Debates in Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility

Debates in Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility

The decision to give to the poor, and whether this is a societal obligation or not, are subject to an unending philosophical debate amongst thinkers, both in traditional societies and today. The suggestion that we have an obligation to “our” poor but not the global poor or distant others is one of the divergent views that define how people shape their behavior. Peter Singer is of the opinion that everyone has a moral obligation to help the global poor. He defends the consequentialism approach that ensures every action is the correct thing to do given that it…