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Forbes.com’s New White Collar Crime Blog, by Walt Pavlo
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:57:26 +0000
Here’s a new blog worth checking out. Walt Pavlo is now blogging for Forbes.com, a blog called simply White Collar Crime. Walt is a special sort of expert on white collar crime: he was for a couple of years better known as “Inmate Number 52071-019″ in the U.S. penal system. You see, Walt did time [...]
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:57:26 +0000
Here’s a new blog worth checking out. Walt Pavlo is now blogging for Forbes.com, a blog called simply White Collar Crime. Walt is a special sort of expert on white collar crime: he was for a couple of years better known as “Inmate Number 52071-019″ in the U.S. penal system. You see, Walt did time [...]
New issue of Business & Society Review (volume 115/3)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:03:47 +0000
The resent issue of the Business & Society Review (volume 115, 3) contains: Toward a Framework for Achieving a Sustainable Globalization, by Preble, J.F., in: Business & Society Review (00453609), volume 115, number 3, pages 329-366, 2010. Shifting Paradigms in Corporate Environmentalism: From Poachers to Gamekeepers, by Sandhu, S. , in: Business & Society Review [...]
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:03:47 +0000
The resent issue of the Business & Society Review (volume 115, 3) contains: Toward a Framework for Achieving a Sustainable Globalization, by Preble, J.F., in: Business & Society Review (00453609), volume 115, number 3, pages 329-366, 2010. Shifting Paradigms in Corporate Environmentalism: From Poachers to Gamekeepers, by Sandhu, S. , in: Business & Society Review [...]
Conflict Kitchen: Business as Activism
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:42:45 +0000
“What do we want? Sandwiches! When do we want them? Now!” Businesses are not infrequently the targets of protests, boycotts, and other forms of activism. But what about business as a form of activism? I’m not just talking about using a market-based approach to achieve certain kinds of social goals, as in various kinds of [...]
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:42:45 +0000
“What do we want? Sandwiches! When do we want them? Now!” Businesses are not infrequently the targets of protests, boycotts, and other forms of activism. But what about business as a form of activism? I’m not just talking about using a market-based approach to achieve certain kinds of social goals, as in various kinds of [...]
Ethics, BP, & Decision-Making Under Pressure
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:19:29 +0000
Over the last couple of months, criticism of BP has become an international pastime. It’s hard not to get the impression that most members of the public believe that senior managers at BP (and quite possibly everyone employed at BP) are bungling fools. And probably lazy too. But of course, that’s patently absurd. And maybe [...]
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:19:29 +0000
Over the last couple of months, criticism of BP has become an international pastime. It’s hard not to get the impression that most members of the public believe that senior managers at BP (and quite possibly everyone employed at BP) are bungling fools. And probably lazy too. But of course, that’s patently absurd. And maybe [...]
Global Standards: Between Regulation, Normativity, and Rhetoric (Call for Papers)
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:26:48 +0000
The Journal for Business, Economics & Ethics / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik (zfwu) is a scholarly journal. Through its interdisciplinary theoretical and practical orientation at the crossroads of economics and (practical) philosophy, it primarily provides the discipline as well as interested representatives of business, politics and other relevant institutions with a high level business [...]
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:26:48 +0000
The Journal for Business, Economics & Ethics / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik (zfwu) is a scholarly journal. Through its interdisciplinary theoretical and practical orientation at the crossroads of economics and (practical) philosophy, it primarily provides the discipline as well as interested representatives of business, politics and other relevant institutions with a high level business [...]
Corporate Social Responsibility – Manager, Community Engagement
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:07:46 +0000
About the Hyatt Corporation At the Hyatt Corporation we believe our customers select us because of our caring and attentive associates who work hard to provide efficient service and meaningful experiences. We care about our associates and our customers. This is the Hyatt Touch. Our commitment to Diversity is best evidenced by our focus on [...]
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:07:46 +0000
About the Hyatt Corporation At the Hyatt Corporation we believe our customers select us because of our caring and attentive associates who work hard to provide efficient service and meaningful experiences. We care about our associates and our customers. This is the Hyatt Touch. Our commitment to Diversity is best evidenced by our focus on [...]
Measuring the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility – Does CSR matter?
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:21:16 +0000
Öko-Institut and EABIS, together with a consortium of fourteen leading European research institutions, launches the website for a unique research project that measures the impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): www.csr-impact.eu. Until March 2013, the “Impact Measurement and Performance Analysis of CSR” (IMPACT) project will ask, and attempt to reply to questions such as: What [...]
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:21:16 +0000
Öko-Institut and EABIS, together with a consortium of fourteen leading European research institutions, launches the website for a unique research project that measures the impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): www.csr-impact.eu. Until March 2013, the “Impact Measurement and Performance Analysis of CSR” (IMPACT) project will ask, and attempt to reply to questions such as: What [...]
