UshopUgive is a shopping portal where a percentage of the purchase price is given to the charity of your choice if you click through to the store from their website.
I do some purchasing of IT equipment for the organisation I work for and was wondering whether it is ethical/correct/proper to use this website for making my purchases on the “company account”, which amount to much more than I would ever spend on my own, and directing the proceeds toward my personal favorite charity?
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[li]The price and quality of the equipment being purchased is comparable to other vendors.[/li][li]You are not bypassing any company policies, such as competitive bidding, etc.[/li][li]You OK this with your immediate supervisor.[/li][/ol] I don’t see any problem with this.
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[li]The price and quality of the equipment being purchased is comparable to other vendors.[/ol][/li][/QUOTE]
And perhaps even if not; not every decision in business always comes down to immediate monetary cost; for example, some businesses may decide to try to purchase ‘fair trade’ kitchen supplies wherever possible - as part of a policy of ethics - even if the cost is a little higher.
