ethically
In good conscience
Ethically means in a manner consistent with moral principles or standards of right conduct.
Someone who behaves ethically follows accepted rules of fairness and integrity: The company claims to source its products ethically.
The word often implies adherence to professional or institutional codes: ethically questionable research practices, Is it ethically permissible to lie to protect someone?
With mature accountability
- conscientiouslyWith moral thoroughness
- honorablyWith ethical conduct
- fairlyModerately or equitably
- justlyWith fairness applied
honestly · transparently · lawfully · scrupulously · uprightly · impartially · equitably · legitimately
Morality based on obligations
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
- axiologyPhilosophy studying worth
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
- normativeSetting behavioral standards
teleology · relativism · absolutism · metaethics · categorical imperative · pragmatism · pluralism · egoism
Adhering to requirements
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
disclosure · fiduciary · confidentiality · informed consent · malpractice · conflict of interest · due diligence · whistleblowing
With uncertainty or distrust
- problematicallyIn a dubious way
- controversiallyIn debatable fashion
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- murkyDark and unclear
gray area · ambiguously · shadily · improperly · inappropriately · unscrupulously · corruptly · exploitatively
Able to endure long-term
- organicFrom living matter
- cruelty-freeUntested on animals
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- traceableAble to be followed
certified · humane · locally · artisanal · responsibly · green · renewable · biodegradable
responsibly
With mature accountability
- conscientiouslyWith moral thoroughness
- honorablyWith ethical conduct
- fairlyModerately or equitably
justly · honestly · transparently · lawfully · scrupulously · uprightly · impartially · equitably · legitimately · properly
deontology
Morality based on obligations
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
- axiologyPhilosophy studying worth
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
normative · teleology · relativism · absolutism · metaethics · categorical imperative · pragmatism · pluralism · egoism · altruism
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
regulation · disclosure · fiduciary · confidentiality · informed consent · malpractice · conflict of interest · due diligence · whistleblowing · code of conduct
dubiously
With uncertainty or distrust
- problematicallyIn a dubious way
- controversiallyIn debatable fashion
- suspectBelieve to be likely
murky · gray area · ambiguously · shadily · improperly · inappropriately · unscrupulously · corruptly · exploitatively · deceptively
sustainable
Able to endure long-term
- organicFrom living matter
- cruelty-freeUntested on animals
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
traceable · certified · humane · locally · artisanal · responsibly · green · renewable · biodegradable · sweatshop-free
- philosophy adverbslogically, rationally, morally, metaphysically, ontologically
ethicallyunethically
Without moral principles
immorally · dishonorably · corruptly · wrongly · dishonestly
ethicallyamorally
Without ethical regard
indifferently · callously · cold-bloodedly · dispassionately · mechanically
- ethical dutyWhat one ought morally
- ethical conflictCompeting duties or values
- ethical dilemmaSituation with competing values
- ethical breachViolation of moral standards
- ethical behaviorMorally principled conduct
- ethical livingValues-driven daily conduct