Tension in Emerging Markets of Sustainable Practices at the Ethical Level

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Federico de Andreis , Federico Leopardi ,

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Volume 9 - July 2020 (07)

Abstract

Talking about ethics and economics is often complex because of the articulated link between them.The same thing happens when it comes to the subject of sustainability.Ethical and sustainable economy shoulddescribe, in fact, the theory of the ethical and sustainable preconditions of the economy and of business as well as the theory of the ethical foundations of economic systems.Supporting an ethical supply chain means that companies will incorporate social and human rights and environmental considerations into how they do business across the world.An ethical supply chain focuses on the need for corporate social responsibility, working to produce products and services in a way that treats its workers and the environment ethically.The work is characterized as a research aimed at the analysis of Asian markets, offering a strategy of implementation of sustainable and correct sustainable particulates for all stakeholders.This research, infact, will focus on the wider meaning of ethics and morale, therefore applying those concepts to supply chain issues that manager around the world encounter on their path also through some case studies taken into analysis.

Keywords

Emerging Markets, Sustainable Practices, Ethical Level

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