The Best Nightlife in Cusco: A Guide to the City's Party Scene

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Business Ethics- Walmart Corporation

According to Chris Macdonald (n,d) business ethics is defined as “the critical, structured examination of how people and institutions should behave in the world of commerce. In particular, it involves examining appropriate constraints on the pursuit of self-interest, or profits, when the actions of individuals or firms affect others.” Business ethics is closely linked to the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) which is defined as the “continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large (Baker, 2004).” This essay will seek the to discuss how the terms business ethics and CSR has influenced the practices of  the company, Walmart Corporation, and evaluate how well they have adhered to ethical principles.
                 Walmart is recognized as the world’s largest retailer goods such as bras, dresses, underwear and  many other types of clothing and household items, many of their products are made in low income countries such as Bangladesh (Grabell, 2013). The business practices of this retail giant were brought in to questioning in April of this year when a garment factory building in Rana Plaza Bangladesh collapsed, killing over 1100 workers. Some of the major questions raised were if Walmart had the capability to manage effectively their supply chain and if they were able to monitor and ensure that the working conditions of workers that made their goods were up to international labor standards. Walmart defended themselves by stating that they had barred 200 factories from conducting business with them, due to safety problems, labor violations and unauthorized subcontracting (Grabell, 2013).
                However, even though Walmart has tried to back their claims, it has been found that they have continued to associate themselves with two of the companies that were on the barred list, Mars Apparel and SimCo Dresses. In fact evidence from the United States (US) customs shows that SimCo Dresses and Mars Apparel shipped tons of goods to Walmart in March and May of this year respectively. In addition to this act that may seem unethical or against business ethics, Walmart have refused to sign an agreement that the international labour body has put in place for large retailers to improve safety conditions of factories in Bangladesh. Walmart stated that they have an alternative safety plan that when implemented at factories, these improvement plans will yield faster results (Grabell, 2013).
 The Walmart Corporation is faced with the ethical dilemma of getting shipment of goods from factories in Bangladesh without violating international labor laws. That is they must choose whether to sever ties with long time suppliers whose factories may pose a safety risk, which may end in the loss of jobs or they must try to help to improve the factories by updating areas such as the structural strength of buildings that may cause collapse and the electrical wiring which may cause fires, thereby helping to retain the jobs of many in need. How can Walmart maintain proper business ethics?
My recommendation would be that Walmart should try to aid the factories in Bangladesh to lift the standards of their factories, in order to prevent injuries or even deaths of workers.  Severing ties would not be beneficial to either party, as Walmart would lose suppliers that produce low cost high quality goods, and the suppliers would lose Walmart as a major account resulting in the massive loss of jobs and even the closing down of factories. Walmart would be able to achieve this goal when dealing with the country of Bangladesh by implementing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in their policies
Examples of which policies to implement, could be adapted from companies such as Starbucks that have aimed to get their partner, customers, suppliers and communities involved. If Walmart is able to improve business relations, especially with their suppliers, this would be beneficial and prevent the unnecessary loss of jobs.  In addition they could invest in the developing the local communities of where their factories are located in Bangladesh, thereby strengthen business ties (Frechett, 2010).
Another company that Walmart could aim to model in terms of their CSR policies would be McDonalds that have implemented environmental responsibilities. These environmental responsibilities focus on energy conservation that would find ways to increase energy efficiency, sustainable packaging and waste management and green building design (Frechett, 2010). When Walmart implement policies such as these, then strict building codes and designs can be used by factory owners. Such actions would help to maintain the integrity and reputability of the retail giant Walmart, as well as eliminating any potential risks that may cause harm to the workers in the factory.
 To conclude in order to achieve proper business ethics which seeks the interest not only of the company but others, Walmart needs to support their suppliers by helping them to develop effective safety practices within their factories. These safety practices would prevent a recurrence of the tragedy which occurred in April of this year.  This would further result in Walmart helping to fulfill their Corporate Social Responsibility, which has been defined as “set of actions of a company that changes business operations to improve, maintain, or mitigate a company’s impact on society and the environment (Frechett, 2010).” The efforts of Walmart would not only benefit their suppliers but would also help to maintain the integrity of the company. Overall a display of ethical actions by the Walmart Corporation will be mutually beneficial with their business partners in Bangladesh.
References
Baker, M. (2004). Corporate social responsibility  - What does it mean? Retreived from
               http://www.mallenbaker.net/csr/definition.php
Frechett , H. (2010).Defining Corporate Social Responsibilty. Retreived from http://citizenpolity.com/2010/07/22/defining-corporate-social-responsibility/
Grabell, M. (2013). Walmart accepted clothing from banned bangladesh factories. Retreived from

Macdonald, C. (n,d). Definition: Business ethics. Retrieved from http://www.businessethics.ca/definitions/business-ethics.html

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