Are you a student looking for an essay topic to write on, related to either business ethics or Corporate Social Responsibility? Are you an instructor looking for a topic to assign your class? Check out this list, each of which is accompanied by a link to a news item that will help.
1. Can one business make a difference to a global problem? (See, for example: Fast Food and Animal Rights)
2. If there’s no contract, does a promise matter? (See, for example: Unethical Recruitment Practices of College Football Teams)
3. Is raising the minimum wage a good idea? (See, for example: Stories about minimum wage ethics)
4. Is it ethically OK to violate private property in order to reduce suffering? (See, for example: Law Forbids Secret Videos of Factory Farms)
5. Is equal pay for equal work always necessary, ethically? (See, for example: stories about equal pay and ethics)
6. Are companies ethically to blame when customers misuse their products? (See, for example: Are Companies Responsible for Misuse of Products? )
7. Is it OK to sell a product when you can’t prove that it works? (See, for example: Ethics of Commerce in Alternative Medicine)
8. Are there some things that simply should not be bought or sold? (See, for example: Does Paying for a Baby Symbolize Disrespect, or Embody it?)
9. Is child labour always wrong? (See, for example: Nestlé Sued Over Child Labour and child labour in Bolivia)
10. Whistleblowers: heroes or disloyal employees? (See, for example: Whistleblowers: Alone vs the System)
11. Is Uber a good or bad thing, overall? (See, for example: stories about Uber and ethics.)
12. Is misleading advertising unethical? (See, for example: Misleading Headlines About Misleading Advertising: “Dog” Fur Pom Poms on Hats)
13. Do ethics classes make people more ethical? (See, for example: Does Teaching Ethics Improve Ethics?)
14. Is capitalism a force for good or evil? (See, for example: Don’t blame capitalism.)
15. Why is trust important in modern economies? (See, for example: the Value of Trust.)
Need more ideas? Check out “More Essay Ideas: Ethics and CSR”
See also:
Student’s Guide to Writing Critical Essays in Business Ethics
How Instructors Can Use Business Ethics Highlights in Class
How Students Can Use Business Ethics Highlights
The Concise Encyclopedia of Business Ethics
Business Ethics Highlights 
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