Conclusion

It is difficult to dissociate ethical behaviour from the concept of social responsibility.

Alongside several ISO member countries and international experts, a number of French experts are campaigning for the development of an international requirements standard in the field of social responsibility.

This requirements-based, and therefore certifiable, standard would enable recognition, in the form of certifications (first, second and third party), of the extent to which social issues are taken into account within organizations.

As a result, ethical behavior would benefit from this approach.

What remains to be done, however, is to set out the requirements for what ethical behaviour should/could be.

The workings of any organization inevitably generate ongoing ethical...