Ethics Trading

How many large corporations are now telling us that they’re “Ethical” now? How many big businesses seem to think that by using the word they can seem somehow better?

And what is Ethical anyway? Or Green, or Eco friendly? They are such nebulous terms and although they do bring to mind a more responsible way of working, producing and consuming there is no standard definition in terms of business. Even the dictionary doesn’t give us many clues.

ethical

adjective

1. pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
2. being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice, esp. the standards of a profession

Morals? Whose morals? Whose rules? Whose standards? No real clues to what Ethical means there…..

For me and for Ethics Trading it’s about my own personal Ethics and beliefs. It’s about being open and honest, transparent in my dealings with you, my customers and my suppliers. I don’t lie or cheat and I try to find products that are more natural and sourced responsibly.

There’s another can of worms, Responsibly…. By that I mean that I try to find ou how a product is produced and to make sure that all the people along the production chain are treated fairly, paid a fair wage for their area and not subjected to chemical drenching in the name of progress and a bigger harvest. I mean that as far as I can be sure, no children were forced to work as part of the production of any product or ingredient sold through Ethics trading. I mean that as far as I can be sure no part of the Earth was harmed or destroyed to grow or produce any product or ingredient sold through Ethics Trading. I mean that as far as I can be sure that no women were forced to forgo an education in order to work, not forced to leave their children in order to work and are not subjected to conditions of slavery or hardship.

That is My Ethical. There are so many facets to it that I could go on for pages but I think you’ld be bored…. Do feel free to open up a debate in the comments….

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