Walt Disney Code Of Ethics
To build a strong business foundation in the United States there must be a clear code of ethics. “The Walt Disney Company incorporates best-in-class business standards as a key pillar of its business practices.”(Disney) Walt Disney is recognized around the world as providers of all types of entertainment ranging from films, televisions shows, theme parks, consumer products and stores. The ethical standards of the business are of “top quality” upheld by all the cast members and employees who strive to do the best to identify the company in high regards.
To properly define business ethics it would be the proper policies, practice and conduct to follow in a business this would be the regarding potential issues such as bribery, discrimination, and corporate responsibility. In most cases ethics can be thought of as the law, or basic framework some businesses that choose to follow to ensure the acceptance of the public and society. This law is implemented to set a level of trust between the consumers and the service/product. Ethics is directly associated with the principles and standards, it sets boundaries, and …show more content…
As a leading business it has faced a long history of ethical problems. Some issues that have arisen in the past are due to the company’s size and distribution around the world. “A list of numbers in Disney’s 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report illustrated the distribution of Disney’s business partners in the supply chain – the majority of Disney’s active vendors and licensees are located in North America (35%), Asia and Middle East (20%) excluding China and Japan; at the same time, Chinese factories (including Hong Kong and Macau) counted 39% of all the factories actively supplying Disney in 2008” (China Labor Watch, 5). Taking a look at those percentages there is quite a few problematic situations that may occur. Numerous problems were and are faced in these countries over the life of the Walt Disney
To properly define business ethics it would be the proper policies, practice and conduct to follow in a business this would be the regarding potential issues such as bribery, discrimination, and corporate responsibility. In most cases ethics can be thought of as the law, or basic framework some businesses that choose to follow to ensure the acceptance of the public and society. This law is implemented to set a level of trust between the consumers and the service/product. Ethics is directly associated with the principles and standards, it sets boundaries, and …show more content…
As a leading business it has faced a long history of ethical problems. Some issues that have arisen in the past are due to the company’s size and distribution around the world. “A list of numbers in Disney’s 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report illustrated the distribution of Disney’s business partners in the supply chain – the majority of Disney’s active vendors and licensees are located in North America (35%), Asia and Middle East (20%) excluding China and Japan; at the same time, Chinese factories (including Hong Kong and Macau) counted 39% of all the factories actively supplying Disney in 2008” (China Labor Watch, 5). Taking a look at those percentages there is quite a few problematic situations that may occur. Numerous problems were and are faced in these countries over the life of the Walt Disney