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1. Many companies today try to be socially …
2. a) irresponsible b) responsible c) unethic
3. In October 2011 the European Commission published a new … in corporate social responsibility.
4. a) politics b) law c) plan
5. Ethics comes into play in the relationship between the firm and its …
6. a) employers b) directors c) employees
7. What distinguishes ethical from unethical behavior is often …
8. a) objective b) subjective c) neutral
9. An increasing number of companies require employees to attend … regarding business conduct.
10. a) concerts b) performances c) seminars
11. There is the search for universal … as a basis for international commercial behaviour.
12. a) values b) language               c) practice
13. In the United States, the idea of corporate social … appeared in the early part of the 20^th century.
14. a) responsible b) responsibility c) respect
15. The practice of CSR is subject to much …
16. a) debate b) pain                   c) effort
17. An ethics policy should be … by top management.
18. a) written b) monitored…………c) given
19. Managerial ethics are the standards of behavior that guides individual … in their work
20. a) managers b) employers c) businessmen

Complete the sentences with the following words.

Diverse, abide, behavior, environment, govern, concerned, ethical, neutral, demand, reputation.

11. Today the demand for ethical business actions is increasing.
12. Business ethics of different companies can be diverse.
13. Many businesses today have bad reputation.
14. A code of conduct says about managers’ and employees’ behaviour.
15. Not everyone supports corporate policies that governn ethical conduct.
16. The most admired companies abide by a code of serving people’s interests.
17. Any modern corporation should be held accountable for any of its actions that affect people, their communities, and their environment.
18. Many people are concerned about potential corporate influence.
19. Ethical behavior is good for business.
20. An ethics policy should be neutral.

III. Answer the questions.

• What is a code of ethics? Code of ethics is a written set of guidelines issued by an organization to its workers and management to help them conduct their actions in accordance with its primary values and ethical standards.
• What is corporate social responsibility? It isa form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. CSR policy functions as a self-regulatory mechanism whereby a business monitors and ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law, ethical standards and national or international norms.
• What should enterprises do to meet their social responsibility? To completely meet their social responsibilityvision, enterprises “should have in place a process to integrate social, environmental, ethical human To completely meet their social responsibility vision, enterprises “should have in place a process to integrate social, environmental, ethical human rights and consumer concerns into their business operations and core strategy in close collaboration with their stakeholders”
• Do you agree that women are more ethical than men? Why do you think so? I don’t agree with this statement. All the people can be polite.
• What moral responsibilities of a business do you know? It is an employer’s moral and legal responsibility to provide a safe and healthy workplace. Employees must treat their co-workers with respect and dignity. Open insults must be avoided, and discrimination based on sex, race or religion can’t be tolerated. Although employees are under no moral obligation to befriend their co-workers, polite treatment should be the minimum standard expected.

Fill in the gaps using a, an, the or zero article.

26. This is a book I promised you.
27. This is a famous company.
28. Tom, the manager, has just read some rules of our code of ethics.
29. Honesty is great policy.
30. It was the greatest company I’d ever worked for.
31. The Times often writes about fraud.
32. Environmental or green issues are very important nowadays.
33. Can you tell me a little about CSR?
34. They decided to move their operations to Italy.
35. We have an excellent team there.
36. Last year they discussed their potential corporate influence for the first time.
37. That may be true in general.
38. He earns $24000 a year.
39. The biggest problem is offshore banks
40. It sounds like an interesting challenge

Read and translate the article from “Action Fraud” (the UK’s national fraud and internet crime reporting centre). Look at the sentences after it and write T for True and F for False.

Bank Card Fraudsters J42ailed

Three bank card fraudsters were given a total of 7 years sentence for theft, following an operation led by the banking industry-sponsored Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) [10 September 2013] Bank card fraudsters jailed.

The men were found in possession of four laptop computers containing the details of over 3500 debit and credit cards, following a raid by DCPCU officers at an address in Hackney, London in May 2012.

The convicted trio had used the compromised card details to purchase almost £10,000 worth of goods, including online orders of alcohol and cigarettes.

Ajeniya, Runsewe and George were all convicted of theft, and were sentenced at the Old Bailey. George received a sentence of 2 years and 6 months, with Runsewe and Ajeniya both sentenced for 2 years 3 months.

