2. Ethics
This section focuses on ethics, with particular reference to paragraph 4.4 of ISO 26000:2010 on ethical behavior.
2.1 Definition
It's a word on everyone's lips, in every media outlet, but what is ethics really?
Since Spinoza's Ethics, a treatise on practical philosophy published after his death in 1677, many minds have contributed a whole series of stones to the edifice. The term "ethics" has been defined in numerous ways.
First, let's consider the definition in the Larousse dictionary, which provides three definitions, two for the feminine noun ethics and one for the adjective ethics:
"part of philosophy that considers the fundamentals of morality";
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...Standards and norms
- Accountability principles standard. - AA1000 APS - 2008
- Lignes directrices relatives à la responsabilité sociétale. - NF ISO 26000 - 2010
- Corporate responsibility and sustainable development – Guidelines for using ISO 26000:2010 in the food chain. - ISO/TS 26030 - 2019
- Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility – Guide to ISO 26000:2010 for the wine industry. - AC X30-032 - 2015
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