BUSINESS ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

-A small community normally doesn't have much to

offer a business, unless it becomes a place that
has the best business service in one area. For
instance, one could create an internet service
that is owned by the community and provides
internet access at ten-times the bandwidth for
the same price as those in another community
would have to pay. The cost could be subsidized
by the community but it would attract high-tech
businesses to locate in the community, fueling
the local economy and benefiting everyone in it.
-This is about partnering
with major beauty brands
to sell their products as
an online retailer.
 -This is about building an online
community of computer workers who are
hired from underemployed communities.
Train each of them to do one computer-
related thing well (ie. writing functions
in a particular programming language,
translating code for a specific and common
API, etc.) Combinatioan of dozens of them
can be used to complete a product, such as
a website, for a client that would
normally only 1 or 2 people.
 -Sell socially and ethically
conscious products in a virtual or
real environment. By purchasing
these products from the producers,
the social good flows-down the
logistics chain to the
beneficiaries, and consumers are
able to find a bunch of the
products they want in a convenient
shopping format.
 -Sell a piece of exercise equipment
that is simple to use and affordable.
Promote the equipment as an
alternative to full gym access to
those who can't afford it. Use profits
and product to subsidize outreach
programs that promote healthy living,
thus promoting healthy living to two
underserved groups: direct customers
and outreach participants.
 -Start a company that brings
together travelers with
experiences that provides an
intercultural learning experience
and a positive social impact on a
local community. Profits are
recycled back into the
communities they affect.
 -Create a food company that provides an
already needed/wanted product and use the
profits to support philanthropic work. The
company is easily scalable and can focus on
just one product line/charity that can be
easily scaled to provide multiple food
products and support a variety of
charities.
-Source one or several social good products (clean
cook stoves, affordable power solutions for the
developing world), and hire an underemployed group
to sell these products to their community on a
commission basis . It's both a
distribution/marketing method, and a way to employ
underemployed populations.
-This concerns the creation of a home water
filtration solution that sells to the first
world, and use the proceeds of these sales
to provide the same solution to the
developing world. As a bonus, use
environmentally friendly materials and
processes in the creation of the product.
 -Partner with businesses and have them donate
micro amounts of products/money to a social
cause for every transaction they enter. For
example, set up a relationship with a baker. And
for every loaf of bread they sell, have them
donate a handful of flour (or monetary
equivalent) to a food-aid organization in the
developing world.
Don't hesitate to ask any questions!