KIMBERLY CLARK ETHICS IN BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
Nowadays the morality and values of most organization and companies is questioned in their performance that most of the time their purpose is simply for profit and not to serve. There are many companies who exercise deliberate violation in their employees there are cases of overworked and underpaid employees especially the little domestic helper who have been abused in their household job, most mining companies do not adhere to the principles of protecting the environment that they dig into the deepest and destroy the earth and ecology just to get the resources, other industries put their dump on the land that should have been used for agriculture they also liter on the rivers that kills marine life and aquatic resources while most industries continue to produce smoke that deliberately destroys the earth’s atmosphere.
There are many companies who produce fake products most especially software’s, DVD movies, MP3 and other multi- media because it is easy to duplicate. No matter how many laws and limitations about business ethics there is just no stopping this organization in destroying the earth and its society. The ethical principles have been left behind in exchange of industrialization and personal gain while companies continue to operate in this way. These are ethical dilemmas that have been the abuse of power by most organization, sometimes greed overthrown righteousness is mostly exercised when faced with such circumstance. If a company is caught by the government and authorities they can exercise money laundering and corruption to be released from their obligations and responsibilities such conditions is a very inhuman practices.
There are many companies when left with choices between righteousness chooses to cover up for personal gain and this resolve their situations but there are companies who choose to fulfill their obligation for equal benefits to resolve conflicts and this should be the best practice for most companies. Kimberly Clark has been awarded this 2011 for the “Great Dallas Business Ethics Award” for their exemplary ethical business practices their company has reinforced most of their employees to practice good moral conduct by giving them the best privilege in their performance and opportunity to grow. For almost 140 years since 1872 they have provided the best package for their employees when they have the options to delimit them. Most of all they have deliver superior products through recyclable materials in cotton, tissues, napkins and other products although they have been faced with option the earth resources and cutting of trees destroying the forest and digging the land instead they dwell into the decision to be responsible in preserving the trees so they resort in using recyclable materials that makes them the best company in natural resources preservation.
Through these practices sustainability of resources is achieved and nature is preserved according to their Board of Directors sustainability and business ethics should be practiced by all of us. Kimberly has also faced ethical dilemmas when they established their business for expansion in other countries there are many temptations along the way because each countries represent different arguments and legal issues while some supplier and distributor may offer under the table business practices, graft and corruption and other immoral transaction that needs illegal settlement for easy delivery and protection.
Kimberly Clarke believed that they have surpassed this moral standard obligation by living up to their code of conduct. Their code of conduct has been translated into 27 languages so each and every country will understand how the company values transparency and moral ethics, those where the ethical moments of the company that they have lived up their values until today 2011 when faced with ethical dilemmas of the past. They see to it they their day to day business practices reflected their moral standard that they have protected their international image as one of the most important asset in their organizations.
Kimberly Clark is one of the true prides in America to survive most of ethical dilemmas that comes in their way they are committed to their core value of honesty, integrity, innovation and accountability. In 2011 they also receive the award as number 9 for World’s Best Multinational Workplace awarded by the Great Place to Work Institute. Consistent in gathering the award of 100 Greenest Company in U.S. by News Week Magazine, Membership in United Global Compact (UGC) to employ high ethical standard and sustainability. Consistent for the last three years as part of 100 Best Corporate Citizen, Open Opportunities Program for employee’s growth, protecting their employees on a global basis, they have also contributed 78,000 volunteer hours in 2010 and donated almost $25 million dollar in cash. These are some of their common practices and Social Responsibilities that holds out ethics in business and society.
References:
http://investor.kimberly-clark.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=623744
http://www.kimberlyclark.com/
http://www.kimberly-clark.com/sustainability/products/governance/sustbusinesspractices.aspx http://atheism.about.com/od/ethicalsystems/a/Deontological.htm
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