eCommerce Ethics – Introduction

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In this episode, we consider what it means to be an ethical e-commerce seller … How to think about issues of integrity and ethics in a world that is increasingly shady. How can we position ourselves and our company as part of the solution to big problems – instead of part of the problem? 

You’ll learn 

  • How ethics plays into your brand
  • How your goals and time horizon impact your selling strategies and potentially your ethics.
  • what a B-Corporation is and how doing good can play out in the real-world in positive ways.
  • Common traps sellers get into that quickly lead to unethical behavior. 
  • Some classic ethical issues in Amazon selling
  • Should you sell face masks in pandemics? And other dilemmas
  • “B corps” and how business can be a force for good – by design

Resources mentioned

Project Dragonfly (China project that Google employees objected to)