Towards Ethical Business

László Zsolnai
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László Zsolnai: 1Business Ethics Center, BUESPA, H-1053 Budapest, Veres Pálné u. 36, Hungary

Society and Economy, 2003, vol. 25, issue 2, 259-263

Abstract: 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

Keywords: responsibility; transformation of business (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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