EthicScan, Canada’s oldest and largest corporate responsibility research and ethics consultancy, announces its extensive education program for next year. 14 faculty members, 15 courses, 10 webinars, and 4 learning circles on topics like complaint investigation, ethical partnering, end of life decision-making, managing sustainability, and corporate reporting. Most programs in Canada and the U.K. http://ethicscan.ca/events/
CalPERS – the largest public pension fund in the US – and its academic partners have launched a searchable database of more than 700 academic studies on sustainability factors that examine the impact of these factors. http://www.calpers.ca.gov/index.jsp?bc=/about/press/pr-2013/june/responsible-investment.xml
Social media can impact behaviour of activists in the public area, sometimes, and may even influence corporations and governments. But one Swiss agency argues, Twittter may not be effective as an agent for change, especially when a a life is at stake. http://3blmedia.com/News/CSR/Will-Tweet-Save-Life-According-UNICEF-Sweden-Probably-Not
CBC Radio in the Maritimes (Nova Scotia) has a special hour long show on conscious consumption scheduled to air for this Sunday April 28, in the afternoon. EthicScan’s President, will likely appear via tape on the show “Maritime Connection“. Listeners can take advantage of a special offer to order the latest three of EthicScan’s consumer
According to Psych Central, April 25, 2013, new research finds that morals and conscience play a role in how we view money. In particular, researchers discover that when people perceive money as morally tainted, they also view it as having less value and purchasing power since it was obtained by immoral means. This finding challenges
This is a call call for papers for the Robin Cosgrove Prize for Ethics in finance 2012-2013 edition is open until May 31, 2013 (www.robincosgroveprize.org). Candidates should be young people aged 35 or less interested in innovative ideas for ethics in finance. The closing date for submission of papers setting out Innovative Ideas for
EthicScan associate Jane Garthson is preparing a Resources Library for public service and private sector social marketing professionals in Canada on successful experiences with partnerships, sponsorships, alliances and other collaboration strategies. The community of practice suffers from an absence of updated federal and provincial government corporate policies in this area. If you have experiences,
According to this article from the Jerusalem Post,”Whistle-blowing is one of the most fascinating topics in business ethics. The decision to “blow the whistle” on perceived misconduct involves complex interactions of the worker’s ethical obligations to the public, to the employer and to himself. The potential whistle-blower can be a low-level or high-level employee.”
A Forbes article considers the lessons to be learned from this sad episode
John Lloyd, Bruce Page and Matthew Taylor debate the current crisis in UK news media and ask: is it time to re-assert journalism’s ethical and civic purpose?