DCI Dave Carter, Head of the DCPCU, commented: “These criminals stole the personal financial details of thousands of individuals and used them for their own fraudulent activities. Today’s sentence sends a clear message to others that our specialist unit is working hard to identify and take out of circulation the perpetrators of such crimes.”

Мошенники, похищавшие деньги с банковских карт

Три мошенника, похищавшие деньги с банковских карт, получили в общей сложности 7 лет за кражу после операции, которую возглавило подразделение Dedicated Check and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU), финансируемое банковской отраслью [10 сентября 2013 года]. У мужчин после рейда DCPCU по адресу Хакни, Лондон, в мае 2012 года офицерами было обнаружено 4 портативных компьютера, содержащих данные более 3500 дебетовых и кредитных карт.

Осужденное трио использовало скомпрометированные данные карты, чтобы купить товары стоимостью почти 10 000 фунтов стерлингов, включая онлайн-заказы на алкоголь и сигареты.

Адения, Рунсе и Джордж были осуждены за воровство и были приговорены в Олд-Бейли. Джордж получил срок 2 года и 6 месяцев тюрьмы, при этом Рунсе и Аджения оба были приговорены к двум годам 3 месяцам тюрьмы.

Дэйв Картер, глава DCPCU, прокомментировал: «Эти преступники украли личные финансовые данные тысяч людей и использовали их для собственных мошеннических целей. Сегодняшний приговор позволяет другим понять, что наша специализированная группа прилагает все усилия, чтобы выявить и наказать лиц, совершивших такие преступления ».

41. This article is from the UK’s national fraud and internet crime reporting centre “Banks Today”. F
42. Four bank card fraudsters were given a total of 7 years sentence for theft. T
43. The operation was led by the car industry-sponsored Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit. F
44. The raid by DCPCU took place in Queens, New York in June 2014. F

Bank card fraudsters jailed.

45. The men were found in possession of four laptop computers containing the details of over 3500 debit and credit cards.T
46. The convicted trio had used the compromised card details to purchase almost £10,000 worth of goods. T
47. Ajeniya, Runsewe and Harry were all convicted of theft, and were sentenced at the Old Bailey. F
48. Runsewe received a sentence of 2 years and 6 months. F
49. These criminals used the personal financial details of thousands of individuals for public activities. F
50. Their specialist unit is working hard to identify and take out of circulation the perpetrators of such crimes. T

VI.

Make up sentences with the following words.
1. commercial marketplace; The availability of aircraft in the commercial marketplace has been under pressure as air carriers have concerns with the security environment in which United Nations missions operate.

1. a code of ethics/ a code of conduct; The document submitted contained elements for inclusion in a code of conduct.
2. gain a bad reputation The Armenian population of Azerbaijan gained a bad reputation among the public.
3. financial disclosure; The Committee also focuses on policy coordination in the areas of ethics training, financial disclosure and protection against retaliation.
4. exaggerate profits; One knows how these companies exaggerate profits.
5. lose confidence; Consequently, stakeholders lose confidence in State institutions.

be charged with fraud. Katherine anne austen, you are charged with fraud, arson, assault on a federal officer.

II. Answer the questions.
1. Do you know any businesses that have gained a bad reputation just by being in business? Yes, I do. One company that specializes in production of goods has gained a bad reputation just by being in business.
2. What is the goal of business ethics? The goalof a business ethicsprogram is to help owners, managers, employees, and agents work together to pursue the purpose of the enterprise and to achieve its goals and objectives.
3. What can you say about ethical work environment at the place you work? Ethics in the workplace is the moral code that guides the behavior of employees with respect to what is right and wrong, and to what is good and bad, in regard to conduct and decision making
4. What ethical jobs do you know? Ethical jobs are jobs which are seen to be guided by a positive ethical principles. This could be environmental or green jobs, charity jobs, not-for-profit jobs or social enterprises.
5. What jobs are unethical? They are weapons designer, executioner, paparazzo, charity telemarketer, virus writer.

III. Fill in the gaps using a, an, the or zero article.
1. Women are more ethical than — men.
2. Corporations with men on a board of directors were much more likely to have ethic guidelines than companies led by women.
3. The ethics of a particular business can be diverse.
4. A new international organization which is expanding rapidly.
5. Many companies are assessing — environmental factors that can lead employees to engage in unethical conduct.