Social, moral and ethical considerations

Question 1

What is corporate social responsibility

Answer 1

relates to a company’s efforts to support society and sustainable development; being responsible for their own impact

Question 2

What does CSR encourage

Answer 2

encourages companies to build long term, sincere goals to find ethical and sustainable solutions

Question 3

What have Bosch done to be socially responsible?

Answer 3

Have committed to be carbon neutral by 2020. Their energy efficient program plans to save 1.7 terawatt hours of power; enough to power a small city for a year

Question 4

Example of moral implications of design?

Answer 4

Stereotypes exist in all areas of life and can be very damaging to progress and mental health for manty

Question 5

What moral dilemmas do some companies have when designing products in other countries?

Answer 5

• Computer games can involve shooting and have realistic graphics
• The use of animal fur for garments offends some in society
• Gambling is illegal in some countries therefore fruit machines and roulette wheels wouldn’t sell and could offend

Question 6

Not causing offense?

Answer 6

• Cultural issues can arise when a designer fails tom investigate whether a new product could cause offense
• Common issues are with inappropriate use of colour, words, gestures, signs and symbols that have different meanings around the world

Question 7

Examples of sustainable and ethical production?

Answer 7

• Use of labour
• Use of materials
• Manufacturing methods
• Product profile

Question 8

What is the 6 Rs hierarchy/

Answer 8

1. Refuse
2. rethink
3. reduce
4. ruse
5. repair
6. recycle

Question 9

What does fairtrade do?

Answer 9

Helps over 1.65 million farmers in 74 countries:

• Support workers across the globe to get a fair price for their goods, whilst protecting communities and the environment
• designers realise that customers want quality products with good provenance and try to incorporate this into their product ranges

Question 10

How have pedestrian crossings been designed to be inclusive?

Answer 10

• Have been designed using audible beeps and bright colours for the partially sighted
• they have been positioned within easy reach of wheelchair users