What defines an ethical corporation?
Just for discussion (and because I'm having difficulty wrapping my brain around the idea that one might exist), I have a question:
What defines an ethical corporation?
What corporations fit these criteria? How do we identify them?
So far there seems to be a consensus that an ethical corporation is one that does not test on animals. Does this extend then, to the next logical step: An ethical company is a company which does not profit off of animal cruelty at all? Zip, zilch, nada?
What I'm wondering then, is does that mean that grocery stores (including bulk and health food stores) are inherently unethical? After all, they sell animal products, and so are profiting from animal cruelty too.
Are grocery stores exempt from the support-ethical-companies-only rule? Why or why not?
It seems to me that it boils down to a case of picking our battles and choosing the lesser of many evils, but by what criteria are we to measure these companies? Exactly how unethical do they have to be to be TOO unethical?
Do we also take into account how human employees are treated? And whether or not the products are organic?
Do there exist brands or suppliers of food, that don't support animal testing, that don't deal with animal products, that are organic, and fair trade? If anyone knows of anything that fits all these criteria, please tell me.
I'm not trying to be antagonistic. I'm seriously clueless about all this stuff and have no idea where to start.
I think the first mental roadblock I'm having here is "Why is it NOT okay to support things like Phillip Morris, who do animal testing, but it IS okay to support the grocery/healthfood/bulk store, which makes a profit off of selling all manner of animal parts and products?"
What defines an ethical corporation?
What corporations fit these criteria? How do we identify them?
So far there seems to be a consensus that an ethical corporation is one that does not test on animals. Does this extend then, to the next logical step: An ethical company is a company which does not profit off of animal cruelty at all? Zip, zilch, nada?
What I'm wondering then, is does that mean that grocery stores (including bulk and health food stores) are inherently unethical? After all, they sell animal products, and so are profiting from animal cruelty too.
Are grocery stores exempt from the support-ethical-companies-only rule? Why or why not?
It seems to me that it boils down to a case of picking our battles and choosing the lesser of many evils, but by what criteria are we to measure these companies? Exactly how unethical do they have to be to be TOO unethical?
Do we also take into account how human employees are treated? And whether or not the products are organic?
Do there exist brands or suppliers of food, that don't support animal testing, that don't deal with animal products, that are organic, and fair trade? If anyone knows of anything that fits all these criteria, please tell me.
I'm not trying to be antagonistic. I'm seriously clueless about all this stuff and have no idea where to start.
I think the first mental roadblock I'm having here is "Why is it NOT okay to support things like Phillip Morris, who do animal testing, but it IS okay to support the grocery/healthfood/bulk store, which makes a profit off of selling all manner of animal parts and products?"