selection so that suitable reasoning is developed by which better accountability is
processed in terms of benefits and cost. The future can't be predicted as the level of certainty is
changes as per the different consequences within the bad and good actions are taken. It provide
justice to an individual and to its right as it is a theory that is based on reason approach that is
used to determine the comparison in between right and wrong.
As per the subject to case study slavery within the supply chain of company is addressed
as in this lack of actions is taken as per the consideration of ethical norms and it explore that
fishing companies plays vital role within the society (Ciulla, 2020). The ethical issues are related
to the production of labour-intensive as in the lesser developed countries it is based on cheaper
workforce. The companies has worked over to develop more profit and better sales that assist to
create more values for the shareholders rather than the stakeholders. The modern slavery is
dependent on the pressure that is put on the employees while managing the supply chain so as to
cope up with better competitive advantage. The slavery is social problem and in this as per the
case it is required to provide certain training to the forced labour. The stakeholder are those
individual or a group that has direct impact on the achievement of organisational objectives.
The company has faced from vital problem of unfair discrimination that is used to fair
tread violations reforms. This theory helps to develop the reputation damage by managing the
generality of risk through which more confidence within the employees and enlargement of
market share is developed in systematic format.
Feminist ethics: It is a theory that used to endorse deontological moral theories that is
developed as per the grounding of women those are subordinate with the private and public
spheres. In this the similar kind of rights is processed to the women on routinely basis that is
basically granted to the men as in terms of position and power that wouldn't be able to offer to
women. It enable to provide freedom, flourishing of employees and that is based on the context
of political liberalism (Ciulla, 2020). It is a theory that describe the attempt by which certain set
of actions are revised, rethink, reformulated particular aspect as by which women experience and
moral get depreciate and devalue. This theory has suggested that on an average the rate of
women on men is getting more developed as per the concern of morales. It is also be used to
brings more values and interrelationship in between the feminine gender and values as it is
incorporated with the cooperation, caring, respect, inter connection, equity, justice, honesty,
commitment, fairness, perceptiveness, sensitivity and many others aspect as well.
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It is also used to understand the corrective and criticize so that gender operation on the
basis of morale and belief is considerate as per the practices. It is used to make certain level of
balance as per the binary view of gender baseness, historic privilege that is available to men,
oppressive order that harms the working prospect and other practices as well (Crane, 2019) . It is
a theory that is used to build traditional belief by which morale and experience of women get
enhanced. It has been used so as to reformulate, rethink, revise the different aspects so that
effective concern is sown by the business so as to develop more interest by which feminism get
promoted in suitable manner. It is also be used to dismisses the morale as in the real and private
world as in this women has looks more clean, care, cook as it collectively provide realm as
uninterestedly. It has direct impact over the numerous stakeholders as like the company itself as
it is directly based on the critical reviews that is parallel suited to industrial trends. As in context
of case study the company evidence the exploitive usage of fair tread as it produces serious risks
as like reputation and losing of potential customers and market shares.
In addition to this employee are also be the stakeholders as in the slavery practices it as
harmed both physical and mental level of workers. It might have due to the movement restriction
as in this excessive reduction in wage is increases, inadequate laws and regulations that is faced
by business is protected as in this employee trust and morale get reduced (Vazquez, 2018). The
major drawback of it is that the ethics not only provide care to the different issues to customers
but along with this also used to resolve the different conflicts that is produced as per the parallel
involvement of employees as in terms of caring orientation. The supermarket selling and to stock
of the business also put more pressure as it is used to remove the production and it seems to
enhance slave labour that in turns to “partners in crime” as it affects the stock and cost
management.
