Corporate Ethics

Company Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Rises To All-Time High, Survey Finds

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Economic Downturn, Whistleblowers, Video, Whistleblower, Business News, Financial Crisis, Economic Recovery, Corporate Ethics, Business Ethics, Business News

Even though more workers are witnessing violations of company rules, they're feeling pressure not to say anything. Nearly half of workers witnesse...

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All Businesses Should Have a Public Purpose, Not Just 'B-Corps'

Judith Samuelson | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Benefit Corporation, B Corp, Business, Ethical Corporations, Corporate Responsibility, Ethical Businesses, Corporate Ethics, Corporate America, Ethical Business, Corporate Culture, Business Ethics, Business News
Judith Samuelson

A distinct charter for the companies who think systematically about the social and environmental impacts of their decisions sends the wrong message. We need all businesses to operate that way. Nothing less will do.

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Five Things Business Leaders Must Do in 2011

Jeffrey Hollender | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corporate Ethics, Corporate America, Business Ethnics, Corporate Sustainability, Business News
Jeffrey Hollender

As 2010 came to a close, Edelman public relations released the results of a survey on the public attitudes toward American business. The results were pretty ugly.

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Why Code of Ethics "Safety Valves" Are Big Mistakes

Gregory Unruh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Enron, Waiver Clauses, Corporate Ethics, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street, Investment Banks, Code of Ethics, Business News
Gregory Unruh

Waiver clauses leave the door open for companies to violate their own code of ethics if executives and the board decide it's a "good" idea. Why have them? Ethics can sometimes impinge on profits.

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I Am 40, Hear Me Roar

Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau

I'm not alone. Middle age has become hijacked by industries capitalizing on and creating our deepest fears -- selling us fast fixes of pills, procedures, Botox and gear.

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Progress in Corporate Ethics? Not So Much

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Skilling, Dodd Bill, Corporate Governance, Corporate Responsibility, Ethics, Corporate Ethics, Business, Corporate Greed, Business Ethics, Business News
Donna Flagg

Integrity can't be "written in" to organizational behavior, especially for companies who have unprincipled people working there to begin with. But still, we are mired in regulations.

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Plugging the Integrity Leak: Business Ethics and Lessons from the Mahabharata

Ramnath Subramanian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Patrick Kuhse, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Corporate Responsibility, Dronacharya, Mahabharata, Corporate Ethics, BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Business Ethics, Religion News
Ramnath Subramanian

What strikes me about the Mahabharata is the emphasis on character development and integrity before skills are bestowed. Were this rule applied in business schools today, the BP rig leak may never have happened.

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The Least Ethical Companies In The World (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Grace Kiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Can ethics be quantified? Or, better yet, can a lack of ethics be quantified? This week, the Swiss research firm Covalence released its annual r...

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SIGG Should Apologize, Offer Refunds to Consumers

Ken Cook | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bpa, Sigg, Corporate Ethics, Bisphenol A, Children's Health and BPA, Environment, Water Bottles, Chemicals, Epa, Green News
Ken Cook

Nothing SIGG CEO Steve Wasik has said changed my view about their discredited efforts to mislead consumers and retailers about its products.

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