
A UK Retailer had suppliers in the Rana Plaza building, Bangladesh, that collapsed in 2013. Employees of these suppliers were then paid by the UK Retailer until 2015.
This demonstrates what of the UK Retailer?
Select ONE answer:
- environmental considerations
- fair trade agreement
- health and safety regulations
- ethical considerations
Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:
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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.
The answer is 4
- Not correct
- Not correct
- Not correct
- Correct – Definition of ethical considerations: these are about doing the right thing and what is morally correct. The UK Retailer’s clothes suppliers and their employees would not be able to earn any income while they dealt with the impact of the tragedy. They are under no obligation to support its suppliers and therefore this demonstrated their ethical behaviour.
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