ethical business practices
Honest commercial conduct
Ethical business practices are standards of conduct that go beyond legal requirements to consider fairness, honesty, and social responsibility.
The phrase covers treatment of employees, environmental impact, transparency with customers, and relationships with suppliers and communities.
Companies tout their ethical business practices in marketing, though the substance varies widely: The company claims ethical business practices, but their factories tell a different story.
- equal payMatching compensation regardless of identity
- pay gapEarnings difference between groups
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- carbon neutralityEmissions balanced by offsets
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
workplace safety · accountability · fair wages · transparency · community engagement · collective bargaining · compliance · do no harm · stakeholder engagement · waste reduction · renewable energy · charitable giving · anti-discrimination policies · social equity · corporate social responsibility · triple bottom line · fiduciary duty · whistleblowing policies
ethical business practicesdeceptive practices
Dishonest methods to mislead
predatory practices · shady dealings · sharp practices · corporate misconduct · scamming
ethical business practicescorporate crime
Unlawful conduct by organizations
fraud · white-collar crime · racketeering · money laundering · embezzlement
ethical business practicesworker exploitation
Mistreating employees for profit
sweatshop labor · wage theft · price gouging · misleading advertising · union busting
ethical, ethically, ethics, ethic, unethical, ethicist, business, businesses, businessman