For my 7th DEJ Post, I chose to reference our reading about CEO’s placing value in company ethics and shifting their focus to social responsibility. This is a topic that is often discussed in many of my classes as a fashion and textile management major. Many apparel companies have experienced a shift in leadership and leaders are now taking a stance of driving motivation with the emphasis of corporate ethics and social responsibility. This gives employees and the company as a whole a genuine purpose and drive to make an impact through the work they are doing. This then trickles down to the customers of those Companys and everyone the company interacts with. It is a great thing to see companies and leaders have this shifted mindset as it will overall improve our world and society. This goes back to many of our ethical frameworks, especially virtue ethics. I think that many leaders have realized that there is more value in considering the ethical values they embody and lead by and focusing on the overall good of people. It has been clear that many companies have taken this on and are continuing to grow and improve in their corporate ethics and social responsibility. I am excited to see the strides that companies continue to make and the values and ethical qualities that grow in the leaders as well. This is also something I will be considering in the coming years as I embark on my professional career and want to work for a company who values these things and motivates their employees with the good of people and leads with strong virtue ethics.
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