Business ethics
What Business ethics means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Doing what is morally right, such as paying fair wages, avoiding child labour, and ensuring safe working conditions in the supply chain.
Actions deemed morally correct that go beyond basic legal requirements, such as paying fair wages to overseas suppliers.
Moral principles that guide the way a business behaves, often going beyond legal requirements.
Topics that use Business ethics
- Influences on business (AQA GCSE)
- Ethics, the environment and business (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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