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An Ethical Voice Silenced
Submitted by kgilliam on Mon, 2012-03-12 00:09.
I was riding in the back of a cab some where between Detroit and Troy, Michigan when I knew he had died. The Maine area code on my iPhone told me even before I heard the voice on the other end that Rush Kidder was no more.
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Tear Down That Wall: Building Bridges Between the Public, Private, & NGO Sectors
Submitted by kgilliam on Wed, 2011-05-18 03:06.
The other night I went to a lovely dinner party in Old Town Alexandria outside Washington, DC. This town tends to attract very passionate, dedicated people who deeply care about the work they do.
This Easter God Calls You to Live Sustainably
Submitted by RCrespin on Fri, 2011-04-22 19:15.Posted April 23, 2011
Man as dominator.
Man as animal.
Man as parasite.
Man as steward.
Four visions of humanity's relationship to nature. Which one you subscribe to has a lot to do with what you think God said to Adam in the Garden of Eden. In Chapter One of the Book of Genesis, God says to Adam, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."
Ethical Dilemma #3: Painting Over Problems - A Truth vs. Loyalty Dilemma
Submitted by RCrespin on Tue, 2010-11-16 13:11.Posted November 16, 2010
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In this third installment of our Ethical Dilemmas Series, Kevin Moss puts forward a Truth vs. Loyalty dilemma. As a Corporate Responsibility professional, do you have to act when your company behaves in an unethical manner? Other professions have positive obligations. Should CROs? Help us test our draft Ethics Code by playing out this scenario in your own mind and giving us your feedback. At CRO Summit we had some great live-fire exercises. Share how you'd resolve this dilemma and how the Ethics Code helped (or didn't). |
Ethical Dilemma #2: Half-baked Marketing - A Justice vs. Mercy Dilemma.
Submitted by RCrespin on Sat, 2010-10-23 18:18.Posted October 23, 2010
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In this second installment of our Ethical Dilemmas Series, Kevin Moss puts forward a Justice vs. Mercy dilemma. When a colleague crosses the line should you enforce the rules or look with mercy on a transgressor? As a CRO do you have a special obligation that goes beyond that of the average executive? Help us test our draft Ethics Code by playing out this scenario in your own mind and giving us your feedback. Or join us at CRO Summit for a live-fire exercise. Share how you'd resolve this dilemma and how the Ethics Code helped (or didn't). |
Ethical Dilemma #1: A Gaggle of Privacy Concerns -- When Truth Conflicts with Loyalty
Submitted by RCrespin on Fri, 2010-10-08 21:21.Posted October 8, 2010
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The CROA’s Professional Development Committee drafted an ethics code and came up with a set of ethical dilemmas to test it. In this post we layout the overall concept of ethical dilemmas and propose the first dilemma for you -- our field testers -- to consider. Dilemma #1: A Gaggle of Privacy Concerns. Complying with a Chinese request to provide personal data would break your company's privacy policy but failure to comply breaks the law. What do you do? |
DO YOU KNOW...How to stay off the Black List? CROA Raises the Bar & Lowers the Barriers to Improvement
Submitted by RCrespin on Wed, 2010-10-06 20:45.Posted October 6, 2010
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The CROA is simultaneously raising the bar and lowering the barrier to improving corporate responsibilty. Throughout 2010 we've reviewed the ranking system used to create CR's Black List and its Best Corporate Citizens Lists while also working on a Code of Ethics. Now these efforts come together with specific tools companies can use to create more ethical cultures. |
BCLC Honors Corporate Responsibility Efforts in Transitional D.C.
Submitted by Danielle on Tue, 2008-11-25 20:03.Speakers from current and future presidential administrations bestowed citizenship awards in five categories
Change was in the air at the 9th annual U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center Corporate Citizenship Awards dinner Nov. 18 in Washington, D.C. where five companies were honored for their volunteer efforts in the expansive National Building Museum a few miles from the White House. Current Press Secretary and event emcee Dana Perino shared the microphone with several presenters, including President-Elect Barack Obama's civic service advisor Harris Wofford to comment on the past and future of corporate responsibility.