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Marks And Garcer: Ethical Factors Of Marks And Spencers

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awareness of campaign related to cardiovascular disease whose intention is to highlight the needs for treating cholesterol and associated risks (Rajender and Chaudhuri 2005). LO3.1: A moral agent can be described as a being ‘capable of acting with reference to what is right or wrong’ (Moral agent, 2015). So when someone or something is considered to be a moral agent, it does not necessarily mean that they are actually making moral decisions, but it means that they are in a category which can enable them to be blamed. Therefore, if someone cannot be blamed for doing something, it means that they do not have the right. Moral agents can be held responsible for any decisions or behaviours whether good or bad (Moral agent, 2015). Marks and Spencer may be considered as one of the organisations which act as moral agent because they are committed towards quality, service, value, trust and innovation and it also analysed that trust may be earned from diverse individuals as a …show more content…

They move towards handling the issues of low wages in the developing countries by introducing sustainable solutions for setting up ethical model factories which looks after labour or employees’ rights and other different ethical aspects (Redman and Wilkinson 2001). Marks and Spencer are included in the list presented by Ethisphere Institute think-tank, which nominated it as the most ethical organisation of the world. For instance, they are committed to promoting healthy lifestyles and wellbeing for their customers and employees through product innovation, provision of information and encouraging active lifestyle of their customers. They also help to fight illness, tackle poverty and protect the environment in the communities where their customers and staff live as well as on an international scale where necessary (M&S, Plan A,

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