The importance of applied ethics for sustainability and social responsibility

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  • Ana Hirsch Adler Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6576674

Abstract

Based on the review of specialized literature, three sections are presented: the first recovers from the consulted authors the different ways in which they combined some central concepts, such as: a) Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Ethics; b) Ethics, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility; c) Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainable Development; d) Ethical Practices, Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance; and e) Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Public Responsibility. Then there is the importance of education regarding sustainability and social responsibility based on the UNESCO proposal (2015), and a significant empirical contribution on social sustainability, which considers ethical elements with students from two universities in Valencia Spain.

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Published

2022-03-29

How to Cite

Hirsch Adler, A. (2022). The importance of applied ethics for sustainability and social responsibility. Responsibility and Sustainability, 7(1), 3–10. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6576674

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