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    Learnenglish Podcasts Professionals Business and Ethics

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    Rossignol Bird
    3 year secondary school ethics and business unit. it s an activity that can be used as listening and speaking sequence.

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    © All Rights Reserved
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    BUSINESSANDETHICSAUDIOSCRIPT

    Listentopartofalectureaboutethicalbusinessprinciples.
    Optionalexercise (Theanswersareatthebottomofthepage).
    Listentothelectureandcompletethisstudent'snotesbytypingonewordineachgap.

    Businessandethics

    relatetohowcompanyconductsitsbusinesstomakea _1_
    Corporatesocial _2_programmeshelpcreateprosperousinclusive _3_
    employeesshouldbetreated _4_ andwithrespect
    recruitmentonbasisof _5_ opportunity
    _6_businessesshouldchoosesupplierscarefully
    companiesshouldpaysupplierson _7_
    companiesshouldminimise _8_consumptionandwasteproducts
    cangive _9_ tocommunityprojects

    TodayImgoingtotalkaboutbusinessandethics.FirstIlllookatwhatismeantbybusinessethics.ThenIll
    examinethekindofethicalconsiderationscompaniesneedtoaddress,howtheycangoaboutdoingbusiness
    inamoreethicalway,andlookatsomeexamplesofethicalbusinesspractises.
    Sowhatarebusinessethicsandwhyaretheyseenasimportant intodaysbusinessclimate?Businessethics
    relatetohowacompanyconductsitsbusinessinordertomakeaprofit.Althoughtheprimarygoalofthe
    companymaybetomakemoney,italsorecognisesthatithasaresponsibilitytowardsthesocietyinwhichit
    operates.ThetermCorporateSocialResponsibilityisoftenused,andnowadaysmanycompanieshavestrong
    corporatesocialresponsibilityprogrammesdesignedtohelpcreateaprosperous,inclusivesociety.
    NowIlllookatsomebasicethicalconsiderationsthatacompanyneedstoaddress.Thefirstareaishowthe
    companytreatsitsemployees.Allemployeesshouldbetreatedfairly,andwithrespect.Acompanythatcares
    foritsworkerswelfarewilltendtohaveahappierworkforceandalowerturnoverofstaff.Itisalsoimportant
    thatworkersarerecruitedonabasisofequalopportunity.
    Thesecondareaishowacompanyconductsitsdaytodaybusiness.Inamanufacturingbusiness,this
    includeshowsuppliersofrawmaterialsarechosenandtreated.AgoodexampleofthisistheFairTrade
    movement.Thisinitiativeensuresthatsmallscalefarmersarepaiddirectlyandatafairpricefortheircrops.A
    companyshouldalsolookatitspolicyonpayingsuppliers,andensurethatpaymentsaremadeontime.
    Anotherethicalconsiderationistheimpactthebusinesshasontheenvironment.Manufacturingcompanies
    shouldstrivetoensurethatproductioniscleanandcareful,andlookforwaystominimiseenergyconsumption
    andwasteproducts.
    Finally,acompanycanalsodecidetogivesomethingbacktothecommunityitoperatesin.Thiscanbeinthe
    formofcorporategivingprogrammes,wheredonationsaregiventocommunityprojects,orbyinitiating
    schemestoimprovethelocalcommunityandencouragingemployeestoworkontheseschemes.

    Answers: 1profit,2responsibility,3society,4fairly,5equal,6manufacturing,7time,8energy,9donations
    www.britishcouncil.org/professionals.htm
    TheBritishCouncil,2009
    TheUnitedKingdomsinternationalorganisationforeducationalopportunitiesandculturalrelations. WeareregisteredinEnglandasacharity.

    LearnEnglishProfessionals
    BUSINESSANDETHICSAUDIOSCRIPT

    www.britishcouncil.org/professionals.htm
    TheBritishCouncil,2009
    TheUnitedKingdomsinternationalorganisationforeducationalopportunitiesandculturalrelations. WeareregisteredinEnglandasacharity.

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