Shooting straight at Target?
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:42:00 +0000
Target, the American discount retail giant that has for years been trying to claw market share from its mammoth rival Wal-Mart, was generally regarded as a more socially responsible alterntive to its big box competitor. That started to change with Wal-...
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:42:00 +0000
Target, the American discount retail giant that has for years been trying to claw market share from its mammoth rival Wal-Mart, was generally regarded as a more socially responsible alterntive to its big box competitor. That started to change with Wal-...
Success at Selling Less
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:00:35 +0000
A few months ago, I posted about Pepsi promising to stop selling its sugary drinks to kids at school (see The Ethics of Selling Less.) I pointed out that there’s a significant problem for a company that sells a product that, when consumed in moderation, is totally harmless, but which when over-consumed is dangerous. It’s [...]
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:00:35 +0000
A few months ago, I posted about Pepsi promising to stop selling its sugary drinks to kids at school (see The Ethics of Selling Less.) I pointed out that there’s a significant problem for a company that sells a product that, when consumed in moderation, is totally harmless, but which when over-consumed is dangerous. It’s [...]
New issues of Business Ethics Quarterly (volume 20, 2+3)
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:01:11 +0000
The resent issues of Business Ethics Quarterly (volume 20, 2+3) contain: Transnational Corporations and the Duty to Respect Basic Human Rights, by Arnold, D.G., in: Business Ethics Quarterly, volume 20, number 3, pages 371-399, 2010. The Role of Corporations in Shaping the Global Rules of the Game: In Search of New Foundations, by van Oosterhout, [...]
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:01:11 +0000
The resent issues of Business Ethics Quarterly (volume 20, 2+3) contain: Transnational Corporations and the Duty to Respect Basic Human Rights, by Arnold, D.G., in: Business Ethics Quarterly, volume 20, number 3, pages 371-399, 2010. The Role of Corporations in Shaping the Global Rules of the Game: In Search of New Foundations, by van Oosterhout, [...]
New issues of Journal of Business Ethics (volume 95)
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:22:12 +0000
The resent issues of Journal of Business and Ethics (volume 95) contain: The Effect of Confucian Work Ethics on Learning About Science and Technology Knowledge and Morality, by Yeh, Q. -J. and Xu, X. , in: Journal of Business Ethics, volume 95, number 1, pages 111-128, 2010. Social Responsibility and the Olympic Games: The Mediating [...]
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:22:12 +0000
The resent issues of Journal of Business and Ethics (volume 95) contain: The Effect of Confucian Work Ethics on Learning About Science and Technology Knowledge and Morality, by Yeh, Q. -J. and Xu, X. , in: Journal of Business Ethics, volume 95, number 1, pages 111-128, 2010. Social Responsibility and the Olympic Games: The Mediating [...]
Senior Sustainability Manager – UK/London
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:29:04 +0000
Our well-known client, a high profile global FMCG, is looking to recruit a Senior Sustainability Manager, to be based in their London office. This role has huge scope to play a part in driving the delivery of the environmental offering for their sustainability strategy. Reporting directly to the Environmental Programme Director, the Senior Sustainability Manager [...]
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:29:04 +0000
Our well-known client, a high profile global FMCG, is looking to recruit a Senior Sustainability Manager, to be based in their London office. This role has huge scope to play a part in driving the delivery of the environmental offering for their sustainability strategy. Reporting directly to the Environmental Programme Director, the Senior Sustainability Manager [...]
Tip the Farmer?
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:34:33 +0000
In much of the world, patrons of restaurants and bars tip their waiters, waitresses, and bartenders, in recognition of a job well-done (and in recognition that, in some jurisdictions at least, such jobs are exempted from minimum wage requirements). More recently, tip jars have shown up at places featuring counter service only, like coffee shops. [...]
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:34:33 +0000
In much of the world, patrons of restaurants and bars tip their waiters, waitresses, and bartenders, in recognition of a job well-done (and in recognition that, in some jurisdictions at least, such jobs are exempted from minimum wage requirements). More recently, tip jars have shown up at places featuring counter service only, like coffee shops. [...]
Governments Renew Support for the Global Compact
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:09:19 +0000
(New York) – The UN Global Compact Office released today the report of the Ministerial Session held in conjunction with the Global Compact Leaders Summit 2010, held on 23-25 June in New York. Ministers and other high-level government officials attending the Ministerial Session encouraged the UN Global Compact to continue its activities as an innovative [...]
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:09:19 +0000
(New York) – The UN Global Compact Office released today the report of the Ministerial Session held in conjunction with the Global Compact Leaders Summit 2010, held on 23-25 June in New York. Ministers and other high-level government officials attending the Ministerial Session encouraged the UN Global Compact to continue its activities as an innovative [...]
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