Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 443.

YOUCAT Question n. 443 - What is the duty of managers and entrepreneurs?

(Youcat answer) Entrepreneurs and managers are concerned about the commercial success of their company. Besides their legitimate interests (including the profit motive), they also have a social responsibility to take into account the just concerns of their employees, suppliers, and customers, as well as of society as a whole, and also to be considerate of the environment.

A deepening through CCC

(CCC 2432) Those responsible for business enterprises are responsible to society for the economic and ecological effects of their operations (Cf. CA 37). They have an obligation to consider the good of persons and not only the increase of profits. Profits are necessary, however. They make possible the investments that ensure the future of a business and they guarantee employment.       

Reflecting and meditating 

(CCC Comment)

(CCC 2415) The seventh commandment enjoins respect for the integrity of creation. Animals, like plants and inanimate beings, are by nature destined for the common good of past, present, and future humanity (Cf. Gen 128-31). Use of the mineral, vegetable, and animal resources of the universe cannot be divorced from respect for moral imperatives. Man's dominion over inanimate and other living beings granted by the Creator is not absolute; it is limited by concern for the quality of life of his neighbor, including generations to come; it requires a religious respect for the integrity of creation (Cf. CA 37-38).

 

(The next question is: What does the Church’s social doctrine say about the topics of labor and unemployment?)