To make ethical; to interpret or approach something from an ethical perspective, or to apply ethical standards to something.
From 'ethic' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ize' (from Greek '-izein'), meaning to cause something to become or function as.
When a business 'ethicizes' its supply chain, it's trying to apply moral standards retroactively—but the word itself is rarely used, suggesting maybe we don't talk enough about this process.
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