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April 22nd, 2013
Making Sense of Tone at the Top


In my last blog entry, I began a discussion of the question of the extent to which the right “tone at top” contributes to a company’s success. I began by exploring just what we mean by ‘tone” in this context, and what kinds of activities and behaviours by leaders should be seen as constituting setting [...]

March 25th, 2013
Three takes on business ethics: Young academics hold court.


I recently spent a day acting as a Faculty Advisor at an event held by the Canadian Business Ethics Research Network (CBERN). The day involved listening to presentations by young PhD students in the field of Business Ethics and offering constructive comments on their research projects. The students presented on very different scholarly questions within [...]

November 23rd, 2012
Opus Dei Sues Game Publisher


As you may have heard, Opus Dei, a branch of the Catholic church, is suing a Danish game publisher, Dema Games, for alleged infringement of its trademark. The game is called “Opus Dei: Existence After Religion.” The case is pretty much entirely without moral merit. Never mind the David-vs-Goliath image raised by the thought of [...]

August 30th, 2012
Conflict of Interest and the Rule of Law


The hapless mayor of Canada’s largest city is again facing accusations of conflict of interest. Or, more accurately, he is facing accusations that he violated the relevant legislation regarding how conflicts of interest ought to be handled by municipal councils. The claim is that Toronto Mayor, Rob Ford, violated the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act [...]

July 2nd, 2012
Obamacare and Business Values


Yesterday, the US Supreme court mostly upheld Obamacare, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (See the full decision here [PDF].) The Big Decision may have been made, but clearly lots remains to be sorted out. One of the questions that arises, from an ethical point of view, is the way that [...]

May 28th, 2012
POM Wonderful and Hearts vs Brains


The makers of POM Wonderful want you to use your heart, not your brain. At least, that’s the distinct impression we get from the company’s recent battle with the US Federal Trade Commission. Last week, an administrative law judge for the FTC found that at least some of POM’s ads made “false and misleading” claims [...]

May 16th, 2012
North America and Pacific Research Associate at UL Responsible Sourcing (Los Angeles, USA)


UL RS is a risk management consultancy specializing in responsible sourcing solutions. UL RS is recognized as one of the world’s leading consultancies in supply chain labor standards, providing benchmark guidance to global Fortune 500 retailers and manufacturers. UL RS has 30 offices



March 20th, 2012
Schwarzenegger: Time for a New Breed of Action Heroes


(Geneva) – The former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announces today that he will serve as Honorary Chair for the Sustainia Award alongside EU Commissioner Connie Hedeggard, IPPC Chairman Dr. Rajenda K. Pachauri and former Prime Minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland. The Award is



February 2nd, 2012
East Asia Research Associate at UL Responsible Sourcing (Hong Kong, China)


UL-RS is a risk management consultancy specializing in responsible sourcing solutions. UL-RS is recognized as one of the world’s leading consultancies in supply chain labor standards, providing benchmark guidance to global Fortune 500 retailers and manufacturers. UL-RS has 30 offices worldwide dedicated to



January 7th, 2012
Chinesischer Zeitungschef erpresst Unternehmer Peking


Peking (afp) - Wegen der angeblichen Erpressung eines Möbelunternehmens ist laut einem Medienbericht der Chef der chinesischen Zeitung "Peking Times" entlassen worden. Generaldirektor Cui Bin habe seinen Posten am Vortag räumen müssen, weil er als Gegenleistung für den Verzicht auf eine Berichterstattung über



October 25th, 2011
Research Associate (East Asia) at UL RESPONSIBLE SOURCING (“UL-RS”) (Hong Kong, China)


UL-RS is a risk management consultancy specializing in responsible sourcing solutions. UL-RS is recognized as one of the world’s leading consultancies in supply chain labor standards, providing benchmark guidance to global Fortune 500 retailers and manufacturers. UL-RS has 30 offices worldwide dedicated to



October 18th, 2011
Senior Ethical Trade Executive – at Primark (South India)


Associated British Foods is a diversified International food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £10.2bn and 97,000 employees in 44 different countries. We aim to achieve strong sustainable leadership positions in markets that offer potential for profitable growth, and deliver quality products



November 7th, 2010
Social Responsibilities of Business


The question of what a company’s social obligations are is an interesting one, and a vexed one. Unfortunately, the question is complicated by the fact that the very term “Corporate Social Responsibility” (“CSR”) has come to be associated with a particular view about the right answer to that question. As I’ve argued here before, the [...]

November 7th, 2010
Research Associate, South East Asia (Jakarta, Indonesia)


STR RS is a risk management consultancy specializing in responsible sourcing solutions. STR RS is recognized as one of the world’s leading consultancies in supply chain labor standards, providing benchmark guidance to global Fortune 500 retailers and manufacturers. STR RS has 30 offices



September 1st, 2010
Why the Wall Street Journal is wrong about CSR


Our friend, colleague, and fellow blogger over at the University of Western Ontario, Mike Valente, has just posted a very informed and thought-provoking response to last week's rather incendiary article in the Wall Street Journal about why CSR is misgu...

December 19th, 2009
Neues EU-Projekt der GILDE: „InnoTrain CSR“ – Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung als Bestandteil beruflicher Qualifizierung


Leonardo-da-Vinci Projekt widmet sich CSR Unternehmen orientieren sich zunehmend an den Grundsätzen gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung im Sinne von Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) und verbessern dadurch ihre Wettbewerbsposition. Allerdings findet CSR bislang nur vereinzelt Einzug in die berufliche Qualifizierung. Die Europäische Union möchte das Engagement der



December 9th, 2009
New Anti-Corruption Guidance Raises Bar for Company Reporting


(Berlin) – As calls for corporate accountability increase, Transparency International (TI) and the United Nations Global Compact today published reporting guidance for companies committed to combating corruption. Public reporting sends a strong signal to employees, investors and consumers, that a company is serious about



August 8th, 2009
csr-jobs.net


Information for employers: Place your advert on CSR-JOBS.NET and profit from the far reach of the biggest German-speaking Corporate Social Responsibility network: Your job advertisement will be published on CSR-JOBS.NET as well as a piece of news on the main news site of CSR-NEWS.NET.



June 8th, 2009
Sanofi Pasteur MSD neues Mitglied im Corporate Citizenship-Netzwerk von UPJ


Die Sanofi Pasteur MSD GmbH, das europaweit einzige, ausschließlich auf die Herstellung von Impfstoffen spezialisierte Unternehmen, ist neues Mitglied im Corporate Citizenship-Netzwerk von UPJ. Ethische Werte bilden einen wichtigen Bestandteil der Unternehmensphilosophie von Sanofi Pasteur MSD. Unter dem Motto „Impfstoffe können Leben retten,



February 2nd, 2009
Thomas H. Osburg neuer Sprecher des Corporate Citizenship Netzwerks von UPJ


Die Mitgliedsunternehmen des Corporate Citizenship Netzwerks „Unternehmen: Aktiv im Gemeinwesen“ haben Thomas H. Osburg, Director Europe – Corporate Affairs der Intel GmbH, neu in das Sprecherteam des Netzwerks gewählt. Osburg tritt die Nachfolge von Prof. Dr. Peter Wesner, KPMG, an. Michael Zuche, Geschäftsführer


















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