Global risk areas
As the world continues to become more global because of technological advances, the risks will increase. Choose one of the global risk areas: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, or technological. Then choose a specific issue related to the global risk area.
- Describe the ethical issue.
- Evaluate how the risk could best be mitigated.
Your response must be a minimum of 300 words.
Use at least one scholarly or credible source.
A common debate in ethics is universalism versus relativism of ethics and moral codes. A frequently asked question is “Does a universal moral code exist regardless of an individual’s culture?” As organizations are becoming increasingly global, and understanding of universalism versus relativism of culture ethics is important.
- Compare and contrast universalism and relativism.
- Evaluate how universalism and relativism affect global social corporate responsibility.
Your response must be a minimum of 300 words.
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The ethical issue emerging from the improper recycling of technological devices is pollution. Pollution has become a global problem leading to global warming and the extinction of species. It is also ethically bad because it destroys the environment, which human beings depend on. When technological devices such as mobile phones and computers are recycled, they are broken or put under high temperatures to extract valuable metals and plastics. In countries where electronic recycling plants are not enclosed, harmful gasses and substances get their way into the air and water bodies (Kumar & Singh, 2019). For example, the burning of circuit boards in an open place can cause the emission of beryllium cadmium and mercury (Kumar & Singh, 2019).
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Global risk areas
