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EPISODE · Sep 10, 2026 · 16 MIN

Business "Ethics" | How Money Works

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Business "Ethics" Looking to grow your business online? Get started today with a free 14-day trial from Odoo: https://www.odoo.com/r/xwl Sign up for our FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/ Books we recommend - https://howmoneyworkslibrary.com/ My Other Channel: @HowHistoryWorks Edited By: Svibe Multimedia Studio Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound Select Footage Courtesy of: Getty Images For sponsorship inquiries, please contact [email protected] Sign up for our newsletter https://compoundeddaily.com 👈 All materials in these videos are for educational purposes only and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. This video does not provide investment or financial advice of any kind. #corporate #business #investing Business ethics has become a big business in its own right. It’s grown from a fringe issue that some small time alternative CEO’s might mention in passing, to a corporate staple that has its own course in ninety percent of the business schools in America. Major companies now mix in ethical initiatives with their earnings reports and there are even dedicated research centers dedicated to studying how companies can solve all of the world's problems with some combination of acronyms. DEI, CSR, ESG, TBL… whatever your favourite is, they are all guidelines for how the world's most powerful companies can look out for something other than their own free cash flow… So then, why is this the second worst idea in business history? Corporate social responsibility or ethical business, whatever you want to call it, it should be an easy idea to sell. You probably don’t like it when companies pollute your home, take your money with deceptive practices or lobby your government to spend your tax money on their bailouts. But operating ethically in business often comes at the expense of acting profitably, and company leadership who answers exclusively to their shareholders, will be forced into picking profits over ethics. Corporate social responsibility therefore is all about showing company managers, their boards and their shareholders that there is a way everybody can win, and that ethics and profit don’t have to be at odds with one another. It’s a message that’s catching on. It’s understandable that investors would like their money going towards companies that are (at the very least) TRYING to do the right thing, but unfortunately not many people really understand how these investments work, or how they could actually be making these problems a lot worse. So it’s time to learn How Money Works to find out why corporate ethics, is the second worst idea in business history. Follow to learn How Money Works. Find How Money Works on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowMoneyWorks Disclaimer: This podcast is an independently produced audio adaptation of content originally created by How Money Works. It was developed by a fan who values the channel’s clear and engaging approach to financial education, with the goal of making that knowledge more accessible in a hands-free, audio format. This is not an official production of How Money Works, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the channel. All rights to the original video content remain with How Money Works. For any concerns, inquiries, or content-related requests, please feel free to reach out. - ------------------ ---- Keywords: hedge funds, gig economy, private equity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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