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Crushed Campbell Understanding business ethics Defied notion: Primary CARS policy employees have equal opportunities based on merit: suppliers are treated fairly local communities are respected and supported by Primary the company takes its environmental responsibilities seriously CARS – CARS is a process with the aim to embrace responsibility for the company’s actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders.
Wisped Corporate governance corporate governance involves regulatory and market mechanisms, and the roles and relationships between a company’s management, its board, its shareholders and other stakeholders, and the goals for which the corporation is governed. Sustainability – sustainability is the long-term maintenance of responsibility which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of stewardship, the responsible management Of resource use. Www. Reinterpretation’s. Net Corruption – In philosophical, theological, or moral discussions, corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an idea. Wisped The process that Primary go through to complete its operation is: Advertising ND selling ?? Primary has no advertising cost. They don’t waste any money on advertising as they depend on word-of-mouth of their customers. Primary also sells their products in bulk, so that they are able to sell their products at a low price to their customers.
They have saving cost strategies to allow them to sell their clothing at a low price. Primary aim their products at people that are money conscious and looking for cheap clothing at a descent quality. From what I gathered Primary, doesn’t not make advertising their main priority, but have always stayed true when advertising their product. This will involve their prices and the quality of their goods. The goods that Primary sells to their customer, I would class as appropriate as the majority Of their clothing are based on the younger generation.
On the other hand there are things that I would consider inappropriate for young children such as shirts with upside down crosses on them, leggings and sweatshirts with skulls but also bikini for children. This sort Of clothing could really have a negative impact on families because of religious reasons. Employ staff – Primary has a code of conducts that are followed by factories and suppliers to ensure that heir clothes are made in a good working conditions.
This includes: Employment is freely chosen Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are respected Working conditions are safe and hygienic Child labor shall not be used Living wages are paid Working hours are not excessive No discrimination is practiced Regular employment is provided No harsh or inhumane treatment is allowed These are the code of conduct that is followed within Primary’s factory to help their employees to work in a fair and good working condition. Primary has become more ethical over the years to ensure that their employees can work n good conditions.
There is no discrimination encouraged by Primary as they have believe that their employees are very important to the company. If their code Of conduct is not followed by suppliers and worker, their contract will be terminated by Primary. This is because they trying to become more ethical and sustainable. To make sure that their code of conduct is followed; their ethical trading team carries out an audit to ensure that their factories are functioning efficiently. In the year 2007-2008 Primary was exposed for using child labor.
There were children used to produce fast fashion clothing at ere low prices for Primary. They worked in very poor conditions, earning no more than up an hour for very excessive hours. The money they earned was used for clean water, shelter, clothes, education, health care and transport. This is very unethical as children are used put together clothing with their bare hands. As a part Of their fate to get back into the good books Of their customers they sacked 3 suppliers in India as they did not follow the ethical treatment.
The media today still believes today in 2012 that child labor is still being used by Primary. According to Dutch multinational research institute young teenage girls have been found working at the four firms which produce solely for the export market. Some girls are forced to work overtime or banned from leaving the factory compound”. A couple years ago Primary used to sell sandblast denim, to their customer, but after becoming exposed, they have become more ethical over the years. They have stopped selling sandblast jeans as it risks their workers’ health.
Primary are now looking for alternative techniques that are safe and viable. Raw material – Primary products are mainly sourced in China, India, Turkey and Bangladesh. Primary import their cotton from Himalayas Mountains Nepal. There is no evidence that Primary has any contribution to deforesting. Manufacturing – Primary are committed to reducing carbon dioxide emissions from our stores. They have been working with the Carbon Trust to develop their Carbon Policy which is displayed in all their stores. In the year 2008 Primary Carbon footprint was measured 27,000 tones.
Primary has created a long-term programmer to create sustainable improvements in labor standards with their suppliers in China, India and Bangladesh. They ere working with global and local partners to help increase the wages as well as the improving production management yester. Primary has estimated that within a year, as part of their recycling strategy they will save 238,000 trees. They also plan to reduce road use by 1 60,525 miles, saved 27,869 gallons Of fuel and cut 21 ,576 lorry trips to our stores. Distribution- TO move their goods around Primary uses chutes, wave prick because it’s more efficient and requires less labor.
Primary also uses pallet live storage as they have had problems in the past with storing. Primary has been encouraging greener business practice by recycling all of their store waste. They have been recycling cardboards, hangers and plastic through heir new centralized recycling. With this they are planning to make their distribution system more carbon neutral. Animal testing – Primary once tested their makeup and toiletry before the year 2009. There became a stop to their testing on animal once they joined the ET group to become more ethical and sustainable.
This is shown within their ethical policy. Primary has many different stakeholders such as: Customers Primary’s key methods of communicating with their customers are by, creating an ethical trading website, where they are able to share their concerns with Primary. By becoming more ethical over the years Primary is able to give their customers affordable fashion clothing, while keeping them well informed on their ethical issues. Primary has also created a school project as a way Of interacting with their consumers more.
This involves students creating a website on Primary’s stakeholders and the importance that they play. The students are also sharing ethical challenges that Primary will face. This helps Primary’s consumers have a more understanding on their ethical issues and methods Of solution to solve them. As a stake holder Primary customers want low priced fashionable goods for the value of their none, which will means that Primary will have to try and balance the becoming more ethical and sustainable which juggling the expectations of their customers. This will add a lot of excessive cost Primary.
Shareholders Primary’s share holder own shares within the company, which means they have an input on the decisions that are made by Primary. Primary keep their stakeholders informed by sharing their corporate social responsibility report. This will mean that they able to see what Primary’s behavior are towards ethical issues. Primary’s shareholders would expect an increase in their vividness as more money is being spent from their pocket to become an ethical and sustainable business. They would also want their sales to increase as well as their profit.
Workers and communities As a part of Primary’s plan to become more ethical they are communicating more efficiently with their worker and communities. Primary’s clothes are made in China, Bangladesh and India. Within these countries Primary has listened to their problems and challenges that they face. With the information that they have gathered they are able to launch development programs to help their workers and communities such as, the HER project, where they revive essential health, hygiene, and nutritional education and awareness for women garment workers and their families and communities.
This will have a great impact on their worker and communities. Workers and communities would require a respectable and professional workplace; this would include the good conditions, fair wages. They would also want the helping hand to a healthy lifestyle, such as educations, better quality jobs and solutions to health problems. These are some of the problems that they rely on Primary to support them with. Trade unions Primary has used many different methods to engage with their trade union roofs. They have set off by listening to the different opinions of their worker and try to find solutions to overcome the problems.
By performing ethically it will have a positive impact on their trade unions as they will be listened to and treated fairly. As Primary is a part of the ET and international labor organization they are encouraged to improve labor practices. As a stakeholder of Primary the trade union would want a fair understanding within decision-marking about wages, pay rise but also right to fair working hours and holidays. These are problems that the trade union would like Primary to have a helping hand with.
Suppliers While Primary is performing more ethical, it might be as benefit to their suppliers if they don’t have the same values and ethics as Primary. This could mean they night lose Primary as a customers. On the other had Primary has a code of conducts which all of their supplier and factories must follow as a part of their way of becoming more ethical. If their code of conduct is not followed the Primary, will break of the contract and again lose Primary as a customers. Supplier would like a long-term contract with Primary with fair terms and conditions especially if they are dealing with supplier that has ethical morals.