ipl-logo

Mega-Retailers Ethics

770 Words4 Pages

This documentary discusses the intensely controversial topic concerning the ethics of mega-retailers and grocers. This documentary reviews consumers’ – specifically Britons – burning questions that saturate their mind as they tirelessly scour through the mazes of Tesco, Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury aisles for the best “ethical” choice. It focuses on questions like: Are the big mega-corporations driven by ethics, the environment or sustainability? They also investigate how “green” or sustainably friendly your town really is. For some Briton customers, going green is not a priority, so retailers should not be concerned with populating their stores with environmentally friendly items and groceries. However, vast majority customers feel that the groceries and retailers are not green enough. A great deal of Britons believes that grocers and retailers contribute negatively to the environment. Moreover, many believe the purpose for grocers environmentally friendly “schemes” of the retailers is to attract more customers, only having their best financial interests in mind. Speaking of environmentally friendly “schemes,” they also discuss cutting carbon …show more content…

When the British public was asked if they personally thought that retailers were brainstorming different methods for more energy efficiency, the majority thought that they were not. Rather they thought: some of Britain's biggest retailers are the biggest users of polluting power. Tesco is attempting to make a step towards various energy efficient techniques, so they are testing energy efficient trucks in addition to building widespread energy efficient stores that have a smaller carbon footprint in comparison a conventional store. Other stores like Marks & Spencer are making steps to have more environmentally friendly stores. These companies are committed to reducing their carbon footprint, but can they still do that while expanding their

Show More
Related
291 Words | 2 Pages

Publix has increased from a single store to over 1,077 supermarkets with over 160,000 associates. They are continuously hailed as the number one supermarket for customer satisfaction and one of Fortune’s 100 and 500 best companies to work for. With continuous growth, it is important to evaluate their legal and ethical policies (“We Are Publix”, n.d.). Publix values their employees and indicate their employees are the company. Their Human Resource Representatives ensure their ethical policy is monitored by assisting in defining standards for the delivery of phenomenal customer service.

Read More
319 Words | 2 Pages

Show-rooming has become a significant issue for Target, its internal stakeholders, and the predominance of its external stakeholders. Subsequently, Target requested suppliers manufacture products that are exclusive to Target and/or partner with Target to price match competitors, in order to aid Target in remaining competitive (Kinicki, 2013). After learning of Target’s request of its vendors, some have expressed concerns regarding the ethical dilemma created by Target. After examining the facts in the article, considering the symbiotic relationship between Target and its suppliers, and referencing the Utilitarian Approach to resolving ethical dilemmas, I believe Target’s requests of its suppliers are ethical (Kinicki, 2013). Retailers in various

Read More
3892 Words | 16 Pages

Goel, M, & Ramanathan, M. (2014). Business ethics and corporative responsibilities-is there a dividing line? Porcedia Economics and finance, 11, 49-59. O'Halloran, D. (2013). What Was At Stake At Superstore.

Read More
286 Words | 2 Pages

I believe Targets’ highest management employees are taking an individual approach to solving an ethical dilemma. According to Kinicki and Williams (2013), an individual approach “is guided by what will result in the individual’s best long-term interests, which ultimately are in everyone’s self-interest.” It is good for Target in the long term, but it may not be what is best for Targets’ suppliers. If Target's’ business model helps them gain market share and gain a competitive advantage it may be good for the suppliers in the long term, but it is uncertain. In my opinion, using the size of their market as leverage to have the suppliers solve their own problems seems wrong.

Read More
815 Words | 4 Pages

Customers that place a high value on environmental stewardship and traceability in their purchase decisions are drawn to the emphasis on transparent supply chains and sustainable farming techniques. Also, the fair trade movement appeals to customers who value community involvement and social cohesiveness since it reflects the values of empowerment and solidarity. A global movement for fair trade practices and inclusive economic growth is actively supported by customers who purchase fair trade items. Tim Hunt 2024 - "The 'Tim

Read More
1254 Words | 6 Pages

The Home Depot, which has been working to improve its sustainability since Earth Day in 1990. In 2015, The Home Depot exceeded its carbon reduction goals, reducing supply chain emissions by 35 percent, a multi-year achievement. (Cassidy, 2017) That's the equivalent of taking 200 million miles of transported product off the highways. In another measure, eliminating 4,000 truck shipments helped avoid 4.132 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

Read More
1537 Words | 7 Pages

Retailers recognition of the impact they have and responsibility to address these movements filter into the customer perception of the business. Societal and environmental issues are a hot topic at present with increase activism and public awareness. Retailers need to take steps to address these issues to improve or maintain the perception held by consumers (Rangaiah, 2021). Retailers who fail to engage face the possibility of bad press, negative social media and in some retail setting even protesters. Advertising retailer’s enrolment in these movements not only enforces customer perceptions of causes but also increases brand awareness that can maintain or even introduce new customers to the business (Inabo, 2021).

