This document discusses ethics and business ethics in international business. It begins by defining ethics and business ethics. It then discusses the importance of ethics in international business, noting that ethical behavior ensures sustainable development. It identifies some common ethical issues in international business such as employment practices, human rights, environmental regulations, corruption, and the moral obligations of multinational companies. It also discusses philosophical approaches to ethics like utilitarianism and Kantian ethics. The document also covers topics like the roots of ethical/unethical behavior, legal foundations of ethics, ethics and corporate bribery including conventions against corruption, and ethics and the environment including issues of sustainability and global warming.