As per the case study supply chain and human right abuses is the largest issue and in this
the fishing company has faces the slavery condition through which more complex situations has
arise on random basis (Dierksmeier, 2018). The above analysis of the theory assist to evaluate
more of the complex situations under which complex situations are developed within the supply
chain so that suitable usage of theory assist to resolve various complex issues as while taking
appropriate endings. In this positive output is developed in which business has promote ethical
changes so that employee feels more motivated and free from all the slavery. It is used to
promote the better working within the workforce so that working activities are getting promoted
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and under this employee felt more confident and satisfied through which long term sustainability
is developed in specified manner.
In order to overcome from the different situations it is required that company has uses
effective techniques for communication so that appropriate clarity and transparency is developed
by which human conflicts and supply chain is managed and controlled in effective manner
(Ferrell, 2019). The involvement and encouragement of employees are more needed as with this
effective working surround is promoted by which ethical working is promoted in adequate mode.
The difference between the two ethical theory that is Utilitarianism theory and Feminist
ethics is as explained below as:
BASIS Utilitarianism theory Feminist ethics
Meaning It is the most known and influential
theory that induced as with the better
believe under which sustained purpose is
induce in terms of morality by which
higher amount of happiness is induced
and unhappiness is reduced.
It is an code of ethic in which working
is processed with sustained aim and it
is dependent on the criticise, correct
and understand various gender has
operated business function and
practices by setting adequate belief.
Process In this certain set of rules and moral is
induced that always assist to promote
higher values and positive image. It
actually state the set actions that is useful
to induce right working at right time that
is always be beneficial for the societal
development.
It consist of various moral rules that is
selected by the society and also get
changes as per the societal change and
alteration. It actually addressed
subordination of women as by
devaluation of morals and women's
perceptive.
Importance It basically works with the principle of
applying right actions as with the parallel
proposition so that balanced level of
happiness is promoted. It induce more
pleasure as by reducing pain.
It induces the change as with this
better level of improvement is induced
by which adequate level of approaches
is involved that is involved in gender
baseness.
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PART 2
Discuss what makes an ethical leader and how you would as an ethical manager, manage your
business to high ethical standard
The ethical leadership is a style that is used to promote and modifies the better range of
productiveness and within this working belief, attitude, values, behaviour, attribute is promoted
and developed in modified manner. It is basically get directed towards the certain level of dignity
so that appropriate rights is promoted for the others as it is more relative to the different concepts
as like honesty, trust, charisma, fairness and consideration through which others rights also get
promoted. It is a style in which the other individual get motivated so that suitable kindness and
patience within the people is improvised as per the dependency of working conditions and
situations. It requires the ethical leaders as they have ensure that better practices is carried out
through which ethical representation is promoted. It include integrity, character as it collectively
promotes the strongest relationship in between the others so that individual characteristics is
processed so that more belief, values and decision-making is influenced by which favourable
outcome is developed in effective and efficient manner (Mea, 2019).
Ethical leadership provide certain power to an individual within which positive working
culture is created that is used to build more trust in the employees so that more trust and worth is
developed so that all the complex situations also get managed in appropriate format. In this style
of leadership better support is provided so that individual need and interest is developed by
which fairness work is promoted. It also used to exhibited the values and morale by which
working position and management effectiveness is improvised. The ethical leader illustrate the
morale, character, virtue of the work as by maintaining clear and sustain focus on the right of
employees. The leader plays vital role and responsibilities under which they have tried to set up
appropriate example by which similar standard is hold so that better and clear expectations is
promoted.
The business environment is an aspect in which comparative changes and modification is
implies by which efficient working is promoted so that desirable outcome is developed and
achieved in timely basis (Mili, 2019). In this the human resource department of the business has
played different set of rules as it is used to achieve more success and development as it is
managed and operated by the collective effort of manager and leaders. The leadership is an
ability of an individual so that better influence on the other is impacted as in this successful
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changes is promoted and developed in timely basis. It is used to promote the the leadership
practices in which all the employees of the business is developed in certain mode so that
adequate level of management within the working is processed in managerial manner. In this the
business has promote the leadership style in which effective decision-making is promoted. As I
have worked within the business and follows all the different working principals so that ethical
leadership is processed in stratified manner. The principals has includes service, honesty,
community, justice and respect and it also reflect the core ethics with more appropriateness.
