Life Skills·Entrepreneurship·conceptual
Ethics in Business
Being honest, being fair, treating workers well, not harming the environment; what makes a 'good' business; whether businesses should care about more than profit
Suggested ages 9–11
Evidence of understanding
- Name at least two things that make a business ethical (fair wages, honest advertising, environmentally responsible)
- Explain why a business that only cares about profit might cause problems
- Describe a situation where a business owner faces an ethical choice and suggest what they should do
Assessment prompt
If Ethics in Business heard about a company paying its workers very little to make bigger profits, could they explain why that's unfair and suggest a better approach?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.