Environmental and Business Ethics

Prior to 2008, the OCR syllabus included Environmental Ethics but not Business Ethics. The new syllabus lumps the two topics together - however, students may still find the Environment section of this site useful.

The 2008 specification (AS exam 2009, A2 2010) says:

Candidates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the issue of how humans should relate to the environment, its resources and species;
• secular approaches – the Gaia hypothesis;
• issues in business ethics: the relationship between business and consumers; the relationship between employers and employees;
• the relationship between business and the environment; business and globalisation;
• the application and the different approaches of the ethical theories listed above to environmental and business ethics.

Candidates should be able to discuss these areas critically.