What does it all mean?
Trading Ethically? What’s it mean then?
For me it means running my business as openly and honestly as possible. It means refusing to stock products that cause harm to the earth or it’s peoples in their use or production. It means recycling packaging and being as eco friendly as possible.
But, while being green is part of being ethical, it goes far beyond that and into a global perspective. For me it means transferring some of my personal ethics into my business practices and policies. So, it means I will not associate my business with any other business that has links with human trafficking or the porn industry. It means I prefer to use UK based suppliers where I can so the goods aren’t being flown around the world and I prefer suppliers that can claim fair trade status or have a fair trade policy in place.
Ethics are personal and mean something slightly different to each individual and each business. What do they mean to you?