Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility

2013 Edition
| Editors: Samuel O. Idowu, Nicholas Capaldi, Liangrong Zu, Ananda Das Gupta

Buddhist Ethics and CSR

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28036-8_593
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Synonyms

 Accountable businesses in community;  Buddhist business ethics;  Buddhist ethical philosophy;  Buddhist ethics for CSR;  Buddhist foundations on ethics;  Buddhist guidelines;  Buddhist morality in business;  Doing business the ethical Buddhist way;  Doing business, the Buddhist way;  Foundations of CSR in Buddhism;  Principles of Buddhist ethics;  Running business in line with Buddha’s teachings

Definition

Human society, to avoid much pain, sufferings, agonies, injustice, bias and discrimination, needs to uphold ethical values in high regard and practice them in business, politics, and all spheres of human conduct. In other words, they need to associate and link ethics to corporate social responsibility and day-to-day doing business and living. From the Buddhist perspective, to be ethical means that all our thoughts, intentions, and actions should be good and pure. If an individual has a good heart and a concern to improve human society – in whatever business and professions...

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References and Readings

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Universiti Brunei DarussalamGadongBrunei Darussalam
  2. 2.University of South AustraliaAdelaideAustralia