Continuing our exploration of how the great faith traditions approach business ethics we invite Stephen J. Gould into the conversation.As he notes “while Buddhism focuses on the same ethical concerns as Western ethical traditions, it provides a distinct perspective and method for dealing with them” His paper outlines the basic Buddhist perspective and then provides some experiential exercises which offer insight for self-understanding and ethical practices in business.He also discusses the implications for business and ethics research.
Archive for May, 2011
The Buddhist Perspective on Business Ethics: Experiential Exercises for Exploration and Practice
May 23rd, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Business EthicsBusiness Ethics: a Jewish Perspective
May 23rd, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Business EthicsThis is the third in a series of postings inquiring how the great faith traditions approach business ethics, The essential message found in the classic Jewish discussions of business ethics is to go about your business by always being mindful that good faith business is no small task.It requires the creation of a level economic playing-field. It assumes that the weak need to be protected from exploitation… but the powerful sometimes need protection as well. Two videos show the how it is put into practice .Watch the video here on Money and Morals
An Islamic Approach to Business Ethics
May 23rd, 2011 by NSteinberg | No Comments | Filed in Business EthicsThis is a second in a series of postings looking at business ethics from a religious perspective.In this article we view business ethics through the lens of Islam.We learn that Islam approaches business ethics from a variety of perspectives including trustworthiness,truthfulness,and the honoring of obligations.
Ethical and Religious Issues that Arise in Modern Business
May 22nd, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Business Ethics I would like to start a discussion about how the world’s great faith traditions approach the ethics of
business.This is the first of these posts.A place to begin is with the Journal of Religion and Business Ethics, a peer-reviewed journal that examines the ethical and religious issues that arise in the modern business setting.” While much attention has been given to the philosophical treatment of business ethics, this is the first journal to address the more inclusive scope of religious ethics and their understanding of right and just economic relationships.” Another place to begin our exploration is with this summary of the approaches of the major faith traditions
Stop Sponsoring Hatred
May 5th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in CSR, Democracy, Ethics trainingDo (or should) you bring workplace values to your private life? Does free speech extend to demonization and factual lies?
EthicScan Canada has been a major consultant and trainer on ethical partnering and organizational due diligence for two decades. Two of its associates have become active in a campaign to bring social responsibility assurance to a Canadian bank. The issue is the refusal by the Toronto-Dominion’s Bank, which has significantly funded Gay Pride Parade for a few years (it is the major private sector funder), to publicly state its opposition to the calumy that is Israel-Apartheid — a group called Queers Against Israel-Apartheid (QuAIA) has perverted the positive-vibration and inclusive character of the Toronto Parade in each of the last two years– and to ensure that Gay Pride Parade organizers agree in advance to do everything possible to prevent such hate speech participation in organized Gay Pride activities. The two associates (acting as individuals) say it is time, through organized community-based activities (such as e-mails, demonstrations, advocacy, and withdrawing funds), to put a stake through the heart of Israel Apartheid– which is nothing but demonization of a country based on lies, and has nothing at all to do with gay pride or same sex advocacy, which these two organizers support. The federal government and the City of Toronto have recently acted– bringing governance and responsibility assurance conditions to sponsoring the annual event– but the Toronto-Dominion Bank has not.
For more information, see <http://stopsponsoringhatred.com>. Your thoughts?