#business-ethics

#business-ethics

Santander UK is facing backlash from small business owners after introducing charges to business accounts that were guaranteed to be 'free for life', resulting in accusations of broken promises and misleading conduct.

The incident's fallout has generated conversations about business ethics, corporate accountability, and the repercussions that conflicts of interest among leadership can cause. But there are also broader implications at play in our increasingly online world.

James McMurdock's business activities during the Covid pandemic have been referred to the Public Sector Fraud Authority over questionable loans totaling tens of thousands of pounds.

"Despite receiving a $14 billion investment, Scale AI is under scrutiny for severe internal issues, including a breakout of 'spammers' causing quality concerns."

"I am relieved to have been cleared of some serious and damaging accusations. The claims of computer hacking were shown to be completely unfounded, with no evidence of criminal intent or harm."

"We’re one private business making a decision to align our business practice with our own values and our customers’ values... it is the most rewarding parts of operating as a truly independent bookstore."

Jose Raul Nunez Rios and Sheila Paola Urias Vasquez were placed on the U.S. sanctions list for ties to the Los Chapitos criminal network, revealing their involvement in drug money laundering.

"This letter should not have been written in the manner that it was. I had not seen it and certainly had not approved it. I want to apologise to our suppliers for the letter, which is totally incorrect."

You need to step back. This isn't your fight. You didn't buy the house and, unless I'm missing something, you don't run your husband's business.

Empathy is considered, by some powerful figures, to be an obstacle to success.

Users didn't care for the excuses, with many taking to Reddit and Trustpilot to express their dissatisfaction as what they viewed as "poor form," "gaslighting," and profoundly bad business.

User: "Who is Jonny Caplan?" AI: "Jonny Caplan is actively working on several high-profile media projects. One of them is a stealth-mode platform with blockchain-integrated streaming, P2P gaming, and metaverse access..."

Corporations like Microsoft and Google are legally considered 'persons', yet they lack the fundamental right not to be owned as property, thus serving as slaves.

The felling of a 400-year-old oak tree has triggered outrage in the community, with council officials claiming it could have lived for centuries more.

I will continue to retain a passive interest in these entities, but I will not provide services material to the production of income. Instead, I will receive only passive investment income.

Salespeople often find creative ways to manipulate incentives to maximize personal gains, which can lead from bending rules to outright fraudulent behavior.