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Towards Ethical Business

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  • László Zsolnai

    (1Business Ethics Center, BUESPA, H-1053 Budapest, Veres Pálné u. 36, Hungary)

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Business activities considerably affect the fate and survival of natural ecosystems as well as the life conditions of present and future generations. In the light of Hans Jonas' theory of responsibility we can state that business has a one-way, non-reciprocal duty caring for the beings affected by its functioning. To become a fully ethical enterprise, business is to be carried out in sustainable, pro-social and future enhancing ways. Doing ethical business is not a luxury of advanced societies. It is a requirement for modern business to survive in a world of large-scale ecological disruption and social disintegration

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  • László Zsolnai, 2003. "Towards Ethical Business," Society and Economy, Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary, vol. 25(2), pages 259-263, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:aka:soceco:v:25:y:2003:i:2:p:259-263
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    responsibility; transformation of business;

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