Ethical living

Ethical living

Ethical living is the philosophy of making decisions for daily life which take into account ethics and moral values, particularly with regard to sustainability and environmentalism. At present it is largely a personal choice, and not an organized social movement.

Ethical living is an offshoot of sustainable living, in which the individual initially takes a series of small lifestyle changes in order to limit their effect on the [Natural Guide to Ethical Living | publisher=Rough Guides | Year=2006 | id=ISBN 1843537923
*cite book | author=Khaneka, Pushpinder | title=Do the Right Thing! A Practical Guide to Ethical Living | publisher=New Internationalist Publications Ltd | Year=2004 | id=ISBN 1904456170

See also

* Ethical consumerism
* Fairtrade labelling
* Sustainable living
* Intentional living

External links

* [http://www.livingethically.co.uk/ Living Ethically] , a website for the philosophy
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/ethical_man/default.stm Ethical Journey ] BBC journalist reporting on the highs and lows of living ethically


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