Humankind’s impact on the natural environment

Humankind’s impact on the natural environment Introduction Business ethics studies the fundamental rules of morals in economic phenomena, and the judgment of good or bad of people's behaviors in economic activities. It focuses on the study of the functions and social meanings of ethics in economy, and tries to explore the ethical connotation of business and the economic meanings of ethics with economic development and personality improvement. The study of business ethics provides urgently needed information for the dialogue between the researchers and professionals in the fields of finance, economy, enterprise, and culture, and the ethicists. It provides the academe and the business circles with a structure of opinions that wakes up their common consciousness for values, which is important to the success of business operation. Currently, the world has put environment protection in a position with high priority. Based on the key ideas of famous ethicists from east and west, business ethics would prove that it is wrong to trade ethical values for economic profits, as it is in the issue of environment pollution. The influence of business ethics is mainly realized through dialogue and cooperation among different sectors-- government, enterprise, universities, etc. It is exceptionally important to examine social issues from the point of view of business ethics, especially in a situation where the legal system is not complete enough.