Read More
347 Words | 2 Pages

I think the issue related to the ethics of Best Buy is mostly binds to some employees who use fraudulent ways and no ethical behaviors to achieve their goals even though the company's employees are well trained, and are expected to be ethical;. These practices are deceptive and lead the company to be accused in the past and to pay heavy fines. Some employees do not let the choice to the customers to decide the service and plan or products’ brand they are interested in or not. They used aggressive and offensives sales strategies to achieve their goals or achieve the required sales quotas as the company has been accused as cited: “entering into a corporate-wide scheme to institute high-pressure sales techniques involving the extended warranties. “

Read More
1010 Words | 5 Pages

Today, “cool” is used to refer to something stylish, innovative, original, authentic, desirable, and unique (Bird and Tapp, 2008). The term is commonly used in marketing to reach not only young targets but also adult targets. The term “cool” is broadly used among different cultures, age groups, socio-economic classes, and geographic territories that represent a tribal identity, and marketers are trying to reach these tribes (Cova, Kozinets and Shankar, 2007). The question this paper is trying to address is whether consumers engage in sustainable practices because they are motivated by environmental concerns or because they think that they would be

Read More
721 Words | 3 Pages

In this article, written by Darden professor, Luann Lynch, Volkswagen’s determination to position its diesel products in a U.S. market, where only five percent of market was diesel, was too alluring for a company whose lofty goal, under then CEO Martin Winterkorn, was to be the world’s largest seller of automobiles. The U.S. market was viewed as neglected, making it an excellent market for growth for Volkswagen. Volkswagen’s strategy was to position their product in the market as a solution promoting environmental sustainability, then utilize a sense-of-mission-marketing to aid the company in defining their product in social terms, rather than in product terms, to appeal to their target markets (Armstrong & Kotler, 2017). Volkswagen could have been well on its way to dominate the world car market if it was not for the corporate culture Winkerton and his predecessor, Ferdinand Piech, fostered, which was a culture of control, micromanagement, and fear. Lynch describes the environment as containing three factors: pressure, opportunity, and rationalization, which can lead some individuals into unethical behavior (Lynch & Santos, VW Emissions and the 3 Factors That Drive Ethical Breakdown, 2016).

Read More
464 Words | 2 Pages

The topic of environmental concern has received considerable attention in the academic literature since the 1970s because it can trigger the crucial role of consumers, firms, and government in environmental and market effects (Schwepker and Cornell, 1991; Laroche, Bergeron, and Barbaro-Forleo, 2001; Griskevicius, Tybur and Van der Bergh, 2010). This preponderance of environmental concern arose in parallel with the overwhelming presence of global environmental issues, the rapid population growth and their non-sustainable consumption patterns (Ölander and ThØgersen, 1995; Smart, 2010). Such a context has confronted the aforementioned actors with an important challenge: the awakening of social conscience to become more reflective and act responsibly in favor of protecting the environment due to the recognition that natural resources are not endless as

Read More
849 Words | 4 Pages

Being particularly fond of renewable energy, I have promoted the nationwide “Switch-off” campaign by visiting University dorms and providing tips for reducing energy consumption. Moreover, having contemplated the complexity of mergers and acquisitions whilst participating in a Herbert Smith Freehills’ case study, I believe the firm’s promising goal to become a top 20 UK law firm will bring highly intriguing transactions. Furthermore, Bond Dickinson’s engagement with noteworthy real estate and regeneration projects, such as the Wood Warf project and its unique dedication to sustainability, demonstrated through its role of an ambassador for the Right Waste, Right Place campaign, meets my objective of contributing to the community. My passion for improving the status quo has prompted me to action against food waste. As a volunteer for the charity FoodCycle, I collect surplus food from supermarkets and cook it at the local Community Centre where I offer free dinners for the

Read More
941 Words | 4 Pages

Introduction This case study explores the acquisition of the Body Shop, which is one of the largest franchise cosmetics companies in the world, by L’Oreal. The main concentration of the case study aims at investigating the impact on business ethics and corporate social responsibility by the concentricity of the Body Shop and L’Oreal and how the general attitude and buying behaviour is distorted in the course of this acquisition. L‘Oreal being the big conglomerate in the cosmetics industry acquired the Body Shop International which is comparably small but having iconic brand of environmental and socially responsible concerns, on 17 March 2006, through a covenant of $1.2 billion. The combination of two brands in a newly formed conglomerate implies a combination of values, principles and associations that might affect a company’s appeal. The verity that L 'Oreal 's acquisition of the Body Shop provides plenty of potential growth opportunities is undeniable; nevertheless the question of how well the acquisition sits in the group of the world 's largest cosmetics company is another matter.

Read More
1361 Words | 6 Pages

According to Varul (2008) the notion of ‘ethical consumerism’ seems to be a contradiction in terms, since market and morality are commonly viewed as stark opposites with morality being sought in the contestation of certain goods’ commodity status and in the blocking of certain exchanges. What is new in the phenomenon of market society, a phenomenon that has been observed over the last 30 years, is the emergence of consumption as a criterion for the quality of life and as a sign of the demand for it. Moreover, society has become in our time a society that governs and evaluates its members, including the ability to consume. Without legislation regulating the market, people’s choices will be

Read More
901 Words | 4 Pages

Furthermore, it is noted that customers, particularly from developed nations like UK, France and Italy are more and more concerned about their health and the report on individual health expenditure over the last decade by OECD (2011) has confirmed that. The report shows that customers are becoming more inquisitive in the type, nature, origin and the processing method of materials in which, apparel and clothing firms uses in producing their product. Thus, demanding for transparency and accountability. Consequently, many customers have gone green and they are persistently advocating for sustainable and ethical activities of firms (Johansson, 2010; Pookulangara

Read More

More about Mega-Retailers Ethics

Related Topics

Open Document