Consumers identify unethical food sourcing as practices that have crossed the bounds of food safety, health, environmental and social responsibility.
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On June 12, 2012 Gawker published the story of Stephanie Harnett, a public relation professional working for the PR firm of Mercury Public Affairs, in Los Angeles, had infiltrated a union meeting of Warehouse Workers United in L.A. on behalf of her client Wal-Mart. Mercury Public Affairs is (or was) trying to help Wal-Mart in obtaining a building permit for a new store in Chinatown. The Union opposed the project. According to news report, Stephanie Harnett pretended to be a student- journalist named ?Zoe Mitchell? to obtained access to a restricted press conference organized by the Union.
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I know little of the late Dr. Randy Pausch. He was, by all accounts a remarkable man and beloved professor at Carnegie Mellon University. His work was on the cutting edge in the developing technology of virtual reality. His tenacity when confronted with obstacles was apparent. He helped people dream and have fun.
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The Pacific island of Yap used two-tonne stones as currency. The odd system worked because people believed in it. The modern monetary system is also faith-based, and that faith has been shaken by the financial crisis.
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Check out a new revolution in youth leadership and talent development on the way. World MERIT* is coming and you need to take note...
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Attorneys have a duty to their clients to keep their confidential information secret. This duty of confidentiality is one of the building blocks of trust that you will have with your client. Without it, your client may not tell you...
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Leadership is more than influence. It certainly includes influence, but it is more. I believe it includes at least five characteristics. I call these the five marks of authentic leadership.
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The true significance of social networks lies in their ability to make markets work better.
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Simon Birch: Twenty years of campaigning for workers' rights changed the corporate culture of one of the world's biggest brands ? and the sportswear industry...
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A while back I revealed unto you all the verity that is Chocoholism. This introduced the metaphysics and epistemology of the Endarkenment. However I have become aware that I have not yet passed onto you the ethical component of Endarkenment:...
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Fed up with the dodgy or incompetent practices of your bank? There are alternatives, firms which promise to do business ethically, and use your cash to help the world, rather than simply bolster their own pockets.
... are these organisations capable of providing you with the service you expect? And do they even match your own expectations of ethical or green behaviour? After all, there's no point in switching only to discover that their practices are as loathsome as the bank you're escaping from.
Here we look at the alternatives to the high street banks. We examine their ethical credentials ? which may or may not match your own aims ? and look at the accounts they offer.
Via jean lievens, lelapin
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The anti-doping witch hunt being perpetrated by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) is ruining cycling. There is a simple solution: an amnesty for dopers and relax anti-doping laws.
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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics conducted a six-month inquiry into the ethical issues raised by new techniques that aim to prevent the transmission of maternally-inherited mitochondrial DNA disorders. To assist with this inquiry, the Council appointed a Working Group with varied expertise, including in science, medicine, philosophy and ethics. The Working Group took evidence from and met people representing a wide range of opinion and prepared a report, adopted by the Council, which is intended to support and promote public debate around these important and difficult issues.
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There is no question that Americans are on average considerably more religious than Europeans; the only major exception is Poland, which remains a bastion of Catholicism.
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Every once in a while, I'll come across a product that strikes me as so utterly incongruous that I have to wonder what its producer could possibly have been...
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Timberland, Marks & Spencer, software company Credit 360, Coca-Cola Enterprises CEO John Brock and Life Technologies Corporation's chief sustainability officer Cristina Amorim are among the Ethical Corporation?s Responsible Business Forum awards...
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Friday July 13th, 2012...
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A recent survey of Wall Street executives paints a bleak picture of the moral tone of a central part of our economic system. According to the survey (conducted for Labaton Sucharow LLP), 24 percent...
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When misconduct is common and accepted by financial services professionals, the integrity of the entire financial system is at risk.
One quarter of financial professionals say they may need to engage in shady behaviour to succeed, according to a survey released Tuesday by U.S. law firm Labaton Sucharow LLP.
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Scientists can now sequence the entire genome of a fetus from samples of a pregnant woman?s blood, several recent studies have shown. It will come as no surprise that bioethicists are plenty...
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The green movement has pervaded even the fashion industry that in just a few years, it has sprouted its own fashion category. More and more consumers are adopting a healthier lifestyle and are becoming more socially aware. This change in lifestyle has had a meaningful impact on the way consumers perceive the products that they buy and they have become more discerning in the brands that they choose.
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Ann Pacey spent seven years eating as a vegetarian and only recently began to eat meat again. She?s picky. ?I eat meat and I believe that animals should be allowed to be animals,? Pacey said.
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A couple of weeks ago, a reader from northern New Jersey ordered a large bookcase from a major discount retailer. "I still love my books and have not given in to a Kindle or Nook!" she writes. The bookcase was on sale for "an excellent price" and the reader also received a discount by using her store credit card for the purchase.
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In our last post we talked about the need for ethical communication in the nonprofit world, specifically for smaller nonprofit organizations.
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Lyon is the hometown of France's new Women?s Rights Minister, Najat
Vallaud-Belkacem, who wants new measures to stamp out prostitution. With
French sex workers demonstrating in the streets, Le Monde looks at how
prostitution has evolved in Lyon.
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