Etyczne aspekty funkcjonowania rynku finansowego. Przykład spekulacji surowcami rolnymi

The paper addresses the issue of agricultural produce speculation on the world’s mar¬kets. It indicates the occurrence’s ethical, social and economic consequences. Moreover, it analyses ethical responsibility of financial markets for the rise in food prices in the context of business’ social responsibility, indicating the speculative investment strategies. The ar¬ticle concerns the issue of agricultural produce speculation and suggests the necessity of in¬troducing instruments which would limit the possibilities of unfair practices. It is emphasi¬zed that the undertaken activities, valuable as they may seem, are insufficient and unable to prevent further growth of agricultural produce on the world markets.