The ethical leader is the one who has used different approaches so as to influence the
working behaviour and nature of the business and along with this also promoted the effective
working standards in which all the employee has felt more similarity and equal pathway to
measure success and growth in timely basis. On the other hand the ethical manager is the one
who has promoted the working norms as by measuring the impact so that positive working
surround is promoted by which advanced learning is promoted in systematic and organised
manner. It is more essential for the business that ethical business surround is promoted by which
all the employee has gain adequate justice as along with this appropriate operations and
functional level of business is enhanced (Moriarty, 2019). In this the leader has uses different
ethical practices in which I have tries to get the solution through which probability of moderate
outcome is enhanced. As in the prior stage of the business the working structure is the one that is
used to be more simpler by which all the complex situation is balanced in suitable mode. In this
the ethical manager works to increases the listing of training programmes by which employee get
learned to behave more properly and easily understand the working of business. The ethical
practices promote the moral working by which working operations of business is developed and
they have tries to provide better workplace within all the employees felt more comfort and
flexible. In this the reward and benefits procedure is performed by the business in which the
employee get certain amount of benefits and it is completely dependent on the employee working
and performance.
The ethical practices is used to personalise the quality working and in this both leader and
manager plays effective role and provides the working standard as per the suitability of business.
In this I have gain appropriate knowledge about the impacts of ethical behaviour in which
qualitative working is promoted so that honest and trust is developed in between the employee
and along with this all the redundancy is removes in adequate manner (Singer, 2018). As per the
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consideration of ethical prospect the business has uses different set of policies and procedure so
that moderate changes is gained by which productiveness and profitability of business is
increases in constant basis. The leader has worked on as per the different set of conditions and
tries to implies the strategical changes and modification by which timely growth is processed by
the business.
I have gain and collect more information about the fishing industry and different level of
working that is used by them as in order to perform all the actions and workings. In this the
supply chain is the basic prospect within which the violation of human right is promoted is
managed so that all the employee behave accordingly. In this ethical practices is the aspect that
is used to promote the working standards so that all the leader and manager has worked to make
repetitive changes as per the suitability of conditions. In this the different complex situations as
from which productive rate is affected is analysed as well as reviewed and in addition suitable
planning is designed that helps to increases the productivity of the business in timely manner by
which long term sustainability is attained (Sroka, 2018).
Ethical leadership management is being used to make effective utilisation of all the
resources by which ethical practices is managed by which adequate maximisation of profit
generation is affected. It also assist to make effective decision-making by which both personal
and professional growth is measured in satisfactorily mode.
There are few leadership qualities that is used to recognised as in this ethical leader
always perform right thing at right time. For this various qualities are induced that is as
furthermore explained below as: Justice: It is a quality in which fairness and justice is processed by leader instead of
paying favouritism and rather than this leader get ensure balanced treatment is offered to
all. None of the employee get differentiate on the basis of gender difference, ethnicity,
nationality etc.
 Respect others: It is an essential ability in which balanced level of respect is offered as
by listening attentively, promoting value towards contribution, being generous and
compassionate by which viewpoints are getting matched in ordinate basis.
It assist to control ethical consideration in which importance of each employee is
processed with comfort and perfection so that working standards is enhanced over continuous
period of time.
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CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from the above report that business ethics represent the basic norm
under which different set of activities and actions get promoted as those are used by the business
in systematic manner. It reflect the better proposition that is used to promote and diversify the
working range and probability and with this more competitive advantage is attained within the
stipulated period of time. In this the leader and manager of the business has uses different
transparency so as to develop and modifies the different set of working by which productive
outcomes are developed and along with this all the different complexity is removed within
timely basis. In this the key stakeholder are the vital prospect for the business and in this ethical
leadership management is being used to enhance the ethical practices in organised mode.
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